Topsoil depth influences the recovery of rupestrian grasslands degraded by mining [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2021 Close association of iron mining and ferruginous rupestrian grassland places this ecosystem in a special condition of vulnerability, with a large number of degraded areas requiring restoration.
Lina Andrade Lobo Rezende +4 more
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Hemiparasitism effect on Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. and consequences to its major galling herbivore [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2015 Mistletoes obtain nutrients and water from their hosts, with varying effects among those hosts. We assessed the factors that influence the colonization of the mistletoe Struthanthus flexicaulis on Baccharis dracunculifolia and the subsequent effects on ...
Thaise de Oliveira Bahia +5 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016 Nectar robbery is common in flowering plants with tubular corollas and can affect plant reproductive success. Our study characterized the interaction between potential pollinators and nectar robbers, and assessed the effects on flower abortion in a ...
Irene Gelvez-Zúñiga +7 more
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Influence of vegetation physiognomy, elevation and fire frequency on medium and large mammals in two protected areas of the Espinhaço Range [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2017 The objectives of this study were to determine the richness of medium and large mammal species in two protected areas of the Espinhaço Mountain Range, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; and to investigate the factors affecting the occurrence of those species.
Fernando Ferreira de Pinho +2 more
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Ecophysiological performance of a threatened shrub under restored and natural conditions in a harsh tropical mountaintop environment [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2016 Ecophysiological responses of plants are useful for monitoring the success of ecological restoration projects that target species conservation. In this study we evaluated the ecophysiological traits of individuals of Chamaecrista semaphora from a natural
Silvana A. B. Castro +5 more
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SHILAP, 2018 The aim of this study is to provide a list of the butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) that occur in the rupestrian grasslands of Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A. C. V. Pires +7 more
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Crescimento e desempenho de espécies nativas de campo rupestre em áreas degradadas quartzíticas [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2015 The rupestrian grasslands stand out for their exceptional biodiversity and high proportion of endemic species. Ecological restoration studies on this ecosystem are urgently needed in view of its extremely low resilience and special vulnerability to soil ...
Carvalho, Vanessa +3 more
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Soil factors effects on life history attributes of Leiothrix spiralis and Leiothrix vivipara (Eriocaulaceae) on rupestrian grasslands in Southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2014 In this study, we hypothesized that the life history traits of Leiothrix spiralis and L. vivipara would be linked to soil factors of the rupestrian grasslands and that rosette size would be influenced by soil moisture.
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Pollination and plant reproduction in the Cerrado, the world's most biodiverse savanna. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT The Brazilian Cerrado is a continental‐wide biodiversity hotspot and the most species‐rich savanna ecosystem in the world. The main aspect characterising this biodiversity is that the landscape is arranged as an intricate mosaic of different plant formations, including grasslands, savannas, and forests, each harbouring distinct but ...
Cardoso JCF +6 more
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Reproductive and vegetative phenology of the micro endemic Stachytarpheta cassiae (Verbenaceae) [PDF]
Rodriguésia, 2023 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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