Questions Does the spatial association between isolated adult trees and understorey plants change along a gradient of sand dunes? Does this association depend on the life form of the understorey plant? Location Coastal ...

An unusual pattern has been described in Patagonian forests, where bird species diversity seems to be inversely correlated with vegetation complexity. To test the occurrence of this pattern in the northern Nothofagus forests ...

Research in pristine forests provides a necessary reference of energy and nutrient cycling in absence of anthropogenic influence. Therefore two unpolluted watersheds in the Cordillera de Piuchué of southern Chile (42°30′ ...

This study reviews and synthesizes information regarding swamps exposed to permanent waterlogging throughout the two Brazilian biodiversity hotspots: the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest. Our aims were to answer the following ...

Tree species distribution according to climatic gradients is often analysed through geographic information systems modelling whereas their nutrient requirements is mainly studied by experimentation. Using 325 forest plots, ...

In arid and semiarid ecosystems, the congregation of livestock around water sources gives rise to a utilization gradient termed the "piosphere pattern". We evaluated piospheres surrounding the puestos livestock management ...