Two new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) from unprotected campo rupestre in the western Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
PhytoKeysMicrolicia D.Don (Melastomataceae, Lavoisiereae) is a genus of shrubs and subshrubs comprising nearly 300 species, primarily distributed across nutrient-poor, open habitats in Brazil’s campos rupestres, cerrado, and other montane ecosystems.
Ricardo Pacifico +3 more
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Forest islands sustain more temporally stable insect metacommunities in a heterogeneous tropical mountaintop landscape [PDF]
npj BiodiversityWe evaluated how habitat type influences community temporal dynamics in a heterogeneous tropical mountain landscape. We sampled ants, dung beetles, and fruit-feeding butterflies across two mountaintop habitats: campo rupestre and forest islands in the ...
Pedro Giovâni da Silva +5 more
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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Global sustainability rests on a myriad of benefits provided by natural ecosystems that support human livelihoods and well-being, from biodiversity persistence to climate regulation. The undeniable importance of conserving tropical forests has drawn most
Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato +2 more
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Scientists' warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
de Paula LFA +19 more
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An assessment of methods to combine evolutionary history and conservation: A case study in the Brazilian campo rupestre [PDF]
Applications in Plant SciencesThais N.C. Vasconcelos +2 more
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FLORISTIC MOSAICS OF THE THREATENED BRAZILIAN CAMPO RUPESTRE
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2022 The increase in rates of habitat loss requires an understanding of how biodiversity is distributed. Campo rupestre is an old, climatically buffered, and infertile landscape located in Brazil.
Dario Caminha-Paiva +7 more
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Novelties in Brazilian Waltheria L. (Byttnerioideae, Malvaceae): two new species and one re-establishment [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2020 This work validates two Waltheria species endemic to campo rupestre with complete descriptions, illustrations, updated geographical distributions and comments on taxonomic affinities.
Thales Silva Coutinho +2 more
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Composição florística da Serra da Fumaça, norte da Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brasil
Paubrasilia, 2022 O presente trabalho teve como principal objetivo realizar o levantamento florístico de espécies de angiospermas da Serra da Fumaça, município de Pindobaçu, para ampliar o conhecimento da flora e dos padrões de distribuição de espécies presentes no norte
Valdira de Jesus Santos +5 more
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EMERGENCE, INITIAL GROWTH, AND SEEDLING QUALITY OF Eremanthus incanus: SUBSIDIES FOR GENETIC BREEDING AND CONSERVATION [PDF]
Revista Árvore, 2023 So far, the commercial production of Eremanthus incanus seedlings has been performed with seeds without any genetic control. Thus, we propose two experiments to examine seed-trees' effect on their descendants via the seminal in the nursery phase and ...
Luiz Filipe Maravilha +6 more
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Novos registros de Sphaenorhynchus canga (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) no Quadrilátero Ferrífero em Minas Gerais, Sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2020 A perereca Sphaenorhynchus canga foi recentemente descrita, com distribuição geográfica restrita, na borda leste do Quadrilátero Ferrífero em Minas Gerais. A espécie foi originalmente registrada em cinco lagoas ou poças naturais em área de campo rupestre
Adriano Lima Silveira +3 more
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