Abstract Soft corals (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) are discreet components in the Southwestern
Atlantic reef communities. In Brazil, the native octocoral shallow-reef fauna is mostly …

The phenomenon of plant invasion is a consequence of invading plants' exceptional range
expansion into new geographic areas. Even though older naturalists were aware of the …

Several anthropic disturbances, including deforestation, fires, the building of roads and
dams, have intensified in Amazon in last decades. These disturbances contribute to an …

Biological invasions are increasingly recognized as one of the major threats to biodiversity.
The Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis) is native to East Asia, however, in southeastern …

The soil seed bank (SSB) is one of the key mechanisms that ensure the perpetuity of forests,
but how will it behave in the scenarios projected for the future climate? Faced with this main …

Alien species can have massive impacts on native biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and
human livelihoods. Assessing which species from currently cultivated alien floras may …

Anthropogenic climate change and species invasion are two major threats to biodiversity,
affecting the survival and distribution of many species around the world. Studying the …

Objectives The major challenges of the current century are the rapid changes in the climate,
weather conditions and the environment. Governments, individuals, and societies need to …

Most assessments of the conservation status of Brazilian turtles use the IUCN geographic
range criteria performed by the Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP). This technique often leads …

Invasive alien plants (IAPs) pose a significant threat to the ecological environment and
agricultural production in China. Ageratina adenophora is one of the most aggressive IAPs …