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Homage to L. M. Coutinho: fire adaptations in cerrado plants [PDF]

International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2017
Professor Coutinho (1934–2016; Sao Paulo, Brazil) studied fire adaptations in Brazilian savannas during the 1970s, when very few researchers recognised fire as an evolutionary force. His main contributions were on fire-stimulated flowering, serotiny and nutrient cycling.
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Tropical Forests and Sustainability: The Role of Multilateral Financing in Latin America

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The challenge of slowing deforestation and degradation in the tropical regions of Latin America requires financing mechanisms (public and private) that can enable actions to preserve and sustainably manage forest integrity. This paper begins by examining the strategy implemented by the World Bank to protect forest cover in tropical countries ...
Ángela Andrea Caviedes Conde, Encarnación Moral Pajares, Leticia Gallego Valero   +2 more
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Floristic survey of aquatic macrophytes in eastern Maranhão, Brazil: richness, biological forms and three new records [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The aim of this study was to carry out a floristic survey of aquatic macrophytes in the municipality of Chapadinha, eastern Maranhão, and classify their biological forms. The study was done between September 2021 and September 2022.
M. C. A. Pestana, R. C. Hora, E. A. E. Guarçoni   +2 more
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Assessing the Effects of Biodiesel Production on Sustainability: A Bayesian Two‐Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable development transforms production systems, requiring integrated environmental, social, and economic strategies. Energy systems are key agro‐industrial supply chains in developing countries. Brazil's soybean supply chain impacts Gross Domestic Product, mainly through exports.
Aline Veronese da Silva, Camila Veneo Campos Fonseca, Pedro Gerber Machado, Marcelo Azevedo Costa   +3 more
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Biochemical characterization of selected plant species from Brazilian Savannas

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2004
The aim of this work was to analyze and quantify the presence of antinutritional compounds such as lectins and trypsin-like inhibitors, polyphenols and tannins, and enzymatic activity of peroxidases and proteases in the seeds of Annona crassiflora Mart. (
Samantha Salomão Caramori, Claudinei Sousa Lima, Kátia Flávia Fernandes   +2 more
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Candidozyma cisalpinoae sp. nov., a Genomically Distinct, Flower‐Associated Yeast, Resistant to Azoles and Exhibiting Pathogenicity‐Related Traits

Yeast, EarlyView.
Candidozyma cisalpinoae sp. nov. represents a distinct species within the Candidozyma clade, supported by multilocus phylogeny, genome‐scale metrics, and phenotypic traits. Although isolated from floral substrates, this species displays several traits commonly associated with opportunistic pathogenic yeasts.
Anna Paula O. Tironi, Katharina O. Barros, Luiz Felipe A. Santana, Daniela L. Souza, Ana Raquel O. Santos, Giovana R. Ávila, Thiago M. Batista, Glória R. Franco, Raphael S. Pimenta, Paula B. Morais, Marc‐André Lachance, Carlos A. Rosa, Susana Johann   +12 more
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Below the leaves: Integrating above‐ and below‐ground phenology for earth‐system predictability

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Almost every aspect of biological systems has phenology—a pattern in activity or function linked to annual cycles. Most terrestrial phenology research focusses on leaves, the onset of leaf out or senescence.
Kendalynn Morris, Richard Nair
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Climate‐induced shifts in long‐term tropical tree reproductive phenology: Insights from species dependent on and independent of biotic pollination

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The dependence on biotic pollination may constrain plant phenological responses because flowering time ultimately defines reproductive success. We proposed a local‐scale study combining long‐term phenology and experimental data to evaluate how a key functional trait—the
Amanda Eburneo Martins, Priscilla de Paula de Loiola, Daniel Pareja‐Bonija, Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato   +3 more
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The value of regeneration for insect fauna associated with leaf litter in the Brazilian savanna: A comparative study of biomass and trophic structure

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates the ecological value of natural regeneration in the Brazilian Cerrado by analysing the biomass, richness and trophic structure of leaf litter insects across pasture (P), regenerating (R) and native (N) areas. We found that R areas supported insect communities more similar to N habitats than to Ps, with higher richness, greater ...
Thalita Moraes Miranda Ribeiro de Souza, Rodrigo Aranda   +1 more
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Effects of soil physical properties on dung beetle assemblages in pasture landscapes of the Brazilian Cerrado

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
We assessed the effect of the type of soil texture (loamy sand and sandy loam) and its physical properties on dung beetle species assemblages in a pastureland region of the Brazilian Cerrado. We found a reduction in the total and paracoprid beetle abundances in loamy sand soil. Furthermore, the increase of soil compaction negatively affected the entire
César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa, Renato Portela Salomão, Anderson Puker, Fernando Z. Vaz‐de‐Mello, Alfredo Raúl Abot   +4 more
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