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Título: Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna
Autor: Mustin, Karen
Carvalho, William Douglas de
Hilário, Renato Richard
Costa-Neto, Salustiano Vilar da
Silva, Cláudia Regina
Vasconcelos, Ivan M.
Castro, Isai J.
Eilers, Vivianne
Kauano, Érico Emed
Mendes, Raimundo N.G.
Funi, Claudia
Fearnside, Philip Martin
Silva, José Maria Cardoso da
Euler, Ana M. C.
Toledo, Jos? Julio
Data do documento: 2017
Revista: Nature Conservation
É parte de: Volume 22, Pags. 107-127
Abstract: An Amazonian savanna in northern Brazil known as the Cerrado of Amapá is under imminent threat from poor land-use planning, the expansion of large-scale agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures. These savannas house a rich and unique flora and fauna, including endemic plants and animals. However, the area remains under-sampled for most taxa, and better sampling may uncover new species. We estimate that only ∼9.16% of these habitats have any kind of protection, and legislative changes threaten to further weaken or remove this protection. Here we present the status of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the Cerrado of Amapá, its conservation status, and the main threats to the conservation of this Amazonian savanna. To secure the future of these unique and imperilled habitats, we suggest urgent expansion of protected areas, as well as measures that would promote less-damaging land uses to support the local population. Copyright © 2017 Karen Mustin et al.
DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.22.13823
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