Nutrient and water dynamics of Amazonian canga vegetation differ among physiognomies and from those of other neotropical ecosystems

SK Mitre, SF Mardegan, CF Caldeira, SJ Ramos… - Plant Ecology, 2018 - Springer
Ferriferous savannas, also known as cangas in Brazil, are nutrient-impoverished
ecosystems adapted to seasonal droughts. These ecosystems support distinctive vegetation …

Metabolic groups of plants in neotropical hyperseasonal savannas threatened by Australian Acacia invasion

JAA Meira-Neto, N Silva, PM Villa… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
The hyperseasonal savanna experiences regular flooding, drought stresses and is a
neotropical vegetation type threatened by global change including Acacia spp. invasions. To …

A wildfire in an Amazonian canga community maintained important ecosystem properties

LC Barbosa, PL Viana, GS Teodoro… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Because wildfires alter plant communities, we describe the effects of a single fire event on
the composition and diversity of Amazonian ferruginous savannas, locally known as cangas …

[PDF][PDF] Isotopic profile and functioning of hyperseasonal savannas threatened by Australian acacia invasion

JAA Meira-Neto, PM Villa, N Silva, MCNA Silva… - 2022 - academia.edu
The hyperseasonal savanna experiences regular ooding, drought stresses and is a
neotropical vegetation type threatened by global change including Acacia spp. invasion. To …

Community assembly as a basis for tropical forest restoration in a global change scenario

JAA Meira-Neto, ND de Oliveira-Júnior, N Silva… - BioRXiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Native tropical forests hold high levels of diversity, challenging forest restoration of large
areas in a global change scenario. For a site-specific restoration is required the …

Functional Changes and Threats to Hyperseasonal Neotropical Savannas After Australian Acacia Invasion

JAA Meira-Neto, PM Villa, N Silva, MCNA da Silva… - 2021 - researchsquare.com
The hyperseasonal savanna experiences regular flooding and drought stresses and is a
neotropical vegetation type threatened by global change including Acacia spp. invasion. To …

Community Assembly as the Basis for Species Selection for Tropical Forest Restoration in Global Change Scenario

JAA Meira-Neto, ND de Oliveira-Júnior, N Silva… - 2020 - researchsquare.com
Background Tropical forests hold high biodiversity, which challenges the selection of
species for forest restoration. For a site-specific restoration is required the understanding of …

Groups of Species Responding to Soil and Light in the Cerrado

GS Tolentino, C Máguas, LFS Magnago, T Buttschardt… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Woody plants in the Cerrado have been understood to comprise two groups: calcicole
species responding to soil Al-Ca gradient (CAL) and leguminous species responding to …

Responses of tree species traits to soil variation in the cerrado

JAA Meira-Neto, GS Tolentino, T Buttschardt… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Aims The Cerrado is a rich tropical savanna in plant species and to understand how
key functional traits respond to soil variables can help to understand this hotspot functioning …