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The cerrados of Brazil : ecology and natural history of a neotropical savanna /
While the imperiled Brazilian rainforest has been the focus of considerable international media attention and conservation efforts, the massive grasslands of Brazil--known as the cerrados--which cover roughly a quarter of its land surface and are among the most threatened regions in South America, h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2002]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Development of research in the cerrados / Paulo S. Oliveira and Robert J. Marquis
- Relation of soils and geomorphic surfaces in the Brazilian cerrado / Paulo E.F. Motta, Nilton Curi, and Donald P. Franzmeier
- Late Quaternary history and evolution of the cerrados as revealed by palynological records / Marie-Pierre Ledru
- The fire factor / Heloisa S. Miranda, Mercedes M.C. Bustamante, and Antonio C. Miranda
- Past and current human occupation, and land use / Carlos A. Klink and Adriana G. Moreira
- Vegetation physiognomies and woody flora of the cerrado biome / Ary T. Oliveira-Filho and James A. Ratter
- Herbaceous plant communities / Tarciso S. Filgueiras
- Patterns and dynamics of plant populations / Raimundo P.B. Henriques and John D. Hay
- The role of fire in population dynamics of woody plants / William A. Hoffmann and Adriana G. Moreira
- Ecophysiology of woody plants / Augusto C. Franco
- Lepidoptera in the cerrado landscape and the conservation of vegetation, soil, and topographical mosaics / Keith S. Brown Jr. and David R. Gifford
- The character and dynamics of the cerrado herpetofauna / Guarino R. Colli, Rogério P. Bastos, and Alexandre F.B. Araujo
- The avifauna : ecology, biogeography, and behavior / Regina H.F. Macedo
- The cerrado mammals : diversity, ecology, and natural history / Jader Marinho-Filho, Flávio H.G. Rodrigues and Keila M. Juarez
- Ant foraging on plant foliage : contrasting effects on the behavioral ecology of insect herbivores / Paulo S. Oliveira, André V.L. Freitas and Kleber Del-Claro
- Interactions among cerrado plants and their herbivores : unique or typical? / Robert J. Marquis, Helena C. Morais, and Ivone R. Diniz
- Pollination and reproductive biology in cerrado plant communities / Paulo E. [sic] Oliveira and Peter E. Gibbs
- Biodiversity and conservation priorities in the cerrado region / Roberto B. Cavalcanti and Carlos A. Joly.