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Past land-use and ecological resilience in a lowland Brazilian Atlantic Forest: implications for passive restoration by Sansevero, Jerônimo Boelsums Barreto, Prieto, Pablo Viany, Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Rodrigues, Pablo José Francisco Pena

“…The ecological resilience of abandoned pastures has important implications for the potential of passive restoration in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest,…”
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Maranta pilosissima (Marantaceae), a new species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Ribeiro de Mello Fraga, Fernanda, do Amaral, Fernanda Moreira, Cardoso, Leandro Jorge Telles, Freire, Talvanis Lorenzetti, Joffily, Ana, Marcelo Alvarenga Braga, João

“…We describe a new species of Maranta from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The new species is similar to Maranta divaricata, from which it differs mainly in its…”
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The Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F. Cook) as an invasive species of a wetland in Brazilian Atlantic forest by Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade, de Araújo, Roberta Miranda, Dan, Maurício Lima, Netto, Eduardo Barros Fagundes, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga

“…The aim of this research was to study the population structure of an exotic palm, Roystonea oleracea (Arecaceae), map its spatial distribution and investigate…”
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A New Species and a Key for Langsdorffia (Balanophoraceae) by Cardoso, Leandro Jorge Telles, Alves, Ruy José Válka, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga

“…Langsdorffia heterotepala (Balanophoraceae) is described and illustrated. It is the second Neotropical species recognized within the genus. The species can be…”
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Tree structure and diversity of lowland Atlantic forest fragments：comparison of disturbed and undisturbed remnants by Carvalho, Fabrício Alvim, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade

“…This study describes the tree community structure of three moist lowland Atlantic Forest fragments in Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. Two fragments…”
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Koernickanthe revisited: nomenclatural and taxonomic treatment of a monotypic genus of Marantaceae by Fraga, Fernanda Ribeiro de Mello, Smidt, Eric de Camargo, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga

“…We present a taxonomic treatment for the monospecific genus Koernickanthe (Marantaceae) based on morphology and previous phylogenetic studies. We return K…”
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Siphoneugena carolynae (Myrtaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Fernandes, Thiago, de Faria, Jair Eustáquio, Caldas, Diana Kelly Dias, da Costa Souza, Marcelo, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga

“…This study describes Siphoneugena carolynae (Myrtaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The species inhabits…”
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Sugarloaf Land in south-eastern Brazil: a tropical hotspot of lowland inselberg plant diversity by de Paula, Luiza F A, Azevedo, Luísa O, Mauad, Luana Paula, Cardoso, Leandro Jorge Telles, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Kollmann, Ludovic J C, Fraga, Claudio N, Menini Neto, Luiz, Labiak, Paulo H, Mello-Silva, Renato, Porembski, Stefan, Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini

“…Isolated monoliths of granitic and/or gneissic rock rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape are known as inselbergs. Dome-shaped inselbergs are common…”
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Floristic composition, structure and species-area relationships on a neotropical inselberg in southeastern Brazil by Couto, Dayvid Rodrigues, Dan, Mauricio Lima, Aguiar, Willian Moura, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade

“…Abstract The inselberg vegetation, in general, occurs in patches that vary in size, shape, number of plant species and are surrounded by a bare rock. The…”
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New records for different lineages of Melastomataceae in the Brazilian Amazon by SILVA, Diego Nunes da, BRAGA, João Marcelo Alvarenga, AFONSO, Edgar Augusto Lobato, REINALES, Sandra, CANTUÁRIA, Patrick de Castro, ROCHA, Maria José Reis da, GUIMARÃES, Elsie Franklin, GUIMARÃES, Paulo José Fernandes

“…ABSTRACT We present novelties on the occurrence of species belonging to the tribes Marcetieae, Melastomateae and Pyxidantheae (Melastomataceae) derived from…”
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Estrutura e composição florística do estrato arbóreo de um remanescente de Mata Atlântica submontana no município de Rio Bonito, RJ, Brasil (Mata Rio Vermelho) by Carvalho, Fabrício Alvim(Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais), Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade(Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais), Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga(Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais ,Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Pesquisas)

“…Neste trabalho, descreveram-se a composição florística e a estrutura do estrato arbóreo de um remanescente de Floresta Ombrófila Densa Submontana (Mata Rio…”
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Morphological characterisation of silica phytoliths in Neotropical Marantaceae leaves by de Albuquerque, Elaine Santiago Brilhante, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Vieira, Ricardo Cardoso

“…The Marantaceae family is composed of 550 species of pantropical distribution, with a strong clustering in the Neotropics. Although the family forms a…”
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Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty? A Fire-Resistant Species Triggers Divergent Regeneration in Low-Resilience Pastures by Sánchez-Tapia, Andrea, Sansevero, Jerônimo Boelsums Barreto, Garbin, Mário Luís, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Figueiredo, Pablo Hugo Alves, Scarano, Fabio Rubio

“…Fire may divert or arrest natural regeneration in abandoned pastures throughout the tropics, transforming them to low-resilience systems that do not recover…”
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(039-041) Proposals to Elucidate the Concept of "Illustration with Analysis" by Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Joffily, Ana

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Taxonomic Revision of the Dioscorea campestris Species Assemblage (Dioscoreaceae) by Couto, Ricardo S, Tenorio, Vitor, Alzer, Fernanda da C, Lopes, Rosana C, Vieira, Ricardo C, Mendonça, Cláudia B. F, Gonçalves-Esteves, Vania, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga

“…The Dioscoreaceae are widely distributed in the tropics, but despite the diversity and utility of the taxa of this family as food (e.g. yam) they are often…”
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Impact of exotic tree species on the natural regeneration of an urban restinga forest by Narcizo, Amanda Tavares, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Sartori, Richieri Antonio

“…Key message Exotic tree species Syzygium cumini and Taliparti tiliaceum affect restinga forest regeneration growing under them, in comparison to native…”
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Maranta rugosa sp. nov. (Marantaceae) from central Brazil by Marcelo Alvarenga Braga, João, Vieira, Silvana

“…Maranta is a neotropical genus usually found in moist and shaded habitats in pluvial to semideciduous forests and Cerrado, with diversity center in central…”
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Thonningia alba (Balanophoraceae), a new root holoparasitic species from Madagascar by Cardoso, Leandro Jorge Telles, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga

“…Summary A new species of Thonningia is described. T. alba is the third species to be recognised in the genus, and the fourth in the family Balanophoraceae from…”
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Development of successive cambia and structure of secondary xylem in the stems and roots of Distimake tuberosus (Convolvulaceae) by Tamaio, Neusa, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga, Rajput, Kishore S.

“…•Distimake tuberosus (Convolvulaceae) a woody liana has circular as well as trilobed stem in transection•Trilobed stem is the effect of the action of crescent,…”
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Stem anatomy and pattern of secondary growth in some herbaceous vine species of Menispermaceae by Tamaio, Neusa, Joffily, Ana, Braga, Joäo Marcelo Alvarenga, Rajput, Kishore S.

“…The stem anatomy and pattern of secondary growth in Ungulipetalum filipendulum (Mart.) Moldenke, Cissampelos andromorpha DC, Disciphania hernandia (Veil.)…”
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