Forest–savanna boundaries are ecotones that support complex ecosystem functions and
are sensitive to biotic/abiotic perturbations. What drives their distribution today and how it …

Knowledge on seed ecology is foundational for effective seed‐based restoration including
seedling production, direct seed sowing, topsoil transplant, and natural regeneration …

Indigenous people have been managing fire‐prone landscapes for millennia, especially in
tropical savannas, thereby maintaining carbon stocks and pyrodiversity and ensuring food …

Background Fire significantly transforms ecology and landscapes worldwide, impacting
carbon cycling, species interactions, and ecosystem functions. In the Brazilian Cerrado, a …

Fire in seasonally inundated floodplains sounds like a contradictory issue. Nevertheless,
many tropical and subtropical wetlands in the world, such as Pantanal, are fire-prone. Fire …

Abstract Changes in fire regimes can increase extinction risk of species with distribution
restricted to fire-prone habitats. The extent of the area burnt in the Brazilian Pantanal …

Fires are widespread disturbance events with many implications for different aspects of plant
persistence and vegetation properties. Changing fire regimes can profoundly affect …

Monodominance is defined as a phenomenon whereby a single species can cover most of
the terrain in comparison with other species. In tropical environments, monodominance can …

During the past 30 years, there has been a growing belief in and promotion of
agroecosystem diversity for pest management and future food production as an …

The presence of monodominant vegetative formations almost exclusively composed of Acuri
palm trees (Attalea phalerata) stands out in some regions of the Pantanal Sul-Mato …