Andropogonetum Hempsteadi: A Long Island Grassland Vegetation Type

1937 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley A. Cain ◽  
Mary Nelson ◽  
Walter McLean
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Long Island ◽  
Grassland Vegetation

FLORISTICS OF THE HERBACEOUS AND SUBSHRUB LAYER OF A MOIST GRASSLAND IN THE CERRADO BIOSPHERE RESERVE (ALTO PARAÍSO DE GOIÁS), BRAZIL

2006 ◽  
Vol 63 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. R. MUNHOZ ◽  
J. M. FELFILI
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Plant Species Richness ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Grassland Vegetation ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Cerrado Vegetation ◽  
Management Policies

The floristic composition of campo limpo úmido, a moist savanna grassland vegetation of the cerrado biome, is still little described, even though its herbs and subshrubs form a major component of the cerrado vegetation. The objective of this study was to characterize the floristic richness of the herbaceous and subshrub layer of a moist grassland at the Água Fria Farm, Alto Paraíso, Goiás State (14°04′8.83″S, 47°30′33.1″W). The principal use of such grasslands is to graze cattle; in addition, local people collect vast numbers of selected species of wild plants to sell for the decorative dried plant trade, or for their medicinal qualities. Little is known, however, about the sustainability of this extractivism. A survey of a 21 ha area, with intensive quarterly collections of herbarium specimens, was made from April 2000 to March 2001. Despite the small size of the study site it proved to be very rich floristically. A total of 207 species in 90 genera and 33 families was registered in the area. Thirty-one species not yet recorded in the checklist of the flora of the cerrado biome were found in this study, plus three that seem to be new to science. The richest families were Cyperaceae (30 species), Poaceae (28), Xyridaceae (23), Eriocaulaceae (20), Asteraceae (18), and Orchidaceae and Melastomataceae with 10 species each. These results suggest the need for more research on the moist grassland to provide overall estimates for the plant species richness of this widespread vegetation type and as a basis to help guide conservation and management policies.

Ovi-caprid dung as an indicator of paleovegetation and paleoclimate in northwestern China

2008 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruby Ghosh ◽  
Sudha Gupta ◽  
Subir Bera ◽  
Hong-en Jiang ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Northwestern China ◽  
Grassland Vegetation

AbstractDiverse palynomorphs and phytoliths recovered from coprolites of ovi-caprids (sheep, goat) collected from Yang-Hai Tomb at Xinjiang Province, China, have been used to elucidate the dietary pattern of ancient livestock and to reconstruct the paleovegetation and paleoclimate of this part of northwest China ca. 2500 14C yr BP. Palynological and phytolith data suggest that a rich dry temperate vegetation prevailed in the area during the said period. Climatic conditions and grassland vegetation type of the area are explored using phytolith indices.

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