Afforestation of savannas: an impending ecological disaster

Natureza e Conservacao

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 146-151

  Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson ^a,b   Coelho, Marcel Serra ^a   Machado, Ricardo Bomfim ^c   Ferreira, Manuel Eduardo ^d   Aguiar, Ludmilla Moura de Souza ^c   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b   Scariot, Aldicir ^e   Lopes, Cassiomar Rodrigues ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute of Biological Sciences   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^e EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bonn challenge; Cerrado; CO2 sequestration; Eucalyptus plantation; Non forest ecosystem; Restoration ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996538449     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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