Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics
ABSTRACT Until the mid-XX century, little awareness on the ecological services or socio-environmental problems and benefits related to aquatic plants culminated in bottlenecks on their natural history, especially for the Neotropics. In this context, Acta Botanica Brasilica (ABB) organized this speci...
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| author | Edson Gomes de Moura Júnior Suzana Neves Moreira Aline Lopes Marco Otávio Dias Pivari Maria Cecilia Chiara Moço Vali Joana Pott Arnildo Pott |
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| description | ABSTRACT Until the mid-XX century, little awareness on the ecological services or socio-environmental problems and benefits related to aquatic plants culminated in bottlenecks on their natural history, especially for the Neotropics. In this context, Acta Botanica Brasilica (ABB) organized this special issue to promote the advancement of knowledge on this ecological group in the Neotropics, supported by Sociedade Botânica do Brasil’s group of aquatic plants specialists. We selected and evaluated manuscripts gathering unprecedented findings, resulting from studies on aquatic plants, with little investigated or documented approaches, such as the improper use of methodological paradigms and aspects of biogeography, ecophysiology, morphoanatomy, structuration of communities, functional ecology, and human use. Here we present a synthesis of these reports’ findings that shall contribute to deepening the knowledge on the natural history, sustainable use, and conservation of aquatic plants and guide future research, mainly in Neotropical aquatic ecosystems. The publication of special issues on themes with insufficient knowledge to Science can reduce such gaps and expand the journal’s perspectives. Therefore, we believe that this special issue of ABB will boost the understanding of aquatic plants’ natural history as much as incentivizing journals with specific scopes of the area of Plant Biology to similar initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04d299bd87ed4a8b9c8d15f52aa783ac2022-12-21T19:34:30ZengSociedade Botânica do BrasilActa Botânica Brasílica1677-941X2021-08-013511810.1590/0102-33062021abb0060Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the NeotropicsEdson Gomes de Moura Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9029-7618Suzana Neves Moreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-8149Aline Lopeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-4643Marco Otávio Dias Pivarihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1764-4577Maria Cecilia Chiara Moçohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9478-8713Vali Joana Potthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2886-8552Arnildo Potthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-9276ABSTRACT Until the mid-XX century, little awareness on the ecological services or socio-environmental problems and benefits related to aquatic plants culminated in bottlenecks on their natural history, especially for the Neotropics. In this context, Acta Botanica Brasilica (ABB) organized this special issue to promote the advancement of knowledge on this ecological group in the Neotropics, supported by Sociedade Botânica do Brasil’s group of aquatic plants specialists. We selected and evaluated manuscripts gathering unprecedented findings, resulting from studies on aquatic plants, with little investigated or documented approaches, such as the improper use of methodological paradigms and aspects of biogeography, ecophysiology, morphoanatomy, structuration of communities, functional ecology, and human use. Here we present a synthesis of these reports’ findings that shall contribute to deepening the knowledge on the natural history, sustainable use, and conservation of aquatic plants and guide future research, mainly in Neotropical aquatic ecosystems. The publication of special issues on themes with insufficient knowledge to Science can reduce such gaps and expand the journal’s perspectives. Therefore, we believe that this special issue of ABB will boost the understanding of aquatic plants’ natural history as much as incentivizing journals with specific scopes of the area of Plant Biology to similar initiatives.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062021000600001&tlng=enaquatic ecosystemsaquatic macrophytesbiodiversity conservationhydrophytesresearch trendssustainable use |
| spellingShingle | Edson Gomes de Moura Júnior Suzana Neves Moreira Aline Lopes Marco Otávio Dias Pivari Maria Cecilia Chiara Moço Vali Joana Pott Arnildo Pott Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics Acta Botânica Brasílica aquatic ecosystems aquatic macrophytes biodiversity conservation hydrophytes research trends sustainable use |
| title | Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics |
| title_full | Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics |
| title_fullStr | Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics |
| title_short | Advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the Neotropics |
| title_sort | advances in the knowledge of the natural history of aquatic plants in the neotropics |
| topic | aquatic ecosystems aquatic macrophytes biodiversity conservation hydrophytes research trends sustainable use |
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