Mining is one of the main economic activities in the Amazon region, contributing
substantially to the economy of countries that share its territory. This activity, however, brings …

Reforestation and forest restoration are recognized as an effective means of halting
biodiversity loss and increasing the performance of ecosystem services such as carbon …

Highlights What are the main findings? Five frequently interacting abiotic constraints
challenge steep slope revegetation Spontaneous vegetation establishment in natural steep …

Dioclea apurensis Kunth is native to ferruginous rocky outcrops (known as canga) in the
eastern Amazon. Native cangas are considered hotspots of biological diversity and have …

Rehabilitation of mining areas is a relevant and current subject, in which the response of
microbial communities is an important evaluation tool regarding their progress. In this …

Mineland rehabilitation is performed to reduce the overall impacts of mining operations.
Thus, statistically validated and easily measurable indicators are necessary to monitor the …

The increase in rates of habitat loss requires an understanding of how biodiversity is
distributed. Campo rupestre is an old, climatically buffered, and infertile landscape located in …

Mimosa acutistipula var. ferrea (Fabaceae) is endemic to ferruginous tropical rocky outcrops
in the eastern Amazon, also known as canga. Canga are often associated with mining …

Modern mine rehabilitation aims at thorough restoration of an ecosystem with emphasis on
not only land area covered by vegetation but also the structure and function of that …

Cangas (ironstone outcrops) host a specialized flora, characterized by high degree of
edaphic endemism and an apparent lack of natural history knowledge of its flora. Due to …