Brazil has a monitoring system to track annual forest conversion in the Amazon and most
recently to monitor the Cerrado biome. However, there is still a gap of annual land use and …

Differently from commonly used forest conservation strategies, the absence of disturbance in
non-forest-ecosystems can result in loss of biodiversity. Grassy ecosystems characterize …

Woody encroachment threatens several ecosystems around the world. In general,
management of grasslands includes regulation of fire and grazing regimes. Changes in …

Woody vegetation encroachment in natural grasslands is a concern in many parts of the
world. We evaluated the effect of Baccharis uncinella (Asteraceae) encroachment on …

The consequences of Quaternary climatic fluctuations on plant evolutionary history have
been well documented in North America and Europe but have been far less studied in the …

Abstract Grasslands in the Campos Sulinos region are suffering rapid losses due to
expansion of agricultural fields and exotic tree plantations, resulting in risks of losses of …

Here, we evaluate the ecosystem functioning and the ecosystems services supply of
different vegetation types (grasslands, shrublands and woodlands) under contrasting …

This chapter provides an overview of the knowledge on mammals in the Campos Sulinos.
To date, 134 native species have been recorded, of which eleven are endemic. Through a …

Disturbances caused by land management via fire and cattle grazing can alter the
population structure of keystone species that change the output of vegetation dynamics …

The conversion of natural areas has been growing at a global pace and, together with this
trend, ecological restoration research has expanded, seeking to understand processes that …