New goats on the island?
Trindade is an oceanic island located ca. 1200 km east of the Brazilian coast with only 65% of its original vegetation cover remaining. Devastation was mainly caused by the presence of goats for a long time. Since goats were eliminated in 2005 the island vegetation is going through a recovering process. However during a visit to the island in 2012 another threat to the vegetation was noted: a Leguminosae species is spreading and killing part of the endemic herbaceous vegetation of Cyperus atlanticus.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
2013
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602013000300017 |
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