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Changes in the Cerrado vegetation structure: insights from more than three decades of ecological succession
Rogério Victor S. Gonçalves
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação de Recursos Naturais, Instituto de Biologia – INBIO, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – UFU, Uberlândia, Brazil
João Custódio F. Cardoso
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação de Recursos Naturais, Instituto de Biologia – INBIO, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – UFU, Uberlândia, Brazil
Paulo Eugênio Oliveira
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação de Recursos Naturais, Instituto de Biologia – INBIO, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – UFU, Uberlândia, Brazil
Denis Coelho Oliveira
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Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação de Recursos Naturais, Instituto de Biologia – INBIO, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – UFU, Uberlândia, Brazil
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Short summary
Cerrado savannas in Brazil are under increasing pressure. Long-term vegetation dynamics (1987–2019) of a Cerrado area showed marked woody plant encroachment (WPE) processes, possibly linked to fire and grazing suppression. Open shrubby grasslands and wetlands shrunk, while forest and denser woodlands increased, concurrently with vegetation indexes (NDVI). Decreasing open cerrado and wetlands may imply biodiversity and water supply losses. WPE should be considered for Cerrado conservation.
Cerrado savannas in Brazil are under increasing pressure. Long-term vegetation dynamics...
