A list of land plants of Parque Nacional do Caparao, Brazil, highlights the presence of sampling gaps within this protected area.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brazilian protected areas are essential for plant conservation in the Atlantic Forest domain, one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots. A major challenge for improving conservation actions is to know the plant richness, protected by these areas. Online databases offer an accessible way to build plant species lists and to provide relevant information about biodiversity. A list of land plants of "Parque Nacional do Caparaó" (PNC) was previously built using online databases and published on the website "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil." Here, we provide and discuss additional information about plant species richness, endemism and conservation in the PNC that could not be included in the List. We documented 1,791 species of land plants as occurrin

SUBMITTER: Moreira MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7790809 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature