Due to frequent fire, low nutrient availability, and prolonged drought, tropical savanna is a
stressful environment for the survival and growth of woody plant seedlings. To understand …

The seed-bank dynamics of cerrado, a savanna-like vegetation type in central Brazil, was
monitored for a year after a fire event in the mid-dry season. Fifty paired soil and litter …

1 It was hypothesized that if facilitation is important for seedling establishment in savanna,
then fire should reduce seedling establishment. 2 This was tested in the cerrado savanna of …

Questions: Has fire suppression relaxed barriers to the exchange of species between
savanna and forest? Do all species or a subset of species participate in this exchange …

Little is known about the effects of fire on the structure and species composition of
Neotropical savanna seedling communities. Such effects are critical for predicting long‐term …

Fire can change the species composition, diversity, and structure of savanna vegetation,
thus altering growth and mortality rates. Such changes in the woody vegetation of burned …

Abstract Background and Aims In many flammable ecosystems, physically dormant seeds
show dormancy-break patterns tied to fire, but the link between heat shock and germination …

Fire is considered an important factor in influencing the physiognomy, dynamics and
composition of Neotropical savannas. Species of diverse physiognomies exhibit different …

Views of several authors concerning the natural regeneration of the cerrado (Brazilian
wooded savanna) are summarized. Except for one, all of them agree that seed germination …

The C errado (B razilian savanna) is a biodiversity hotspot with a history of fire that goes
back as far as 10 million years. Fire has influenced the evolution of several aspects of the …