Functional antagonism between nitrogen-fixing leguminous trees and calcicole-drought-tolerant trees in the Cerrado

Functional antagonism between nitrogen-fixing leguminous trees and calcicole-drought-tolerant trees in the Cerrado

ABSTRACT The Cerrado is the largest savanna of South America and its physiognomy varies from savanna to woodlands. There are two main types of woodlands in the Cerrado: dystrophic woodlands, dominated by N-fixing leguminous trees (LEG), and mesotrophic woodlands dominated by non-leguminous drought-t...

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Main Authors: João Augusto Alves Meira-Neto, Gláucia Soares Tolentino, Maria Carolina Nunes Alves da Silva, Andreza Viana Neri, Markus Gastauer, Luiz Fernando Silva Magnago, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Fernando Valladares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
aluminum toxicity
calcicole species
dry forests
ecosystem function
nitrogen fixing
tropical savanna
woodlands
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