Fire shapes the distribution of savanna and forest through complex interactions involving
climate, resources and species traits. Based on data from central Brazil, we propose that …

Though the distribution of global vegetation can generally be predicted from climate,
grasslands are an exception. C4 grassy biomes cover vast areas that are warm enough and …

This book explores the geography, ecology, and antiquity of'open ecosystems', which
include grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. They occur in climates that can support …

Theoretically, fire–tree cover feedbacks can maintain savanna and forest as alternative
stable states. However, the global extent of fire-driven discontinuities in tree cover is …

We aimed to identify the limits of savanna across Africa, Australia and South America. We
based our investigation on the rich history of hypotheses previously examined: that the limits …

The forest–savannah transition is the most widespread ecotone in tropical areas, separating
two of the most productive terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we review current understanding of …

Tropical savanna and forest are recognized to represent alternate stable states, primarily
determined by feedbacks with fire. Vegetation–fire dynamics in each of these vegetation …

Soils of the cerrado biome, mostly oxisols and deep sandy entisols, are acid, dystrophic and
poor in available nutrients. These soils are not very different from soils that occur in the …

Abstract The Cerrado Domain of central Brazil houses the largest extent of savanna in the
Neotropics, but despite its simple characterization as a giant savanna, it contains …

abstract With ongoing global warming, the amount and frequency of precipitation in the
tropics is projected to change substantially. While it has been shown that tropical forests and …