Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority
Background Botanists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists are familiar with the
astonishing species richness and endemism of the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Region and …
astonishing species richness and endemism of the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Region and …
Cradles and museums of generic plant diversity across tropical Africa
LPMJ Dagallier, SB Janssens, G Dauby… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Determining where species diversify (cradles) and persist (museums) over evolutionary time
is fundamental to understanding the distribution of biodiversity and for conservation …
is fundamental to understanding the distribution of biodiversity and for conservation …
Outstanding plant endemism levels strongly support the recognition of campo rupestre provinces in mountaintops of eastern South America
M Colli‐Silva, TNC Vasconcelos… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Brazilian campo rupestre is a vegetation associated to ancient
mountaintops in eastern South America, spread mainly over disjunct areas of the Espinhaço …
mountaintops in eastern South America, spread mainly over disjunct areas of the Espinhaço …
Fragmentation patterns of the Caatinga drylands
M Antongiovanni, EM Venticinque, CR Fonseca - Landscape Ecology, 2018 - Springer
Context Biodiversity is modulated by the spatial structure of the landscape. Thus, landscape
metrics can be useful indicators of biota integrity and vulnerability, helping in conservation …
metrics can be useful indicators of biota integrity and vulnerability, helping in conservation …
Rupestrian grassland vegetation, diversity, and origin
AA Conceição, A Rapini, FF do Carmo, JC Brito… - … and conservation of …, 2016 - Springer
Rupestrian grasslands (campos rupestres) are tropical landscapes consisting of a mosaic of
herbaceous and shrubby physiognomies on quartzite or ironstone that occur in highlands …
herbaceous and shrubby physiognomies on quartzite or ironstone that occur in highlands …
Phylogeny strongly drives seed dormancy and quality in a climatically buffered hotspot for plant endemism
Abstract Background and Aims Models of costs and benefits of dormancy (D) predict that the
evolutionarily stable strategy in long-term stable environments is for non-dormancy (ND), but …
evolutionarily stable strategy in long-term stable environments is for non-dormancy (ND), but …
An escape-to-radiate model for explaining the high plant diversity and endemism in campos rupestres
With extraordinary levels of plant diversity and endemism, the Brazilian campos rupestres
across the Espinhaço Range have a species/area ratio 40 times higher than the lowland …
across the Espinhaço Range have a species/area ratio 40 times higher than the lowland …
The worrying future of the endemic flora of a tropical mountain range under climate change
C Bitencourt, A Rapini, LS Damascena… - … , Functional Ecology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Current global warming causes range changes and affects the distribution of species.
Microendemics are the first affected and the most threatened by climate change. Here, we …
Microendemics are the first affected and the most threatened by climate change. Here, we …
Lack of floristic identity in campos rupestres—A hyperdiverse mosaic of rocky montane savannas in South America
The rocky montane savannas of South America, known as campos rupestres in Brazil,
where they largely occur, represent a hyperdiverse habitat housing c. 15% of the Brazilian …
where they largely occur, represent a hyperdiverse habitat housing c. 15% of the Brazilian …
Ecophysiology of Campos Rupestres Plants
Campos rupestres are rocky seasonally-dry environments that occur over mountaintops in
central Brazil. Plant growth is limited and prone to fire during the dry winter, and soils are …
central Brazil. Plant growth is limited and prone to fire during the dry winter, and soils are …