Leaf anatomical traits of non-arboreal savanna species along a gradient of tree encroachment

ABSTRACT In the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado of Brazil), fire suppression has transformed typical savanna formations (TS) into forested savanna (FS) due to the phenomenon of encroachment. Under encroachment, non-arboreal plants begin to receive less light due to greater tree density and canopy closure...

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Main Authors: Luiz Felipe Souza Pinheiro, Rosana Marta Kolb, Davi Rodrigo Rossatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2017-10-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062017005006104&lng=en&tlng=en