The role of native woody species in the restoration of Campos Rupestres in quarries

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-120

  Le Stradic, Soizig ^a,b   Buisson, Elise ^a   Negreiros, Daniel ^b   Campagne, Pascal ^a   Wilson Fernandes, Geraldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment of restoration success; Cerrado; Herbaceous understorey; Neotropical mountain grasslands; Serra do Cip ; Transplantation success

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CHAMAECRISTA; DIPLUSODON; ENTEROLOBIUM; FABACEAE; JACARANDA; KIELMEYERA PETIOLARIS; LAVOISIERA; MIMOSA;

EID: 84890310804     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12058     Document Type: Article

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