Mapping and quantification of ferruginous outcrop savannas in the Brazilian Amazon: A challenge for biodiversity conservation.

The eastern Brazilian Amazon contains many isolated ferruginous savanna ecosystem patches (locally known as 'canga vegetation') located on ironstone rocky outcrops on the top of plateaus and ridges, surrounded by tropical rainforests. In the Carajás Mineral Province (CMP), these outcrops c...

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Main Authors: Pedro Walfir M Souza-Filho, Tereza C Giannini, Rodolfo Jaffé, Ana M Giulietti, Diogo C Santos, Wilson R Nascimento, José Tasso F Guimarães, Marlene F Costa, Vera L Imperatriz-Fonseca, José O Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211095