Species turnover drives β-diversity patterns across multiple spatial scales of plant-galling interactions in mountaintop grasslands. [PDF]
This study describes differences in species richness and composition of the assemblages of galling insects and their host plants at different spatial scales.
Marcel Serra Coelho +4 more
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Phylogenomics of the gray-breasted sabrewing (Campylopterus largipennis) species complex in the Amazonia and Cerrado biomes [PDF]
The Neotropics are one of the most biodiverse regions of the world, where environmental dynamics, climate and geology resulted in a complex diversity of fauna and flora.
Jean Carlo Pedroso de Oliveira +2 more
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Reproductive and vegetative phenology of the micro endemic Stachytarpheta cassiae (Verbenaceae) [PDF]
The flora of the Brazilian rupestrian grasslands represents a hotspot of species richness and endemisms. Stachytarpheta cassiae (Verbenaceae), is a micro endemic species, from which nothing is known.
Gesline Ferreira Guimarães +7 more
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New occurrences of Paepalanthus mollis Kunth var. mollis: extending the distribution of Paepalanthus subg. Xeractis Körn. (Eriocaulaceae) outside the Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Paepalanthus mollis var. mollis is placed in Paepalanthus subg. Xeractis (Eriocaulaceae) and, until now, it was considered endemic to the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Bárbara Mourão +2 more
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Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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The occurrence of Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil: new records and distribution of the genus [PDF]
Fritziana is currently composed by four species known from mountain regions in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.
Marco Peixoto +3 more
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Anuran species composition from Serra do Ouro Branco, southernmost Espinhaço Mountain Range, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
This study provides for the first time a detailed list of anuran species from Serra do Ouro Branco, southernmost Espinhaço Mountain Range, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
Vinícius São-Pedro, Renato Feio
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Lentibulariaceae, Serra de São José, Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
The Serra de São José is a mountain range within Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) biome, situated in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The predominant vegetation of the study area is campo rupestre (Brazilian rocky savanna).
Nílber Silva +3 more
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New records of thirteen Asteraceae from state of Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
The Serra Geral of Licínio de Almeida (SGLA) is a chain of mountains included within Caatinga biome in the municipality of Licínio de Almeida, state of Bahia, located in the central portion of Espinhaço Mountain Range. From a previous floristic treatment
Rafael Almeida +3 more
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A new species of Microstachys (Euphorbiaceae) from Espinhaço Mountain Range, State of Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
: (A new species of Microstachys (Euphorbiaceae) from Espinhaço Mountain Range, State of Bahia, Brazil). We describe a new species of Microstachys endemic to Espinhaço Mountain Range: Microstachys longiflora.
Cauê Ricci Brandão, Inês Cordeiro
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