2024

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Ballarin, C.S., Mores, G.J., Goes, G.A., Fidelis, A., Cornelissen, T. 2024. Trends and gaps in the study of fire effects on plant-animal interactions in Brazilian ecosystems. Austral Ecology 49:13420.

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2023

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Chiminazzo, M.A., Bombo, A.B., Charles-Dominique, T., Fidelis, A. 2023. To protect or to hide: Why not both? An investigation of fire-related strategies in Cerrado woody species. Flora 306: 152350.

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Chiminazzo, M.A., Charles-Dominique, T., Rossatto, D.R., Bombo, A.B., Fidelis, A. 2023. Why woody plant modularity through time and space must be integrated in fire research?. AoB Plants 15:plad029.

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Damasceno, G., Fidelis, A. 2023. Per-capita impacts of an invasive grass vary across levels of ecological organization in a tropical savanna. Biological Invasions 25:1811-1826.

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Chiminazzo, M.A., Bombo, A.B., Charles-Dominique, T., Fidelis, A. 2023. Bark production of generalist and specialist species across savannas and forests in the Cerrado. Annals of Botany 131: 613-621.

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Carvalho, I.S., Alvarado, S.T., Silva, T.S.F., Cordeiro, C.L.O., Fidelis, A., Saraiva, V.C., Figueiredo, F.A.M.M.A., Sousa, J.R.P., Ferraz, T.M. 2023. How does the fire regime change after creating a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado?. Journal For Nature Conservation 71:126318.

 

​Ordóñez-Parra, C.A., Dayrell, R.L.C., Negreiros, D., Andrade, A.C.S., Andrade, L.G., Antonini, Y., Barreto, L.C., Barros, F.V., Carvalho, V.C., Dugarte Corredor, B.A., Davide, A.C., Duarte, A.A., Feitosa, S.D.S., Fernandes, A.F., Figueiredo, M.A., Fidelis, A., Garcia, L.C., Garcia, Q.S., Giorni, V.T., Gomes, V.G.N., Gonçalves-Magalhães, C., Kozovits, A.R., Lemos-Filho, J.P., Le Stradic, S., Machado, I.C., Maia, F.R., Marques, A.R., Mendes-Rodrigues, C., Messias, M.C.T.B., Morellato, L.P.C., Moraes, M.G., Moreira, B., Nunes, F.P., Oliveira, A.K.M., Oki, Y., Rodrigues, A.R.P., Pietczak, C., Pina, J.C., Ramos, S.J., Ranal, M.A., Ribeiro-Oliveira, J.P., Rodrigues, F.H., Santana, D.G., Santos, F.M.G., Senhuk, A.P.M.S., Silveira, R.A., Soares, N.C., Tonetti, O.A.O., Vieira, V.A.S., Viana, L.C.S., Zanetti, M., Zirondi, H.L., Silveira, F.A.O. 2023. Rock n' Seeds: A database of seed functional traits and germination experiments from Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation. Ecology 104:e3852.

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2022

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Teixeira, J., Souza, L., Le Stradic, S.L., Fidelis, A. 2022. Fire promotes functional plant diversity and modifies soil carbon dynamics in tropical savanna. Science of the Total Environment 812: 152317.

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Ferraro, A., Silva, G. S., Martins, A.R., Piedade, S. M. S., Fidelis, A., Appezzato-da-Glória, B. 2022. Seasonality affects the belowground bud bank dynamics of the Cerrado. Journal of Vegetation Science 33:13165.

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Rodrigues, C.A., Fidelis, A. 2022. Should we burn the Cerrado? Effects of fire frequency on open savanna plant communities. Journal of Vegetation Science 33:13159

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Silveira, F. A. O., Ordóñez'Parra, C. A., Moura, L. C., Schmidt, I. B., Andersen, A. N., Bond, W., Buisson, E., Durigan, G., Fidelis, A., Oliveira, R. S., Parr, C., Rowland, L., Veldman, J. W., Pennington, R. T. 2022. Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology 59:1967-1975.

