Abstract:Exotic grasses and high-nutrient availability are common factors that may limit recovery of herbaceous diversity in derived savannas, while tree encroachment is a threat to diversity in old-growth savannas. To understand the impacts of these factors on herbaceous communities, we studied the effect of nutrient addition, and the resulting increase in the exotic grass, Melinis minutiflora, at a savanna-forest boundary in the Brazilian Cerrado. We inventoried richness of reproductive herbs, tree basal area and cov… Show more
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