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

South American savannas are mesic, and present the highest species diversity among world
savannas. This chapter describes savannas in South America, with emphasis on the …

Soil management may affect selenium (Se) adsorption capacity. This study investigated
adsorption and desorption of Se (VI) in selected Brazilian soils from the Cerrado biome, an …

Few studies address the ecology of herbs of Cerrado grasslands, which are ecosystems
where the long dry season, high temperatures, insolation, fire and invasive grasses greatly …

O objetivo do trabalho foi analisar as mudanças na comunidade lenhosa em um período de
quatro anos. Foram estabelecidas 50 parcelas permanentes de 10× 10 m onde foram …

Global efforts to avoid anthropogenic conversion of natural habitat rely heavily on the
establishment of protected areas. Studies that evaluate the effectiveness of these areas with …

Abstract Vegetation gradients in Central Brazil encompass sharp transitions from savanna to
forests, representing an iconic example of how interactions between plants and soils …

Aim Endemicity is one of the main indicators to describe and compare regional biotas.
Endemic species can originate from inter‐or intra‐regional speciation, but few studies have …

16S rRNA sequences from the phylum Acidobacteria have been commonly reported from
soil microbial communities, including those from the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) and the …

O advento das geotecnologias, principalmente o uso de imagens orbitais, tem auxiliado no
monitoramento do Cerrado, possibilitando o mapeamento e a quantificação das perdas de …