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Buisson, E., Archibald, S., Fidelis, A., Suding, K. N. 2022. Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration. Science 377:594-598

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Alves, D. B., Fidelis, A., Pérez-Cabello, F., Alvarado, S. T., Concianni, D. E., Cambraia, B. C., Silveira, A. L. P. D., Silva, T. S. F., 2022. Impact of image acquisition lag-time on monitoring short-term postfire spectral dynamics in tropical savannas: the Campos Amazônicos Fire Experiment. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 16:034507.

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Overbeck, G. E., Vélez-Martin, E., Menezes, L. S., Anand, M., Baeza, S., Carlucci, M. B., Dechoum, M. S., Durigan, G., Fidelis, A., Guido, A., Moro, M. F., Munhoz, C. B. R., Reginato, M., Rodrigues, R. S., Rosenfield, M. F., Sampaio, A. B., Silva, F. H. B. da, Silveira, F. A. O., Sosinski, Ê. E., 2022. Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 56:125687.

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Zanzarini, V., Andersen, A. N., Fidelis, A. 2022. Flammability in tropical savannas: variation among growth-forms and seasons in Cerrado. Biotropica 54:979-987.

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Bombo, A. B., Appezzato-da-Glória, B., Fidelis, A. 2022. Fire exclusion changes belowground bud bank and bud-bearing organ composition jeopardizing open savanna resilience. Oecologia 199:153-164.

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Fidelis, A., Zirondi, H. L., Rossatto, D. R., Zanzarini, V. 2022. Fire stimulates grass flowering in the Cerrado independent of season. Journal of Vegetation Science e131252.

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García-Díaz, P., Montti, L., Powell, P. A., Phimister, E., Pizarro, J. C., Fasola, L., Langdon, B., Pauchard, A., Raffo, E., Bastías, J., Damasceno, G., Fidelis, A., Huerta, M. F., Linardaki, E., Moyano, J., Núñez, M. A., Ortiz, M. I., Rodríguez-Jorquera, I., Roesler, I., 2022. Identifying Priorities, Targets, and Actions for the Long-term Social and Ecological Management of Invasive Non-Native Species. Environmental Management 9:140-153.

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Meller, P., Stellmes, M., Fidelis, A., Finckh, M. 2022. Correlates of geoxyle diversity in Afrotropical grasslands. Journal of Biogeography 49:339-352.

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Rebolo, I. F., Zirondi, H. L., Fidelis, A., Christianini, A. V. 2022. Native ants help to spread an invasive African grass in the Cerrado. Biotropica 54:6-11.

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2021

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Le Stradic, S., Roumet, C., Durigan, G., Cancian, L. Fidelis, A. in press. Variation in biomass allocation and root functional parameters in response to fire history in Brazilian savannas. Journal of Ecology 109: 4143-4157.

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Chiminazzo, M.A., Bombo, A.B., Charles-Dominique, T., Fidelis, A. 2021. Your best buds are worth protecting: Variation in bud protection in a fire-prone cerrado system. Functional Ecology 35: 2424-2434.

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Fidelis, A., Zirondi, H.L. 2021. And after fire, the Cerrado flowers: a review of post-fire flowering in a tropical savanna. Flora 280: 151849.

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Buisson, E., Fidelis, A., Overbeck, G.E., Schmidt, I.B., Durigan, G., Young, T., Alvarado, S.T., Arruda, A., Boisson, S., Bond, W.J., Coutinho, A., Kirkman, K., Oliveira, R.S., Schmitt, M., Siebert, F., Siebert, S.J., Thompson, D., Silveira, F.A.O. 2021. A research agenda for the restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas. Restoration Ecology 29: e13292.

