Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 17 de November de 201125 de June de 2020 Edge expansion of Araucaria forest over southern Brazilian grasslands relies on nurse plant effect Abstract The vegetation in the southern Brazilian highlands is characterized by Araucaria forest and Campos grassland. Evidences indicate that Araucaria … Continue reading >Edge expansion of Araucaria forest over southern Brazilian grasslands relies on nurse plant effect
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 4 de November de 201125 de June de 2020 Causal effects of latitude, disturbance and dispersal limitation on richness in a recovering temperate, subtropical and tropical forest Abstract Question: Do regional differences in latitude, and local factors of disturbance and distance from mature forest, influence dispersal syndromes, … Continue reading >Causal effects of latitude, disturbance and dispersal limitation on richness in a recovering temperate, subtropical and tropical forest
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 13 de September de 201125 de June de 2020 Individual-based trait analyses reveal assembly patterns in tree sapling communities Abstract Question: Are trait-convergence assembly patterns (TCAP) and/or trait-divergence assembly patterns (TDAP) of tree sapling communities related to microhabitat gradients … Continue reading >Individual-based trait analyses reveal assembly patterns in tree sapling communities
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 9 de July de 201125 de June de 2020 Conservation of Araucaria Forests in the Extreme South of Brazil Read more
Categories: Data paper, Publications – Posted on 21 de June de 201125 de June de 2020 TRY – a global database of plant traits Abstract Plant traits – the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants and their organs – determine how … Continue reading >TRY – a global database of plant traits
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 7 de June de 201125 de June de 2020 Plant diaspore traits as indicators of mutualistic interactions in woody vegetation patches developing into a grassland-forest mosaic Abstract We evaluated the functional relevance of diaspore traits related to disperser attraction (DAT) of woody plants as indicators of … Continue reading >Plant diaspore traits as indicators of mutualistic interactions in woody vegetation patches developing into a grassland-forest mosaic
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 14 de September de 201025 de June de 2020 Phylogenetic habitat filtering influences forest nucleation in grasslands Abstract Because species–environment interactions are mediated by phenotypic tradeoffs, the maintenance of ancestral traits in some phylogenetic clades and the … Continue reading >Phylogenetic habitat filtering influences forest nucleation in grasslands
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 6 de September de 201025 de June de 2020 Nurse rocks influence forest expansion over native grassland in southern Brazil Abstract Questions: Do small rocky outcrops favor forest plant colonization and establishment in grasslands? If so, what are the potential … Continue reading >Nurse rocks influence forest expansion over native grassland in southern Brazil
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 9 de August de 201025 de June de 2020 Edge effects on epigeic ant assemblages in a grassland forest mosaic in southern Brazil Abstract This study analyzed the influence of vegetation structure variation along a natural vegetation mosaic formed by Araucaria forest and … Continue reading >Edge effects on epigeic ant assemblages in a grassland forest mosaic in southern Brazil
Categories: Original article, Publications – Posted on 20 de April de 201025 de June de 2020 Seed removal patterns by vertebrates in different successional stages of Araucaria forest advancing over southern Brazilian grasslands Abstract Seed dispersal is a limiting factor in the maintenance and distribution of plant communities, especially in rainforest ecosystems where … Continue reading >Seed removal patterns by vertebrates in different successional stages of Araucaria forest advancing over southern Brazilian grasslands