Functional and phylogenetic diversity of scattered trees in an agricultural landscape: Implications for conservation

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 199; pp. 272 - 281
• Main Authors: Athayde, Eduardo A., Cancian, Leonardo F., Verdade, Luciano M., Morellato, Leonor Patrícia C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2015
• Subjects: agricultural land; agroecosystems; Biodiversity conservation; Biological diversity; Brazil; conservation areas; environmental law; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus plantation; Farming; Farmlands; Farms; functional diversity; georeferencing; indigenous species; inventories; Isolated trees; land use; Landscapes; phylogeny; Remnant trees; species diversity; Trees; Brazil; ASW, Brazil; Biodiversity conservation; Remnant trees; Eucalyptus plantation; Isolated trees

•We model the spatial patterns of diversity of trees in an agricultural landscape.•Scattered trees kept 64% and 85% of the functional and phylogenetic diversity.•Functional traits composition did not differ across land uses.•Our results show the role of scattered trees for the conservation of biodiv...