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Fidelis, A., Rodrigues, C.A., Dairel, M., Blanco, C.C., Pillar, V.D., Pfadenhauer, J. 2021. What matters for vegetation regeneration in Brazilian subtropical grasslands: seeders or resprouters? Flora 279: 151817.

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Zirondi, H.L., Ooi, M.K.J., Fidelis, A. 2021. Fire-triggered flowering is the dominant post-fire strategy in a tropical savanna. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e12995.

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Rodrigues, C.A., Zirondi, H.L., Fidelis, A. 2021. Fire frequency affects fire behavior in open savannas of the Cerrado. Forest Ecology and Management, 482: 118850.

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Zupo, T., Daibes, L.F., Pausas, J., G., Fidelis, A. 2021. Post-fire regeneration strategies in a frequently burned Cerrado community. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e12968.

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Daibes, L.F., Martins A.R., Silveira, F.A.O., Fidelis, A. 2021. Seed tolerance to post-fire temperature fluctuation of Cerrado legume shrubs with micromorphological implications. Flora 275: 151761.

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Pilon, N. A.L., Cava, M. G.B., Hoffmann, William A., Abreu, R. C., Fidelis, A, Durigan, G. 2021. The diversity of post-fire regeneration strategies in the cerrado ground layer. Journal of Ecology 109: 154-166.

 

Ferraro, A. ; Fidelis, A., Silva, G. S., Piedade, S. M. S.,  Appezzato-da-Gloria, B. 2021. Long-term Pinus plantations reduce the bud bank in Cerrado areas. Applied Vegetation Science 24: e12537.

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Garcia-Díaz, P., Cassey P. ; Norbury, G. ; Lambin, X. ; Montti, L. ; Pizarro, J. C. ; PowellL, P. ; Burslem, D. ; Cava, M. G.B. ; Damasceno, G.; Fasola, L.; Fidelis, A.; Huerta-Tellez, M.; Langdon, B.; Linardaki, E.; Moyano, J. F.; Nuñez, M.; Pauchard, A.; Phimister, E. C.; Raffo, E.; Roesler, C. I.; Rodriguez-Jorquera, I. ; Tomasevic J. 2021. Management policies for invasive alien species: Addressing the impacts rather than the species. BioScience 71:174-185.

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2020

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Dairel, M., Fidelis, A. 2020. How does fire affect germination of grasses in the Cerrado?. Seed Science Research 30:275-283.

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Wigley, B.; Charles-Dominique, T.; Hempson, G.; Stevens, N.; TeBeest, M.; Archibald, S.; Bond, W. J. ; Bunney, K.; Coetsee, C.; Donaldson, J.; Fidelis, A.; Gao, X.; Gignoux, J.; Lehmann, C.; Massad, T.; Midgley, J.; Millan, M.; Schwilk, D.; Siebert, F.; Solofondranohatra, C.; Staver, C.; Zhou, Y.  Kruger, L. 2020 . A handbook for the standardised sampling of plant functional traits in disturbance-prone ecosystems, with a focus on open ecosystems. Australian Journal of Botany 68: 473 - 531.

 

Silveira, Fernando A. O.; Arruda, A., Bond, William J., Buisson, E., Durigan, Giselda, Fidelis, A, Kirkman, K., Oliveira, R. S., Overbeck, Gerhard E., Sansevero, J. B. B., Siebert, F., Siebert, S. J., Young, T. 2020. Myth busting tropical grassy biome restoration. Restoration Ecology 28:1067-1073.

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Damasceno, G., Fidelis, A. 2020. Abundance of invasive grasses is dependent on fire regime and climatic conditions in tropical savannas. Journal of Environmental Management 271: 111016.

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Dairel, M., Fidelis, A. 2020. The presence of invasive grasses affects the soil seed bank composition and dynamics of both invaded and non-invaded areas of open savannas. Journal of Environmental Management 276: 111291.

