CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CERRADO’S WILD EDIBLE PLANTS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE: LINKING BIOTIC STABILITY WITH AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 870-877

  DE OLIVEIRA, Guilherme ^a   Lima Ribeiro, Matheus Souza ^b   Terribile, Levi Carina ^b   Dobrovolski, Ricardo ^c   DE CAMPOS TELLES, Mariana Pires ^b   Diniz Filho, José Alexandre Felizola ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RECÔNCAVO DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

conservation conflicts; cultural values; ecological niche models; ecosystem services; ensemble forecast; ensemble hindcast; food provisioning; irreplaceability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDIBLE PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84964697707     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 15372197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/AJB.1400352     Document Type: Article

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