The cerrados of Brazil
Subtitle: ecology and natural history of a neotropical savanna
By: editors, Paulo S. Oliveira, Robert J. Marquis
Contributors: Oliveira, Paulo S; Marquis, Robert J., 1953-
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Cerrado ecology -- Brazil
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Development of research in the cerrados / Paulo S. Oliveira and Robert J. Marquis; title: Relation of soils and geomorphic surfaces in the Brazilian cerrado / Paulo E.F. Motta, Nilton Curi and Donald P. Franzmeier; title: Late Quaternary history and evolution of the cerrados as revealed by palynological records / Marie-Pierre Ledru; title: The fire factor / Heloisa S. Miranda, Mercedes M.C. Bustamante, and Antonio C. Miranda; title: Past and current human occupation, and land use / Carlos A. Klink and Adriana G. Moreira; title: Vegetation physiognomies and woody flora of the cerrado biome / Ary T. Oliveira-Filho and James A. Ratter; title: Herbaceous plant communities / Tarciso S. Filgueiras; title: Patterns and dynamics of plant populations / Raimundo P.B. Henriques and John D. Hay; title: The role of fire in population dynamics of woody plants / William A. Hoffmann and Adriana G. Moreira; title: Ecophysiology of woody plants / Augusto C. Franco; title: Lepidoptera in the cerrado landscape and the conservation of vegetation, soil, and topographical mosaics / Keith S. Brown Jr. and David R. Gifford; title: The character and dynamics of the cerrado herpetofauna / Guarino R. Colli, Rogério P. Bastos, and Alexandre F.B. Araujo; title: The avifauna: ecology, biogeography, and behavior / Regina H.F. Macedo; title: The cerrado mammals: diversity, ecology, and natural history / Jader Marinho-Filho, Flávio H.G. Rodrigues and Keila M. Juarez; title: Ant foraging on plant foliage: contrasting effects on the behavioral ecology of insect herbivores / Paulo S. Oliveira, André V.L. Freitas and Kleber Del-Claro; title: Interactions among cerrado plants and their herbivores: unique or typical? / Robert J. Marquis, Helena C. Morais and Ivone R. Diniz; title: Pollination and reproductive biology in cerrado plant communities / Paulo E. [sic] Oliveira and Peter E. Gibbs; title: Biodiversity and conservation priorities in the cerrado region / Roberto B. Cavalcanti and Carlos A. Joly