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Lambin, X., Burslem, D., Caplat:; Cornulier, T., Damasceno, G., Fasola, L., Fidelis, A, Garcia Diaz, P.; Langdon, B., Linardaki, E., Montti, L. F., Moyano, J. F., Nunez, M., Palmer, S., Pauchard, A., Phimister, E. C., Pizarro, J. C., Powell, P.; Raffo, E., Rodriguez-Jorquera, I., Roesler, C. I., Tomasevic, J., Travis, J. M. J., Verdugo, C. in press. CONTAIN: Optimising the long-term management of invasive alien species using adaptive management. NeoBiota, 59: 119 - 138.

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Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Daibes, L. F., Novaes, R.B., Pivello, V., Fidelis, A. 2020. Fire cues and germination of invasive and native grasses in the Cerrado. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 34: 185-191.

 

Kattge, J., et al. 2020. TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology, 26: 119-188.

 

Stotz, Gisela C. Cahill, J.F. Bennett, J. A. Carlyle, Cameron N., Bork, E.W., Askarizadeh, D., Bartha, S., Beierkuhnlein, C., Boldgiv, B., Brown, L., Cabido, M., Campetella, G., Chelli, S.,Cohen, O., Díaz, S., Enrico, L., Ensing, D., Erdenetsetseg, B., Fidelis, A., et al. 2020. Not a melting pot: Plant species aggregate in their non-native range. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29:482-490, 2020.

 

Fidelis, A. 2020. Is fire always the bad guy?. Flora, 268:151611.

 

 

2019

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Buisson, E., Stradic, S. L., Silveira, F.A.O., Durigan, G., Overbeck, G. E., Fidelis, A., Fernandes, G. W., Bond, W. J., Hermann, J.M., Mahy, G., Alvarado, S., Zaloumis, N. J., Veldman, J. W. 2019. Resilience and restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and grassy woodlands. Biological Reviews, 94:590-609.

 

Zirondi, H.L., José, H.P., Daibes, L. F., Fidelis, A. 2019. Heat and smoke affect the germination of flammable resprouters: Vellozia species in the Cerrado. Folia Geobotanica 54: 65-77.

 

Saatkamp, Arne, Cochrane, A., Commander, L., Guja, L. K., Jimenez-Álfaro, B., Larson, J., Nicotra, A., Poschlod, P., Silveira, F. A. O., Cross, A. T., Dalziell, E. L., Dickie, J., Erickson, T. E., Fidelis, A. et al. 2019. A research agenda for seed-trait functional ecology. New Phytologist, 221:1764-1775.

 

Daibes, L. F., Pausas, J. G., Bonani, N., Nunes, J. S., Silveira, F. A. O., Fidelis, A. 2019. Fire and legume germination in a tropical savanna: ecological and historical factors. Annals of Botany, 123:1219-1229.

 

Zirondi, H.L., Silveira, F. A. O., Fidelis, A. 2019. Fire effects on seed germination: Heat shock and smoke on permeable vs impermeable seed coats. Flora, 253:98-106.

 

Fidelis, A, Rosalem, P.F., Zanzarini, V., Camargos, L., Martins, A.R. 2019. From ashes to flowers: a savanna sedge initiates flowers 24 h after fire. Ecology, 100:e02648.

 

Hobohm, C., Janisova, M., Steinbauer, M., Landi, S., Field, R., Vanderplank, S., Beierkuhnlein, C., Grytnes, J., Vetaas, O. R., Fidelis, A, et al. 2019. Global endemics-area relationships of vascular plants. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 17:41-49.

 

Zanzarini, V., Zanchetta, D., Fidelis, A. 2019. Do we need intervention after pine tree removal? The use of different management techniques to enhance Cerrado natural regeneration. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 17:146-150.

 

Siebert, F., Bombo, A.B., Archibald, S., Greve, M., Fidelis, A. 2019. Introducing bud bank and below-ground plant organ research to South Africa: Report on a workshop and the way forward. South African Journal of Science, 115:1-2.

