southern Brazil

Fire regime and local biotic and abiotic factors as drivers of diversity patterns in highland grasslands in southern Brazil

Plant species diversity is shaped by fire regime and environmental factors

Invasiveness in *Schefflera*":" do non-native species outperform phylogenetically related native species?

Both invasive non-native species are shade-tolerant, allowing them to germinate in the forest undergrowth.

Plant-plant interactions in a subtropical coastal community

Community composition differed among shrub species and open sites, as well as across different shrubs.

Unraveling fruit and seed morphology and seedling establishment of a narrow endemic tree species

Fruit and seed morphology of Crinodendron brasiliensis

Invasion by a non-native willow (Salix × rubens) in Brazilian subtropical highlands

We concluded that S. × rubens is invading riparian ecosystems and thus must be acknowledged as an invasive species in Brazil.

Preventing traditional management can cause grassland loss within 30 years in southern Brazil

Traditional management maintains subtropical highland grasslands in southern Brazil