The Cerrados of Brazil
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231120435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anna McGraw (Pat) said Internationally Important Science and First English Text. Savannas cover the majority of the world's tropical regions; the majority of the human population living in the tropics live in savannas. This book is the first major publication on the savannas (cerrados) of Brazil written in English, making the vast body of significant research conducted in this important biome FINALLY available to a wider international audience--thank you to the editors and contributors!. Great book Vanessa This is a very good book for someone who wants a great overview of the Cerrado biome of central Brazl. Great authors in every chapter.
Paulo S. Marquis is associate professor of biology at the University of Missouri in St. Oliveira is professor of ecology at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Brazil and was president of the Association for Tropical Biology in 1999. Robert J. Louis and is currently editor of Biotropica, the journal of the Association for Tropical Biology.
This book brings together leading researchers on the area to produce the first detailed account in English of the natural history and ecology of the cerrado/savanna ecosystem. Given their extent and threatened status, the richness of their flora and fauna, and the lack of familiarity with their unique ecology at the international level, the cerrados are badly in need of this important and timely work.. While the imperiled Brazilian rainforest has been the focus of considerable international media attention and conservation efforts, the massive grasslands of Brazilknown as the cerradoswhich cover roughly a quarter of its land surface and are among the most threatened regions in South America, have received little notice
(Daniel C. (Noel B. Pavlovic, U.S. (G. A great accomplishment. Guala Plant Systematics and Evolution)This is an excellent book and highly recommended for economic-botanists. F. The work is of consistently high quality throughout and well documented. Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center Ecology)This excellent book is the first in English to focus entirely on the Brazilian cerrados biome The editors and authors have succeeded in their hope to write a book that will aid and foster future cerrados research. (Economic Botany) . It is clearly the best and most comprehensive overview of the ecosystem that an English-only reader can get their hands on. Geological Survey Plant Science Bulletin)The book provides an interesting and detailed