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TRY – a global database of plant traits
- J. Kattge, Sandra Díaz, +132 authors C. Wirth
- Biology
- Global Change Biology
- 1 September 2011
Plant traits – the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants and their organs – determine how primary producers respond to environmental… Expand
Brazil's neglected biome: The South Brazilian Campos
- G. Overbeck, S. Müller, +6 authors Eduardo Dias Forneck
- Biology
- 11 December 2007
The South Brazilian grasslands occupy some 13.7 million ha and support very high levels of biodiversity. This paper reviews the current state of ecological knowledge on South Brazilian Campos and of… Expand
Toward an old‐growth concept for grasslands, savannas, and woodlands
- J. W. Veldman, E. Buisson, +9 authors W. Bond
- Geography
- 1 April 2015
We expand the concept of “old growth” to encompass the distinct ecologies and conservation values of the world's ancient grass-dominated biomes. Biologically rich grasslands, savannas, and… Expand
Fine-scale post-fire dynamics in southern Brazilian subtropical grassland
- G. Overbeck, S. Müller, V. D. Pillar, J. Pfadenhauer
- Geography
- 1 December 2005
Abstract Question: How does fire influence species richness and diversity in subtropical grassland in southern Brazil? Location: Recurrently burned grassland in Porto Alegre, Brazil (30°03′ S, 51°07′… Expand
Late-Holocene fire history in a forest-grassland mosaic in southern Brasil: Implications for conservation
- H. Behling, V. D. Pillar, S. Müller, G. Overbeck
- Geography
- 1 April 2007
ABSTRACT Question: Is the diverse mosaic of forest/grassland (Campos) vegetation on the hills in the Porto Alegre region natural or of anthropogenic origin? What are the best approaches to management… Expand
Where Tree Planting and Forest Expansion are Bad for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
- J. W. Veldman, G. Overbeck, +7 authors W. Bond
- Geography
- 9 September 2015
Misperceptions about the world's grassy biomes contribute to their alarming rates of loss due to conversion for agriculture and tree plantations, as well as to forest encroachment. To illustrate the… Expand
Tyranny of trees in grassy biomes.
- J. W. Veldman, G. Overbeck, +7 authors W. Bond
- Geography, Medicine
- Science
- 30 January 2015
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Highland grassland in Brazil is considered a forest landscape restoration opportunity
PHOTO: G. W. FERNANDES
Tree planting, fire suppression, and exclusion of megafaunal herbivores… Expand
Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness
- L. Fraser, Jason Pither, +59 authors T. Zupo
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 17 July 2015
Grassland diversity and ecosystem productivity The relationship between plant species diversity and ecosystem productivity is controversial. The debate concerns whether diversity peaks at… Expand
Conservation in Brazil needs to include non‐forest ecosystems
- G. Overbeck, E. Vélez-Martin, +15 authors R. Loyola
- Business, Geography
- 1 December 2015
In the past decades, Brazil made important progress in the conservation of forest ecosystems. Non-forest ecosystems (NFE), in contrast, have been neglected, even though they cover large parts of the… Expand
Resilience and restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and grassy woodlands
- E. Buisson, Soizig Le Stradic, +10 authors J. W. Veldman
- Geography, Medicine
- Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical…
- 1 April 2019
Despite growing recognition of the conservation values of grassy biomes, our understanding of how to maintain and restore biodiverse tropical grasslands (including savannas and open‐canopy grassy… Expand