Mauritia flexuosa is a key ecological and economic palm found throughout tropical South
America. To inform improved management of M. flexuosa, we conducted a systematic review …

Mauritia flexuosa Lf is one of the more widely distributed neotropical palms and is
intensively used by humans. This palm can grow in tropical rainforests or can develop a …

Wild palms are among the most important plants in the Neotropics due to their wide
distribution, species richness and cultural relevance for humans. In addition to their …

The tropical South American savannas have been occupied and manipulated by humans
since the late Pleistocene. Ecologists consider that soils, hydrology, and seasonal …

Abstract In the Amazon Basin, some non-timber forest products (NTFPs), such as the
ecologically and economically important palm Mauritia flexuosa, are extracted intensively …

While the sale of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is nearly invisible in and marginal to
official economic statistics, it is an important source of income for many rural populations in …

The veredas (palm swamps) of the cerrado biome are legally protected as Áreas de
Preservação Permanente (Permanent Preservation Areas), and the use of fire in these …

Brazilian palm swamps (veredas) are fundamentals in the hydrological balance of
watercourses in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado). The “sponge effect” of their soils is the …

O fogo é responsável, há milhões de anos, por moldar ecossistemas savanicos (PAUSAS &
KEELEY 2009, SIMON et al. 2009, BOND 2005). No Cerrado, além do fogo de origem …

Palms are a natural resource that has been abundantly used by Amerindians for centuries.
Only a few palm domestications have been reported in the American tropics, where there is …