ANALYSIS OF THE FLORISTIC COMPOSITION OF THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO VEGETATION III: COMPARISON OF THE WOODY VEGETATION OF 376 AREAS

Authors

  • J. A. RATTER Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • S. BRIDGEWATER Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • J. F. RIBEIRO Embrapa Cerrados

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428603000064

Keywords:

Amazonian savanna, biodiversity, cerrado, multivariate analyses, phytogeography, woody vegetation

Abstract

An analysis was made of the floristic composition of 376 areas of cerrado and Amazonian savanna, encompassing most of the area of such vegetation in Brazil. A total of 951 species of trees and large shrubs was recorded for these areas, of which 334 (35%) occurred at only a single locality (unicates).

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Published

2003-03-10

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Original Research Articles

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