Forests in the South Brazilian Grassland Region

Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin; Martin Molz; Milena Fermina Rosenfield; Joice Klipel; Larissa Donida Biasotto; Joao André Jarenkow

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-42580-6_15

Forests in the South Brazilian Grassland Region

Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin
, Martin Molz
, Milena Fermina Rosenfield
, Joice Klipel
, Larissa Donida Biasotto
, Joao André Jarenkow

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Abstract

The southern region of Brazil is characterized by the dominance of extended grasslands. However, the landscape also contains different types of forests, such as Araucaria forests in the Atlantic Forest domain and Seasonal forests in the Pampa domain. This chapter addresses different elements of these forests in the South Brazilian grassland region. Based on a database of 139 forest sites with a total number of 675 tree species, all located in grassland-dominated landscapes, we analyzed the influence of current environmental and historical drivers on tree species richness and forest community composition. Our results show that only current environmental drivers, such as temperature seasonality, influence tree species richness, whereas both current environmental and historical drivers influence community composition. Further, we present examples of ecosystem functioning and services of these forests regarding water balance, carbon stocks, and soil productivity. Finally, we show landscape-level changes of forest cover. Across the region, forest cover increased in the last 35 years. However, this was driven by Seasonal forests in the Pampa region, while the Araucaria forests in the Atlantic forest region decreased in cover. We consider that the implementation of actions to restore mosaics of forests and grasslands in landscapes that were degraded is urgent. Despite their biological importance by harboring many floristic elements from different biogeographical affinities, the South Brazilian grassland region, including its forests, remains neglected in terms of biodiversity conservation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	South Brazilian Grasslands : Ecology and Conservation of the Campos Sulinos
Editors	Gerhard Ernst Overbeck, Valério de Patta Pilar, Sandra Cristina Müller, Glayson Ariel Bencke
Number of pages	31
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Schweiz
Publication date	15.12.2023
Edition	1
Pages	385-415
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-42579-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-42580-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42580-6_15
Publication status	Published - 15.12.2023
Externally published	Yes

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Research areas and keywords

Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity drives
Biodiversity managment
Disturbance effects on biodiversity
Ecology of subtropical grassland
Grassland conservation
Grassland management
Human impact on biodiversity
Land-use change
Landscape management
Natural resources
Sustainable regional development
Biology
Ecosystems Research

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Bergamin, R. S., Molz, M., Rosenfield, M. F., Klipel, J., Biasotto, L. D., & Jarenkow, J. A. (2023). Forests in the South Brazilian Grassland Region. In G. E. Overbeck, V. de Patta Pilar, S. C. Müller, & G. A. Bencke (Eds.), South Brazilian Grasslands: Ecology and Conservation of the Campos Sulinos (1 ed., pp. 385-415). Springer Schweiz. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42580-6_15

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Forests in the South Brazilian Grassland Region. / Bergamin, Rodrigo Scarton; Molz, Martin; Rosenfield, Milena Fermina et al.
South Brazilian Grasslands: Ecology and Conservation of the Campos Sulinos. ed. / Gerhard Ernst Overbeck; Valério de Patta Pilar; Sandra Cristina Müller; Glayson Ariel Bencke. 1. ed. Cham: Springer Schweiz, 2023. p. 385-415.

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Forests in the South Brazilian Grassland Region

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