Placing Brazil’s grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation
19.01.2023
In this article researchers present key drivers of patterns in savannas and grasslands in Brazil (including in regions of the country where forests dominate) and which occupy 27% of the country and have historically been neglected in conservation. The main features of each grassy ecosystem in terms of physiognomy and ecological dynamics (e.g., relationships with herbivores and fire) are synthesized and researchers propose a common and shared terminology and understanding. This working group was led by Gerhard Ernst Overbeck and co-funded by SinBiose, the Brazilian synthesis centre. CIEE provided funding to working group participant Madhur Anand at University of Guelph.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2022.125687
In this article researchers present key drivers of patterns in savannas and grasslands in Brazil (including in regions of the country where forests dominate) and which occupy 27% of the country and have historically been neglected in conservation. The main features of each grassy ecosystem in terms of physiognomy and ecological dynamics (e.g., relationships with herbivores and fire) are synthesized and researchers propose a common and shared terminology and understanding. This working group was led by Gerhard Ernst Overbeck and co-funded by SinBiose, the Brazilian synthesis centre. CIEE provided funding to working group participant Madhur Anand at University of Guelph.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2022.125687