Soaring Extinction Threats to Endemic Plants in Brazilian Metal-Rich Regions

• Published in: Ambio Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 540 - 543
• Main Authors: Jacobi, Claudia M, do Carmo, Flávio F, de Campos, Iara C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.07.2011; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric Sciences; Biodiversity; Biodiversity conservation; Brazil; Conservation biology; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Endemic plants; Environment; Environmental conservation; Environmental economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental impact; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Flowers & plants; Iron compounds; Iron mining; Metals; Mineral rights; Minerals; Mining; Mining industry; Nature conservation; Nickel; Physical Geography; Plants; Protected areas; Public policy; Scandals; Species; Strip mining; SYNOPSES; SYNOPSIS; Brazil; Protected Area Network; Opencast Mining; Metalliferous Region; Rare Plant Species; Protected Area