Biological invasion threatens the sandy-savanna Mussununga ecosystem in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 2045 - 2057
• Main Authors: Heringer, Gustavo, Thiele, Jan, Meira-Neto, João Augusto Alves, Neri, Andreza Viana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abundance; Acacia; Anthropogenic factors; Biological effects; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomonitoring; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Economic conditions; Ecosystems; Eucalyptus; Forests; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Invasive species; Land use; Land use management; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Patches (structures); Plant Sciences; Plantations; Plants (botany); Savannahs; Shrubs; Vegetation; Vegetation type; Woodlands; Woody plants; Oligotrophic ecosystems; Ecosystem changes; Neotropical savanna; Disturbance

The sandy-savanna Mussununga is a little-known ecosystem that is already presenting signs of degradation due to effects of invasive species, anthropogenic disturbances, and land-use change. We investigated the effect of biological invasion by Acacia mangium and A. auriculiformis , disturbance promot...