Areas of endemism in the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: Flora. Morphologie, Geobotanik, Oekophysiologie Vol. 206; no. 9; pp. 782 - 791
• Main Authors: Echternacht, Livia, Trovó, Marcelo, Oliveira, Caetano T., Pirani, José Rubens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.09.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biogeography; Brazil; Cerrado; Conservation; Earth Sciences; Endemic flora; flora; indigenous species; mountains; Paleontology; Plant distribution; Sciences of the Universe; species diversity; Brazil; Biogeography; Biodiversity; Cerrado; Plant distribution; Endemic flora; Conservation

The Espinhaço Range, a mountain chain located in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, contains one of the richest floras in Brazil, with a high frequency of endemic species. Since 2005 it is designated as UNESCO biosphere reserve and is situated at the joint border of two global hotspots...