Tropical forests are important regulators of the flux and storage of carbon, water, and energy in the Biosphere, and they are the habitat of more than three-fourths of the world’s plant and animal species. These ecosystems are also undergoing rapid conversion through pasture formation, shifting cultivation and timber highgrading as the people of tropical nations turn to forestlands for sustenance and wealth.
Assessment of differences between two vegetation physiognomies, including the variation among strata, provides insights on biodiversity conservation of “Cerrado”
Assessment of differences between two vegetation physiognomies, including the variation among strata, provides insights on biodiversity conservation of “Cerrado”
A number of studies have focused on the species composition and diversity of the woody vegetation of the “Cerrado”, but few comparative data are available on the flora or the structure of different physiognomies and vegetation strata, precluding more general...