Aim: An emerging framework for tropical ecosystems states that fire activity is either “fuel build-up limited” or “fuel moisture limited”, that is, as you move up along rainfall gradients, the major control on fire occurrence ...

Seasonal cambial activity was investigated in one- to three-year-old branch modules (branch constructional units) of ten woody species from cerrado sensu stricto, a savanna-like ecosystem, of southern Brazil. Relationships ...

Recently, a surprising discovery indicated that, by an unknown process, vegetation emits methane to the atmosphere. This finding could have serious implications in atmospheric chemistry, climate, and mitigation of global ...

1. A key challenge in the study of mutualistic interactions is understanding sources of variation that strengthen or weaken these interactions. In spider-plant mutualisms, spiders benefit plants by improving plant nutrition ...

We introduce the concept of Biome Awareness Disparity (BAD)—defined as a failure to appreciate the significance of all biomes in conservation and restoration policy—and quantify disparities in (a) attention and interest, ...

The cerrado is the most extensive savanna ecosystem of South America and a biodiversity hotspot, harboring a diverse flora ([7,000 species) with high levels of endemism. More than 50 % of the cerrado's approximately 2 ...

Flammable ecosystems host plants with different strategies in response to fire, such as increasing germination after the exposure to smoke and dormancy breaking by heat shocks. Cerrado is a fire-prone ecosystem, but less ...