Genetic structure and variability of the endemic and vulnerable Vellozia gigantea (Velloziaceae) associated with the landscape in the Espinhaço Range, in southeastern Brazil: implications for conservation.

Abstract excerpt

The Espinhaço Range, in eastern Brazil, has a peculiar landscape that has influenced the vegetation pattern of the region because of its valleys, canyons, ranges and disjunct rock outcrops found at high elevations. In this region, the vegetation type known as campos rupestres (rupestrian fields), which occurs in the disjunct outcrops, has high levels of species richness and endemism. Vellozia gigantea, a 6-m tall...

Topics

• Bayes Theorem
• Brazil
• Cluster Analysis
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Gene Flow
• Genetic Variation
• Geography
• Magnoliopsida