- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Education and Public Policy
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Evasion and Academic Success Factors
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Science and Science Education
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
Auburn University
2023-2025
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2019
Fire is an ecological factor that strongly influences plant communities and functional traits. Communities respond differently to fire, either decreasing or increasing in flammability resource acquisition strategies. This study aimed investigate the influence of fire over traits associated with economic spectrum a stressful infertile mountainous grassland located Espinhaço mountain range Brazil. Non-graminoid species were sampled 60 5 m × plots distributed three frequency categories. We...
The introduction of nurse species on degraded sites Permanently Protected Areas represents a useful strategy for vegetation recovery in riparian forest. Species the genus Baccharis (Asteraceae) have been documented as potential plants being able restructuring native plant community. This study was aimed to evaluate nursing role dracunculifolia community Atlantic rainforest short-time period. developed two abandoned pasture areas forest River Piranga basin, one which B. planted (Restored...