@article{neves_santos_schultz_gotzek_abreu_durigan_vasconcelos_2023, title={Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna}, ISSN={["1752-4598"]}, DOI={10.1111/icad.12633}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY}, author={Neves, K. and Santos, B. and Schultz, T. and Gotzek, D. and Abreu, R. C. R. and Durigan, G. and Vasconcelos, H. L.}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{flake_abreu_durigan_hoffmann_2021, title={Savannas are not old fields: Functional trajectories of forest expansion in a fire-suppressed Brazilian savanna are driven by habitat generalists}, ISSN={["1365-2435"]}, DOI={10.1111/1365-2435.13818}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY}, author={Flake, Samuel W. and Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Durigan, Giselda and Hoffmann, William A.}, year={2021}, month={May} }
 @article{pilon_cava_hoffmann_abreu_fidelis_durigan_2021, title={The diversity of post-fire regeneration strategies in the cerrado ground layer}, volume={109}, ISSN={["1365-2745"]}, DOI={10.1111/1365-2745.13456}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY}, author={Pilon, Natashi A. L. and Cava, Mario G. B. and Hoffmann, William A. and Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Fidelis, Alessandra and Durigan, Giselda}, year={2021}, month={Jan}, pages={154–166} }
 @article{brandes_albuquerque_domingues_barros_durigan_abreu_2020, title={Dendroecology of Pinus elliottii Engelm. reveals waves of invasion in a neotropical savanna}, volume={22}, ISSN={["1573-1464"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10530-019-02099-2}, number={2}, journal={BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS}, author={Brandes, Arno Fritz das Neves and Albuquerque, Rafael Perpetuo and Domingues, Gustavo de Assis Fores and Barros, Claudia Franca and Durigan, Giselda and Abreu, Rodolfo Cesar Real}, year={2020}, month={Feb}, pages={403–419} }
 @article{newberry_power_abreu_durigan_rossatto_hoffmann_2020, title={Flammability thresholds or flammability gradients? Determinants of fire across savanna-forest transitions}, volume={228}, ISSN={["1469-8137"]}, DOI={10.1111/nph.16742}, abstractNote={Summary}, number={3}, journal={NEW PHYTOLOGIST}, author={Newberry, Brooklynn M. and Power, Collin R. and Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Durigan, Giselda and Rossatto, Davi R. and Hoffmann, William A.}, year={2020}, month={Nov}, pages={910–921} }
 @article{durigan_pilon_abreu_hoffmann_martins_fiorillo_antunes_carmignotto_maravalhas_vieira_et al._2020, title={No Net Loss of Species Diversity After Prescribed Fires in the Brazilian Savanna}, volume={3}, ISSN={["2624-893X"]}, DOI={10.3389/ffgc.2020.00013}, abstractNote={Although savannas are fire-adapted ecosystems, prescribing fire for biodiversity conservation remains controversial at least in some regions where savannas occur. Faced with uncertainty, many decision makers and even scientists are still reluctant to prescribe fire for conservation purposes in fire-prone ecosystems, invoking the precautionary principle. Knowledge gaps on the ideal fire regime, such as how and when to burn, and especially the fear of biodiversity losses, are among the main arguments against fire management applied to remnants of native savanna vegetation. To inform this debate, we assessed the impact of prescribed fires on diversity of plants (different growth forms), ants, frogs, lizards, birds, and small mammals, in savannas and grasslands of the Brazilian Cerrado. We assessed the existing species richness, composition, and abundance in areas subjected to long periods of fire suppression and compared to that observed over a short period after prescribed dry-season fires, within each group of plants and animals. Whenever possible, we carried out separate analyses for grassland and savanna. Burning did not significantly reduce species richness of any of the groups analyzed, but had a positive effect on richness of graminoids in grassland. When analyzed at the species level, abundance of most animal groups did not show consistent responses to fire, except for a decrease in some frog populations in grasslands. Forbs, graminoids, and subshrubs increased in abundance after fire in grassland areas, though in savanna areas, abundance of forbs, and subshrubs tended to decline after fire. Species composition changed little in response to fire as indicated by low levels of dissimilarity between burned and unburned areas. These results confirm the high resilience of Cerrado biota to fire, as expected for savanna ecosystems in general. Besides, we demonstrate here that the risk of biodiversity losses cannot justify the objections to the use of prescribed fire for conservation purposes in the Cerrado.}, journal={FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE}, author={Durigan, Giselda and Pilon, Natashi A. L. and Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Hoffmann, William A. and Martins, Marcio and Fiorillo, Bruno F. and Antunes, Alexsander Z. and Carmignotto, Ana Paula and Maravalhas, Jonas B. and Vieira, Jesica and et al.}, year={2020}, month={Feb} }
 @article{hoffmann_flake_abreu_pilon_rossatto_durigan_2019, title={Rare frost events reinforce tropical savanna-forest boundaries}, volume={107}, ISSN={["1365-2745"]}, DOI={10.1111/1365-2745.13047}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY}, author={Hoffmann, William A. and Flake, Samuel W. and Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Pilon, Natashi A. L. and Rossatto, Davi R. and Durigan, Giselda}, year={2019}, month={Jan}, pages={468–477} }
 @article{pilon_hoffmann_abreu_durigan_2018, title={Quantifying the short-term flowering after fire in some plant communities of a cerrado grassland}, volume={11}, ISSN={["1755-1668"]}, DOI={10.1080/17550874.2018.1517396}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Background: Fire has been reported to trigger the production of flowers and fruits in many fire-prone ecosystems around the world. However, for tropical savannas, little is known about the effects of fire on flower production at community and species scale, especially for the ground-layer. Aims: We assessed the role of fire as a trigger to short-term flowering in cerrado grassland, compared with unburned vegetation. Methods: We recorded the presence of flowers or fruits in 2,441 individuals from 47 plant species (grasses, forbs and subshrubs), during 6 months after fire, in burned and unburned areas of cerrado grasslands, in south-eastern Brazil. Results: In the burned areas, 63% of individuals sampled flowered, in contrast to 19% in unburned areas, demonstrating a strong and positive effect of fire on plant communities of cerrado grasslands. Fire significantly induced flowering in 79% of the studied species, of which 20 species flowered only after fire (nine grasses, seven subshrubs and four forbs). Conclusions: These results highlight the role of fire triggering important ecological processes in the cerrado grasslands, potentially benefiting seed production and genetic diversity of many species. Fire is a crucial factor to be maintained for conservation of these ecosystems and their biodiversity.}, number={3}, journal={PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY}, author={Pilon, Natashi A. L. and Hoffmann, William A. and Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Durigan, Giselda}, year={2018}, pages={259–266} }
 @article{abreu_hoffmann_vasconcelos_pilon_rossatto_durigan_2017, title={The biodiversity cost of carbon sequestration in tropical savanna}, volume={3}, ISSN={["2375-2548"]}, DOI={10.1126/sciadv.1701284}, abstractNote={Forest expansion into Brazilian savanna due to fire suppression causes precipitous species loss.}, number={8}, journal={SCIENCE ADVANCES}, author={Abreu, Rodolfo C. R. and Hoffmann, William A. and Vasconcelos, Heraldo L. and Pilon, Natashi A. and Rossatto, Davi R. and Durigan, Giselda}, year={2017}, month={Aug} }