In Brazil, the country with the highest plant species richness in the world, biodiverse
savannas and grasslands–ie, grassy ecosystems, which occupy 27% of the country–have …

Despite the exceptional species richness and endemism, the environmental drivers of plant
diversity along old tropical mountains remain under-explored. The respective importance of …

Inselbergs are azonal formations found scattered in different biomes globally. The first
floristic list focusing on an inselberg in the Brazilian Amazon is presented here. We aimed to …

The geodiversity of rocky ecosystems includes diverse plant communities with specific
names, but their continental‐scale floristic identity and the knowledge on the role of …

Abstract The Canga vegetation in Brazil is a unique ecosystem found on ironstone outcrops,
known as ferruginous rupestrian fields, and is considered one of the most diverse in the …

The analysis of β-diversity is a useful tool for understanding the drivers of community
assembly and for quantifying the role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning. Differentiating …

Climate change has impacted biodiversity, affecting species and altering their geographical
distribution. Besides understanding the impact in the species, it has been advocated that …

Canga is an environment of great natural and economic value because it harbours a
considerable number of endemic species on a substrate that is rich in iron ore. In the …

Canga ecosystems develop over superficial iron crusts with shallow and nutrient-poor soils.
Under these conditions, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in helping …

Rock outcrops have promoted a high level of species diversity and provided a stable
microclimate for long time periods. The present study is devoted to plant diversity of natural …