The flora of south-eastern Mato Grosso State (Brazil): a review of herbarium collections.

ABSTRACT: The diversity and richness of the Brazilian flora are documented in herbarium collections. When areas are deforested, but not documented, we lose both flora and the opportunity to know which species occupied those areas. The south-eastern mesoregion of Mato Grosso State, comprising 22 municipalities, has undergone the loss of native vegetation cover, accelerated by the substantial expansion of agribusiness. For an in-depth look at the consequences and the current state of the flora in that mesoregion, we consulted both speciesLink and JABOT databases. More specifically, we carried out a comprehensive study of herbarium collections by municipality and compiled data including scientific name, collection date, collection locality, collector name and observations made during collection. We obt

SUBMITTER: Campos EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599305 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature