Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation
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T1 - Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation
AU - Overbeck, Gerhard Ernst
AU - Vélez-Martin, Eduardo
AU - Menezes, Luciana da Silva
AU - Anand, Madhur
AU - Baeza, Santiago
AU - Carlucci, Marcos B.
AU - Dechoum, Michele S.
AU - Durigan, Giselda
AU - Fidelis, Alessandra
AU - Guido, Anaclara
AU - Moro, Marcelo Freire
AU - Munhoz, Cássia Beatriz Rodrigues
AU - Reginato, Marcelo
AU - Rodrigues, Rodrigo Schütz
AU - Rosenfield, Milena Fermina
AU - Sampaio, Alexandre B.
AU - Barbosa da Silva, Fernando Henrique
AU - Silveira, Fernando A.O.
AU - Sosinski, Ênio Egon
AU - Staude, Ingmar R.
AU - Temperton, Vicky M.
AU - Turchetto, Caroline
AU - Veldman, Joseph W.
AU - Viana, Pedro L.
AU - Zappi, Daniela C.
AU - Müller, Sandra C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier GmbH
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - In Brazil, the country with the highest plant species richness in the world, biodiverse savannas and grasslands – i.e., grassy ecosystems, which occupy 27% of the country – have historically been neglected in conservation and scientific treatments. Reasons for this neglect include misconceptions about the characteristics and dynamics of these ecosystems, as well as inconsistent or regionally restricted terminology that impeded a more adequate communication about Brazil's savannas and grasslands, both within the country and internationally. Toward improved communication and recognition of Brazil's diversity of ecosystems, we present the key drivers that control the main types of grassy ecosystems across Brazil (including in regions of the country where forests dominate). In doing so, we synthesize the main features of each grassy ecosystem in terms of physiognomy and ecological dynamics (e.g., relationships with herbivores and fire). We propose a terminology both for major grassland regions and for regionally relevant vegetation physiognomies. We also discuss terms associated with human land management and restoration of grassy ecosystems. Finally, we suggest key research needs to advance our understanding of the ecology and conservation values of Brazil's grassy ecosystems. We expect that a common and shared terminology and understanding, as proposed here, will stimulate more integrative research that will be fundamental to developing improved conservation and restoration strategies.
AB - In Brazil, the country with the highest plant species richness in the world, biodiverse savannas and grasslands – i.e., grassy ecosystems, which occupy 27% of the country – have historically been neglected in conservation and scientific treatments. Reasons for this neglect include misconceptions about the characteristics and dynamics of these ecosystems, as well as inconsistent or regionally restricted terminology that impeded a more adequate communication about Brazil's savannas and grasslands, both within the country and internationally. Toward improved communication and recognition of Brazil's diversity of ecosystems, we present the key drivers that control the main types of grassy ecosystems across Brazil (including in regions of the country where forests dominate). In doing so, we synthesize the main features of each grassy ecosystem in terms of physiognomy and ecological dynamics (e.g., relationships with herbivores and fire). We propose a terminology both for major grassland regions and for regionally relevant vegetation physiognomies. We also discuss terms associated with human land management and restoration of grassy ecosystems. Finally, we suggest key research needs to advance our understanding of the ecology and conservation values of Brazil's grassy ecosystems. We expect that a common and shared terminology and understanding, as proposed here, will stimulate more integrative research that will be fundamental to developing improved conservation and restoration strategies.
KW - Campo
KW - Cerrado
KW - Conservation
KW - Forest-bias
KW - Grassy ecosystem
KW - Neotropical
KW - Biology
KW - Ecosystems Research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132772824&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/8aa4e704-ca74-3cd5-a52d-0cbb1bac7ca0/
U2 - 10.1016/j.ppees.2022.125687
DO - 10.1016/j.ppees.2022.125687
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:85132772824
VL - 56
JO - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
JF - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
SN - 1433-8319
M1 - 125687
ER -