Environmental legislation in many countries demands the rehabilitation of degraded areas
to minimize environmental impacts. Brazilian laws require the restitution of self-sustaining …

The upland lakes (ULs) in Carajás, southeastern Amazonia, have been extensively studied
with respect to their high-resolution structural geology, geomorphology, stratigraphy …

The Brazilian highlands are part of the most ancient landscapes on earth, evolved under
tectonic stability and extreme weathering. Landforms are structurally controlled, forming …

Despite the importance of climate‐adjusted provenancing to mitigate the effects of
environmental change, climatic considerations alone are insufficient when restoring highly …

Old, climate-buffered infertile landscapes (Ocbils) have attracted increasing levels of interest
in recent years because of their exceptionally diverse plant communities. Brazil's campos …

Abstract The Rupestrian Grassland is an ancient ecosystem characterized by high
herbaceous species richness, high endemism, and unique species compositions. The …

Ecological restoration is essential in rehabilitating degraded areas and safeguarding
biodiversity, ecosystem services and human welfare. Using functional traits to plan …

Next to water, nutrients are the environmental factor that most strongly constrains terrestrial
productivity. The productivity of virtually all natural ecosystems, even arid ecosystems …

Microorganisms are useful environmental indicators, able to deliver essential insights to
processes regarding mine land rehabilitation. To compare microbial communities from a …

Although genetic diversity ultimately determines the ability of organisms to adapt to
environmental changes, conservation assessments like the widely used International Union …