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Natural history of the narrow endemics Ipomoea cavalcantei and I. marabaensis from Amazon Canga savannahs.
Scientific reports - 8 Aug 2017
Babiychuk Elena, Kushnir Sergei, Vasconcelos Santelmo, Dias Mariana Costa, Carvalho-Filho Nelson, Nunes Gisele Lopes, Dos Santos Jorge Filipe, Tyski Lourival, da Silva Delmo Fonseca, Castilho Alexandre, Fonseca Vera Lucia Imperatriz, Oliveira Guilherme
Abstract excerpt
Amazon comprises a vast variety of ecosystems, including savannah-like Canga barrens that evolved on iron-lateritic rock plateaus of the Carajás Mountain range. Individual Cangas are enclosed by the rain forest, indicating insular isolation that enables speciation and plant community differentiation. To establish a framework for the research on natural history and conservation management of endemic Canga species,...
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