 

Veldman, J. W., Aleman, J. C., Alvarado, S. T., Anderson, T.M., Archibald, S., Bond, W.J., Boutton, T.W., Buchmann, N., Buisson, E., Canadell, J. G., Dechoum, M.S., Diaz-Toribio, M.H., Durigan, G., Ewel, J.J., Fernandes, G. W., Fidelis, A., et al. 2019. Comment on -The global tree restoration potential. Science, 366:eaay7976.

 

Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Fidelis, A, Commander, L. 2019. Seed germination niche across habitats: an introduction to this special issue. Folia Geobotanica, 54:1-4.

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Alves, D. B., Alvarado, S. T. 2019. Variação espaço-temporal da ocorrência do fogo nos biomas brasileiros com base na análise de produtos de sensoriamento remoto. Geografia (Rio Claro), 44:321-345.

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2018

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Dornelas et al. 2018. BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology And Biogeography. 27:760-786.

 

Pausas, J. G., Lamont, B. B., Paula, S., Appezzato-Da-Gloria, B., Fidelis, A. 2018. Unearthing belowground bud banks in fire-prone ecosystems. New Phytologist, 217:1435-1448.

 

Daibes, L. F., Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Silveira, F.A.O., Fidelis, A. 2018. Gaps critical for the survival of exposed seeds during Cerrado fires. Australian Journal Of Botany, 66:116-123.

 

Damasceno, G., Souza, L., Pivello, V. R., Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Giroldo, P.Z., Fidelis, A. 2018. Impact of invasive grasses on Cerrado under natural regeneration. Biological Invasions, 20:3621-3629.

 

Fidelis, A, Alvarado, S.T., Barradas, A.C., Pivello, V.R. 2018. The Year 2017: Megafires and Management in the Cerrado. Fire, 1:49.

 

2017

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Daibes, L. F., Zupo, T., Silveira, F.A.O., Fidelis, A. 2017. A field perspective on effects of fire and temperature fluctuation on Cerrado legume seeds. Seed Science Research, 27:74-83.

 

Rissi, M.N., Baeza, J., Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Zupo, T., Fidelis, A. 2017. Does season affect fire behavior in Cerrado?. International Journal Of Wildland Fire, 26:427-433.

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Schmidt, I. B., Fidelis, A, Miranda, H. S., Ticktin, T. 2017. How do the wets burn? Fire behavior and intensity in wet grasslands in the Brazilian savanna. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 40:167-175.

 

2016

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Fidelis, A, Daibes, L. F., Martins, A.R. 2016. To resist or to germinate? The effect of fire on legume seeds in Brazilian subtropical grasslands. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 30:147-151.

 

Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Silveira, F.A.O., Fidelis, A, Poschlod, P., Commander, L. 2016. Seed germination traits can contribute better to plant community ecology. Journal of Vegetation Science, 27:637-645.

 

Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Baeza, J., Pivello, V.R., Fidelis, A. 2016. Disturbance as a factor in breaking dormancy and enhancing invasiveness of African grasses in a Neotropical Savanna. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 30:131-137.

 

Pither, J., Fraser, L. H., Jentsch, A., Sternberg, M., Zobel, M., Cahill, J., Beierkuhnlein, C., Bartha, S., Bennett, J. A., Boldgiv, B., Brown, L. R., Cabido, M., Campetella, G., Carlyle, C. N., Chelli, S., Cserg , A. M., Diaz, S., Enrico, L., Ensing, D., Fidelis, A. et al. 2016. Response to Comment on 'Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness'. Science, 351:457-457.

 

Fichino, B.S., Dombroski, J. R. G., Pivello, V.R., Fidelis, A. 2016. Does Fire Trigger Seed Germination in the Neotropical Savannas? Experimental Tests with Six Cerrado Species. Biotropica, 48:181-187.

