Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson
Ecology and Conservation of Mountaintop grasslands in Brazil
Part I. Foreword
1. The Megadiverse Rupestrian Grassland
G. Wilson Fernandes
2. The Physical Environment of Rupestrian Grasslands (Campos Rupestres) in Brazil: Geological, Geomorphological and Pedological Characteristics, and Interplays
Carlos E.G.R. Schaefer, Guilherme R. Corrêa, Hugo G. Candido, Daniel M. Arruda, Jaquelina A. Nunes, Raphael W. Araujo, Priscyla M.S. Rodrigues, Elpídio I. Fernandes Filho, Aianã F.S. Pereira, Pedro Christo Brandão, Andreza V. Neri
3. Soils Associated with Rupestrian Grasslands
Carlos E. Schaefer, Hugo G. Cândido, Guilherme Resende Corrêa, Jaquelina A. Nunes, Daniel M. Arruda
4. Thermic and Hydric Dynamics of Ironstone (Canga) and Quartzite Rupestrian Grasslands in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero: The Ecological Importance of Water
Lucas Teixeira Ferrari, Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer, Raphael Bragança Alves Fernandes, Bruno Araújo Furtado Mendonça, Davi Feital Gjorup, Guilherme Resende Corrêa, Eduardo Osório Senra
5. Water Resources in the Rupestrian Grasslands of the Espinhaço Mountains
Marcos Callisto, José Francisco Gonçalves, Raphael Ligeiro
Part II. Foreword
6. Rupestrian Grassland Vegetation, Diversity, and Origin
Abel A. Conceição, Alessandro Rapini, Flávio F. Carmo, Juliana C. Brito, Gabriela A. Silva, Sâmia P. S. Neves, Claudia M. Jacobi
7. Archipelago of Montane Forests Surrounded by Rupestrian Grasslands: New Insights and Perspectives
Marcel S. Coelho, G. Wilson Fernandes, Priscila Pacheco, Victor Diniz, Alline Meireles, Rubens M. Santos, Felipe A. Carvalho, Daniel Negreiros
8. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Endophytic Fungi in Ruspestrian Grasslands
Yumi Oki, Bruno Tomio Goto, Khadija Jobim, Luiz Henrique Rosa, Mariana Costa Ferreira, Etiene Silva Coutinho, João Henrique Azevedo Xavier, Fernanda Carvalho, Fatima Maria Souza Moreira, Francisco Adriano Souza, Ricardo Luís Louro Berbara, G. Wilson Fernandes
9. Succession on the Rocky Outcrop Vegetation: A Rupestrian Grassland Scheme
Abel A. Conceição, José R. Pirani
10. Seed Germination Ecology in Rupestrian Grasslands
Flávia Peres Nunes, Roberta L. C. Dayrell, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Daniel Negreiros, Denise Garcia Santana, Fabio Janoni Carvalho, Queila Souza Garcia, G. Wilson Fernandes
11. Ecophysiology of
Rafael S. Oliveira, Anna Abrahão, Caio Pereira, Grazielle S. Teodoro, Mauro Brum, Suzana Alcantara, Hans Lambers
Part III. Foreword
12. Phenology Patterns Across a Rupestrian Grassland Altitudinal Gradient
Nathália Miranda Walter Bretas Rocha, Daniel Wisbech Carstensen, G. Wilson Fernandes, Soizig Le Stradic, Elise Buisson, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato
13. Mutualistic Interactions Among Free-Living Species in Rupestrian Grasslands
Tadeu J. Guerra, Daniel W. Carstensen, Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Fernanda V. Costa
14. Antagonistic Interactions in the Rupestrian Grasslands: New Insights and Perspectives
Frederico S. Neves, Tatiana Cornelissen, Marcel S. Coelho, Milton Barbosa, Marco Antônio A. Carneiro, Sérvio P. Ribeiro, G. Wilson Fernandes
15. Cerrado to Rupestrian Grasslands: Patterns of Species Distribution and the Forces Shaping Them Along an Altitudinal Gradient
G. Wilson Fernandes, Hernani A. Almeida, Cássio A. Nunes, João Henrique A. Xavier, Neil S. Cobb, Marco Antônio A. Carneiro, Tatiana Cornelissen, Frederico S. Neves, Sérvio P. Ribeiro, Yule Roberta F. Nunes, Ana Carolina V. Pires, Marina V. Beirão
16. Termite Role in Soil Nutrient Cycling in Ironstone Rupestrian Grasslands (
Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer, Alessandra Marins, Guilherme Resende Corrêa, Og deSouza, Jaquelina Alves Nunes
Part IV. Foreword
17. Afforestation in the Rupestrian Grasslands: The Augmenting Pressure of
Rodrigo Pinheiro Ribas, Rogério Machado Caetano, Bernardo Machado Gontijo, João Henrique Azevedo Xavier
18. Firein Rupestrian Grasslands: Plant Response and Management
José Eugênio Côrtes Figueira, Katia Torres Ribeiro, Marilene Cardoso Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Jacobi, Helena França, Ana Carolina Oliveira Neves, Abel Augusto Conceição, Fabiana Alves Mourão, Jumara Marques Souza, Carlos Abraham Knegt Miranda
19. Challenges in the Restoration of Quartzitic and Ironstone Rupestrian Grasslands
G. Wilson Fernandes, Tiago Shizen Pacheco Toma, Patrícia Angrisano, Gerhard Overbeck
20. The People of the Mountains: The Biocultural Heritage of theEspinhaço Range in Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Emmanuel Duarte Almada, Felisa Cançado Anaya, Fernanda Testa Monteiro
21. The Human Dimension in the Espinhaço Mountains: Land Conversion and Ecosystem Services
Ana Carolina de Oliveira Neves, Alisson Flávio Barbieri, André Aroeira Pacheco, Fernando de Moura Resende, Rodrigo Fagundes Braga, Alexsander Araujo Azevedo, G. Wilson Fernandes
22. Rupestrian Grassland: Past, Present and Future Distribution
Newton P. U. Barbosa, G. Wilson Fernandes
23. The Shady Future of the Rupestrian Grassland: Major Threats to Conservation and Challenges in the Anthropocene
G. Wilson Fernandes
Keywords: Life Sciences, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Zoology, Plant Sciences, Climate Change, Biodiversity
- Editor
- Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2016
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 23 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319298085
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-29807-8