Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority

Plant and Soil

Volumn 403, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 129-152

  Silveira, Fernando A O ^a   Negreiros, Daniel ^a   Barbosa, Newton P U ^a   Buisson, Elise ^b   Carmo, Flávio F ^c   Carstensen, Daniel W ^d   Conceição, Abel A ^e   Cornelissen, Tatiana G ^f   Echternacht, Lívia ^g   Fernandes, G Wilson ^a,h   Garcia, Queila S ^a   Guerra, Tadeu J ^a   Jacobi, Claudia M ^a   Lemos Filho, José P ^a   Le Stradic, Soizig ^a,b,i   Morellato, Leonor Patrícia C ^d   Neves, Frederico S ^a   Oliveira, Rafael S ^j,m   Schaefer, Carlos E ^k   Viana, Pedro L ^l   Lambers, Hans ^m   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Instituto Pristino   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^k FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^l MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

more..

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspot; Canga; Endemism; Functional ecology; Nutrient impoverished soils; OCBIL theory; Plant biogeography

Indexed keywords

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDEMISM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FYNBOS; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SAVANNA; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 85032070506     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2637-8     Document Type: Review

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