 

Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Pivello, V.R., Rissi, M.N., Zupo, T., Fidelis, A. 2016. A Importância da Consideração de Espécies Invasoras no Manejo Integrado do Fogo. Biodiversidade Brasileira, 6:27-40.

 

Zupo, T., Baeza, J., Fidelis, A. 2016. The effect of simulated heat-shock and daily temperature fluctuations on seed germination of four species from fire-prone ecosystems. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 30:514-519.

 

Mendoza F., J. Moises, Simon, Marcelo F., Reis, Talita S., Fidelis, A, Cavalcanti, Taciana B. 2016. New endemic species of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae) from Serra do Tombador in Goiás, Central Brazil. Phytotaxa (Online), 273:147.

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2015

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Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Pivello, V.R., Bautista, S., Zupo, T., Rissi, M.N., Fidelis, A. 2015. How can an invasive grass affect fire behavior in a tropical savanna? A community and individual plant level approach. Biological Invasions, 17:423-431.

 

Fraser, L. H., Pither, J., Jentsch, A. Sternberg, M., Zobel, M., Askarizadeh, D., Bartha, S., Beierkuhnlein, C., Bennett, J. A., Bittel, A., Boldgiv, B., Boldrini, I. I., Bork, E. Brown, L. Cabido, M., Cahill, J., Carlyle, C. N., Campetella, G., Chelli, S., Cohen, O., Csergo, A.-M., Diaz, S., Enrico, L., Ensing, D., Fidelis, A., et al. 2015. Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness. Science, 349:302-305.

 

Marchiori, N. M., Fidelis, A., Kozovits, A. R., Garcia, Q. S. 2015. Germinação de sementes nativas dos c ampos s ulinos após armazenamento e choque de temperatura. Revista Biociências, 21:89-99.

 

2014

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Fidelis, A, Appezzato-Da-Glória, B., Pillar, V. D., Pfadenhauer, J. 2014. Does disturbance affect bud bank size and belowground structures diversity in Brazilian subtropical grasslands?. Flora, 209:110-116.

 

Blanco, C.C., Scheiter, S., Sosinski, E., Fidelis, A, Anand, M., Pillar, V. D. 2014. Feedbacks between vegetation and disturbance processes promote long-term persistence of forest-grassland mosaics in south Brazil. Ecological Modelling, 291:224-232.

 

Fidelis, A, Blanco, C.C. 2014. Does fire induce flowering in Brazilian subtropical grasslands?. Applied Vegetation Science, 17:690-699.

 

2013

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Fidelis, A, Lyra, M.F. Di S., Pivello, V.R. 2013. Above- and belowground biomass and carbon dynamics in Brazilian Cerrado wet grasslands. Journal Of Vegetation Science, 24:356-364.

 

2012

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Martins, A.R., Soares, A.N., Bombo, A.B., Fidelis, A, Novembre, A.D.L.C., Appezzato-Da-Gloria, B. 2012. Germination and seedling morphology of four South American Smilax L. (Smilacaceae). International Journal Of Tropical Biology And Conservation, 60:495-504.

 

Fichino, B.S., Fidelis, A, Schmidt, I.B., Pivello, V.R. 2012. Efeitos de altas temperaturas na germinação de sementes de capim-dourado (Syngonanthus nitens (Bong.) Ruhland, Eriocaulaceae): implicações para o manejo. Acta Botanica Brasílica, 26:508-511.

 

Fidelis, A, Blanco, C. C., Müller, S.C., Pillar, V.D., Pfadenhauer, J. 2012. Short-term changes caused by fire and mowing in Brazilian Campos grasslands with different long-term fire histories. Journal Of Vegetation Science, 23:552-562.

 

2011

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Kattge, J. et al. 2011. TRY - a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology, 17:2905-2935.

 

Fidelis, A.; Pivello, V.R. 2011. Deve-se usar o fogo como instrumeto de manejo no Cerrado e Campos Sulinos?. Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2:12-25.

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