Abstract Coastal Plain Forests (also called Restinga Forests), defined as forest formations
that occur in the coastal plain on a recent marine substrate (Quaternary), are primarily …

To counter increasing CO 2 emissions and plant biodiversity loss, ecological restoration has
been proposed as a means to sequester carbon as well as to increase species diversity in …

Soil features are an important factor influencing plant growth and distribution in different
parts of the tropics. We hypothesized that in forests recovering from a disturbance, the …

When an ecosystem undergoing restoration does not follow the desired trajectory,
management interventions may be warranted. Where the initial steps towards restoration …

Secondary forests account for more than half of tropical forests and represent a growing
carbon sink, but rates of biomass accumulation vary by a factor of two or more even among …

Absolute growth rates change with tree size and age, shifting throughout species ontogeny.
The study on interspecific variation in plant traits has generated important insights into the …

The origin of modern disjunct plant distributions in the Brazilian Highlands with strong
floristic affinities to distant montane rainforests of isolated mountaintops in the northeast and …

Background and aims Restoring healthy ecosystem depends on recovering not only
biodiversity, but also ecosystem processes and functionality. We investigated the effects of …

The process of community assembly is important to explain species coexistence and the
maintenance of species diversity. Succession provides a good opportunity to study the role …

Estudos sobre a estrutura vegetacional de fragmentos florestais que consideram o uso
pretérito do solo podem contribuir para subsidiar ações conservacionistas e de restauração …