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. 2011 Jul;40(5):540-3.
doi: 10.1007/s13280-011-0151-7.

Soaring extinction threats to endemic plants in Brazilian metal-rich regions

Claudia M Jacobi  1 , Flávio F do Carmo, Iara C de Campos
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Soaring extinction threats to endemic plants in Brazilian metal-rich regions

Claudia M Jacobi et al. Ambio. 2011 Jul.
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Distribution of Brazilian strictly protected areas (green) and deposits of the chief six metallic ores (red). The highest concentrations of these ores overlap with outstanding world centers of floristic richness and endemism: the Espinhaço Range (parallel to the coast), Cerrado (Central Brazil), and Eastern Amazon (Northern Brazil). The largest protected areas are concentrated in the Northern sector, contrasting with the small-sized protected areas in the Central-South. Sources: National Department of Mineral Production (2009) and Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (2010)
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    1. Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (MMA). 2009. Pillars for the financial sustainability of the national protected areas system. Brasilia: MMA (in Portuguese).
    1. Brazilian Ministry of the Environment (MMA). 2010. National register of protected areas. http://www.ibama.gov.br/siucweb (in Portuguese).

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