Linking plant phenology to conservation biology

LPC Morellato, B Alberton, ST Alvarado, B Borges… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Phenology has achieved a prominent position in current scenarios of global change
research given its role in monitoring and predicting the timing of recurrent life cycle events …

[HTML][HTML] Cerrado wetlands: multiple ecosystems deserving legal protection as a unique and irreplaceable treasure

G Durigan, CB Munhoz, MJB Zakia, RS Oliveira… - Perspectives in ecology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wetlands are ecosystems at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic environments,
subject to flooding by shallow waters or with temporarily to permanently waterlogged soils …

Leaf structure of the cerrado (Brazilian savanna) woody plants

AC Bieras, MG Sajo - Trees, 2009 - Springer
With the aim of recognizing the commonest leaf pattern found in the woody flora of the
cerrado (the Brazilian savanna) we analyzed the leaf anatomy of 30 representative species …

Herbaceous-shrub species composition, diversity and soil attributes in moist grassland, shrub grassland and savanna in Central Brazil

GF de Souza, RF Almeida, NR Bijos, CW Fagg… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The Cerrado biome comprises a mosaic of different vegetation types such as grasslands,
savannas and forests. We studied soil properties and the herbaceous-shrub layer vegetation …

Differential effects of soil waterlogging on herbaceous and woody plant communities in a Neotropical savanna

R de Oliveira Xavier, MB Leite, K Dexter… - Oecologia, 2019 - Springer
The impacts of soil properties and fire regime on Neotropical savannas are well-known, but
the importance of hydrological regime for plant species assembly has received less …

Evaluating the habitat integrity index as a potential surrogate for monitoring the water quality of streams in the cerrado-caatinga ecotone in northern Brazil

DS Veras, ER Castro, GS Lustosa… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Human activities have long been altering the natural conditions of streams, including the
quality of their water, throughout most of Brazil. This problem is even worse in regions with …

The bulk of a plant hotspot: composition, species richness and conservation status of the Cerrado herbaceous–subshrub flora

AW de Castilho Silva, V Pontara, ML Bueno, PM Villa… - Folia Geobotanica, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Cerrado is a Neotropical savanna with the highest plant species richness
among tropical savannas. Most of these species are herbs and subshrubs, although woody …

Distinctive seed dispersal and seed bank patterns of invasive African grasses favour their invasion in a neotropical savanna

RO Xavier, AV Christianini, G Pegler, MB Leite… - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
High propagule availability compared to native species is often critical to invasion success,
but it is unclear if this has contributed to invasions by African grasses in Neotropical …

Fertility responses of a native grass: technology supporting native plant production for restoration in Brazil

ACC de Oliveira, VA Forti, RAG Viani - Restoration Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The UN “Decade on ecosystem restoration” demands urgent actions to bring back native
ecosystems from degraded lands. Tree seedlings are widely available for restoration …

Savannas of the Brazilian semiarid region: what do we learn from floristics?

IV Nepomuceno, EB Souza, DC Zappi… - Acta Botanica …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The Cerrado represents the largest extension of savanna in South America. It occupies large
stretches of central Brazil, being fragmented towards the Northeast, Southeast, and South …