Rodolfo C.R. Abreu

Works (9)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:35

2023 article

Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna

Neves, K., Santos, B., Schultz, T., Gotzek, D., Abreu, R. C. R., Durigan, G., & Vasconcelos, H. L. (2023, February 7). INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY.

By: K. Neves *, B. Santos *, T. Schultz *, D. Gotzek *, R. Abreu  n, G. Durigan, H. Vasconcelos *

author keywords: alternative stable states; cerrado; fire management; multiple diversity metrics; savanna-forest transition
TL;DR: Ant communities in the newly formed forest areas lacked many of the species typical of the savanna habitats, suggesting that the maintenance of a fire suppression policy is likely to result in a decrease in ant diversity and in the homogenisation of the ant fauna at the landscape scale. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 20, 2023

2021 article

Savannas are not old fields: Functional trajectories of forest expansion in a fire-suppressed Brazilian savanna are driven by habitat generalists

Flake, S. W., Abreu, R. C. R., Durigan, G., & Hoffmann, W. A. (2021, May 17). FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 5.

By: S. Flake n, R. Abreu n, G. Durigan * & W. Hoffmann n 

author keywords: cerrado; community-weighted mean; competition; environmental filtering; fire suppression; functional traits; savanna-forest transition; succession
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Added: June 10, 2021

2020 journal article

Dendroecology of Pinus elliottii Engelm. reveals waves of invasion in a neotropical savanna

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 22(2), 403–419.

By: A. Brandes *, R. Albuquerque *, G. Domingues*, C. Barros *, G. Durigan * & R. Abreu*

author keywords: Dendrochronology; Diameter increment; Wood production; Growth rings; Fire record; Cerrado
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Added: February 27, 2020

2020 journal article

Flammability thresholds or flammability gradients? Determinants of fire across savanna-forest transitions

NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 228(3), 910–921.

By: B. Newberry n, C. Power  n, R. Abreu n, G. Durigan *, D. Rossatto * & W. Hoffmann n 

author keywords: feedback; fire intensity; flammability; ignitability; Savanna; structural equation modelling; tropical forest
MeSH headings : Brazil; Ecosystem; Fires; Forests; Grassland; Trees
TL;DR: Flammability across gradients of tree density from grassland to forest in the Brazilian Cerrado is quantified, finding the response to be gradual, with considerable variability driven largely by temporal changes in atmospheric humidity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 3, 2020

2020 journal article

No Net Loss of Species Diversity After Prescribed Fires in the Brazilian Savanna

FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE, 3.

By: G. Durigan *, N. Pilon *, R. Abreu n, W. Hoffmann n , M. Martins *, B. Fiorillo *, A. Antunes *, A. Carmignotto * ...

author keywords: cerrado; conservation; fauna; fire impact; fire management; plant functional groups; prescribed burn
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Added: March 30, 2020

2020 journal article

The diversity of post-fire regeneration strategies in the cerrado ground layer

JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 109(1), 154–166.

By: N. Pilon *, M. Cava *, W. Hoffmann n , R. Abreu n, A. Fidelis * & G. Durigan *

Ed(s): C. Staver

author keywords: below-ground bud bank; fire ecology; fire-prone ecosystems; fire response; functional traits; herbaceous species; neotropical savanna; underground structures
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Added: August 17, 2020

2018 journal article

Quantifying the short-term flowering after fire in some plant communities of a cerrado grassland

PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY, 11(3), 259–266.

By: N. Pilon *, W. Hoffmann n , R. Abreu n & G. Durigan *

author keywords: Campo cerrado; cerrado; fire; flower production; ground-layer plant species; seed production; tropical grasslands
TL;DR: The role of fire as a trigger to short-term flowering in cerrado grassland, compared with unburned vegetation is assessed, demonstrating a strong and positive effect of fire on plant communities of cerrados grasslands. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 3, 2018

2018 journal article

Rare frost events reinforce tropical savanna-forest boundaries

JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 107(1), 468–477.

By: W. Hoffmann n , S. Flake n, R. Abreu n, N. Pilon *, D. Rossatto * & G. Durigan *

Ed(s): P. Bellingham

author keywords: Cerrado; cold tolerance; feedback; frost trap; phylogeny; savanna; tree; tropical forest
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Added: March 11, 2019

2017 journal article

The biodiversity cost of carbon sequestration in tropical savanna

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 3(8).

By: R. Abreu n, W. Hoffmann n , H. Vasconcelos *, N. Pilon *, D. Rossatto * & G. Durigan *

MeSH headings : Biodiversity; Carbon Sequestration; Ecosystem; Grassland; Soil / chemistry; Tropical Climate
TL;DR: Fire suppression resulted in increased carbon stocks but was associated with acute species loss and Richness of savanna specialists, the species most at risk of local extinction due to forest encroachment, declined, highlighting the important role of fire in maintaining biodiversity in tropical savannas. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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