Overview
- Editors:
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Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
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Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerai, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- This is the sole scientifically based book on the rupestrian grassland ecosystem
- With over 150 color photos this book graphically transports you to the most diverse ecosystem of the tropics
- While the book presents a synthesis of knowledge of more than 120 yrs in the rupestrian grasslands, the impacts of climate and land use change is addressed in the Anthropocene
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxiii
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Foreword
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- Carlos E.G.R. Schaefer, Guilherme R. Corrêa, Hugo G. Candido, Daniel M. Arruda, Jaquelina A. Nunes, Raphael W. Araujo et al.
Pages 15-53
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- Carlos E. Schaefer, Hugo G. Cândido, Guilherme Resende Corrêa, Jaquelina A. Nunes, Daniel M. Arruda
Pages 55-69
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- Lucas Teixeira Ferrari, Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer, Raphael Bragança Alves Fernandes, Bruno Araújo Furtado Mendonça, Davi Feital Gjorup, Guilherme Resende Corrêa et al.
Pages 71-85
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- Marcos Callisto, José Francisco Gonçalves, Raphael Ligeiro
Pages 87-102
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Foreword
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Front Matter
Pages 103-104
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- Abel A. Conceição, Alessandro Rapini, Flávio F. do Carmo, Juliana C. Brito, Gabriela A. Silva, Sâmia P. S. Neves et al.
Pages 105-127
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- Marcel S. Coelho, G. Wilson Fernandes, Priscila Pacheco, Victor Diniz, Alline Meireles, Rubens M. dos Santos et al.
Pages 129-156
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- Yumi Oki, Bruno Tomio Goto, Khadija Jobim, Luiz Henrique Rosa, Mariana Costa Ferreira, Etiene Silva Coutinho et al.
Pages 157-179
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- Abel A. Conceição, José R. Pirani
Pages 181-206
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- Flávia Peres Nunes, Roberta L. C. Dayrell, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Daniel Negreiros, Denise Garcia de Santana, Fabio Janoni Carvalho et al.
Pages 207-225
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- Rafael S. Oliveira, Anna Abrahão, Caio Pereira, Grazielle S. Teodoro, Mauro Brum, Suzana Alcantara et al.
Pages 227-272
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Foreword
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Front Matter
Pages 273-274
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- Nathália Miranda Walter Bretas Rocha, Daniel Wisbech Carstensen, G. Wilson Fernandes, Soizig Le Stradic, Elise Buisson, Leonor PatrÃcia Cerdeira Morellato
Pages 275-289
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- Tadeu J. Guerra, Daniel W. Carstensen, Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Fernanda V. Costa
Pages 291-314
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- Frederico S. Neves, Tatiana Cornelissen, Marcel S. Coelho, Milton Barbosa, Marco Antônio A. Carneiro, Sérvio P. Ribeiro et al.
Pages 315-343
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- G. Wilson Fernandes, Hernani A. Almeida, Cássio A. Nunes, João Henrique A. Xavier, Neil S. Cobb, Marco Antônio A. Carneiro et al.
Pages 345-377
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- Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer, Alessandra Marins, Guilherme Resende Corrêa, Og deSouza, Jaquelina Alves Nunes
Pages 379-391
About this book
This book is a pioneer attempt to bring forward the first synthesis on the most diverse and threatened mountain top vegetation of South America, the rupestrian grasslands. It brings to light the state of the art information on this ecosystem geology, soil formation and distribution, environmental filters that lead to biodiversity, species interactions and their fine tuned adaptations to survive the harsh mountain environment. The human dimensions of the rupestrian grassland are also addressed, including the anthropogenic threats that may irreversibly impact biodiversity and ecosystem services. The book also highlights the ongoing studies on ecological restoration and first attempt to model the impacts of climate change on its speciose biota.
Editors and Affiliations
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Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerai, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
About the editor
Editor of the contributed volume:
Prof Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
