Lack of floristic identity in campos rupestres—A hyperdiverse mosaic of rocky montane savannas in South America

• Published in: Flora. Morphologie, Geobotanik, Oekophysiologie Vol. 238; pp. 24 - 31
• Main Authors: Neves, Danilo M., Dexter, Kyle G., Pennington, R. Toby, Bueno, Marcelo L., de Miranda, Pedro L.S., Oliveira-Filho, Ary Teixeira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Brazil; cangas; cerrado; climate; Cluster analysis; data collection; environmental factors; Environmental heterogeneity; Espinhaço range; flora; Floristic composition; habitats; plant communities; rain forests; research planning; rupestrian grasslands; savannas; species diversity; surveys; woodlands; woody plants; Brazil; Cluster analysis; Environmental heterogeneity; cangas; Floristic composition; Espinhaço range; rupestrian grasslands

•campos rupestres do not represent a single floristic group.•Influence from surrounding cerrados drives compositional differentiation in campos rupestres.•Environmental conditions can predict the differentiation amongst campo rupestre floristic groups.•Conservation units fail to protect important pa...