The Rutaceae are the largest family in number of species in the order Sapindales, with 162
genera and ca. 2085 species, mainly in (sub) tropical regions. The family is well distributed …

The long-term dynamics of plant communities remain poorly understood in isolated tropical
forest fragments. Here we test the hypothesis that tropical tree assemblages in both small …

This study documents the proportion of woody plant species having different modes of seed
dispersal, and classes of seed and fruit size at 16 Atlantic montane forest plots of …

Em mais de 30 anos de caminhada em minha profissão percorri muito chão, vi a terra sendo
plantada e aprendi que cada lugar e cada campo tem seu jeito de crescer. Aprendi que não …

INFLORESCENCIA com fibres androginas e masculinas em es-pigas, com femininas
geralmente cimosas; cimeiras bracteadas axi-lares ou dispostas em paniculas. FLORES …

In this study we surveyed all trees≥ 10 cm diameter at breast height within 20 0.1 ha plots in
a 3,500 ha forest fragment, surrounded by sugar cane fields, of the Brazilian Atlantic forest to …

Capsicum species are frequently described in terms of genetic divergence, considering
morphological, agronomic, and molecular databases. However, descriptions of genetic …

Background and Aims Myrmecochory is a conspicuous feature of several sclerophyll
ecosystems around the world but it has received little attention in the semi-arid areas of …

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar diferenças na estrutura fisionômica, na diversidade
de espécies e na composição de guildas da comunidade arbórea de setores de um …

In this paper, we test the hypothesis that seed rain in forest edges differs from that in forest
interior in terms of seed abundance, species richness, seed size, dispersal mode, and …