The Cerrados of Brazil : : Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Savanna / / ed. by Paulo S. Oliveira, Robert J. Marquis.

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• MitwirkendeR: Araujo, Alexandre F. B.,; Bastos, Rogério P.,; Brown, Keith S.,; Bustamante, Mercedes M. C.,; Cavalcanti, Roberto B.,; Colli, Guarino R.,; Curi, Nilton,; Del-Claro, Kleber,; Diniz, Ivone R.,; Filgueiras, Tarciso S.,; Franco, Augusto C.,; Franzmeier, Donald P.,; Freitas, André V. L.,; Gibbs, Peter E.,; Gifford, David R.,; Hay, John D.,; Henriques, Raimundo P. B.,; Hoffmann, William A.,; Joly, Carlos A.,; Juarez, Keila M.,; Klink, Carlos A.,; Ledru, Marie-Pierre,; Macedo, Regina H. F.,; Marinho-Filho, Jader,; Marquis, Robert J.,; Miranda, Antonio C.,; Miranda, Heloisa S.,; Morais, Helena C.,; Moreira, Adriana G.,; Motta, Paulo E. F.,; Oliveira, Paulo E.,; Oliveira, Paulo S.,; Oliveira-Filho, Ary T.,; Ratter, James A.,; Rodrigues, Flávio H. G.,
• HerausgeberIn: Marquis, Robert J.,; Oliveira, Paulo S.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.) :; 61 line, 40 h/t

While the imperiled Brazilian rainforest has been the focus of considerable international media attention and conservation efforts, the massive grasslands of Brazil—known as the cerrados—which cover roughly a quarter of its land surface and are among the most threatened regions in South America, hav...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Introduction: Development of Research in the Cerrados
• Part I. Historical Framework and the Abiotic Environment
• 2. Relation of Soils and Geomorphic Surfaces in the Brazilian Cerrado
• 3. Late Quaternary History and Evolution of the Cerrados as Revealed by Palynological Records
• 4. The Fire Factor
• 5. Past and Current Human Occupation, and Land Use
• Part II. The Plant Community: Composition, Dynamics, and Life History
• 6. Vegetation Physiognomies and Woody Flora of the Cerrado Biome
• 7. Herbaceous Plant Communities
• 8. Patterns and Dynamics of Plant Populations
• 9. The Role of Fire in Population Dynamics of Woody Plants
• 10. Ecophysiology of Woody Plants
• Part III. The Animal Community: Diversity and Biogeography
• 11. Lepidoptera in the Cerrado Landscape and the Conservation of Vegetation, Soil, and Topographical Mosaics
• 12. The Character and Dynamics of the Cerrado Herpetofauna
• 13. The Avifauna: Ecology, Biogeography, and Behavior
• 14. The Cerrado Mammals: Diversity, Ecology, and Natural History
• IV. Insect-Plant Interactions
• 15. Ant Foraging on Plant Foliage: Contrasting Effects on the Behavioral Ecology of Insect Herbivores
• 16. Interactions Among Cerrado Plants and Their Herbivores: Unique or Typical?
• 17. Pollination and Reproductive Biology in Cerrado Plant Communities
• V. The Conservation of the Cerrados
• 18. Biodiversity and Conservation Priorities in the Cerrado Region
• Contributors
• Index