Contribution to the discussions on the originof the cerrado biome: Brazilian Savanna;Contribuição às discussões sobre a origem do bioma cerrado: Savana brasileira

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-102

  Pinheiro, M H O ^a   Monteiro, R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climate; Ecotypes; Fire; Refugia; Soil

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; TREES;

EID: 77952925230     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842010000100013     Document Type: Article

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