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      Breve histórico e classificação da vegetação capixaba Translated title: Brief history and classification of capixaba vegetation

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          Resumo O estado do Espírito Santo apresenta grande variedade de ecossistemas num território relativamente pequeno. A exuberância de suas florestas vem despertando o interesse de muitos naturalistas e viajantes desde o século XIX, os quais deixaram registros valiosos dos primeiros anos da ocupação das "Areas Prohibidas" a leste de Minas Gerais. O cultivo do café, um dos alicerces econômicos do estado, deu início à perda dessas florestas. Tais perdas alavancaram o movimento conservacionista e a pesquisa científica no estado. A biogeografia, riqueza de espécies e de processos ecológicos nos fragmentos que restaram no Espírito Santo ainda revelam surpresas. Dentro do domínio da Floresta Atlântica, o estado abriga diferentes tipos de vegetação: Floresta Ombrófila Densa, Floresta Ombrófila Aberta, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, Savanas, Formações Pioneiras e Refúgios Ecológicos. A descrição e classificação da vegetação do Espírito Santo ainda está inacabada tendo em vista as incertezas levantadas por alguns estudos. Também não existe um mapa da vegetação que contemple adequadamente a diversificada vegetação. A despeito de tais limitações, apresentamos descrições sucintas sobre os tipos de vegetação que vêm sendo reconhecidos na literatura moderna.

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          Abstract The Espírito Santo state has a great variety of ecosystems in a relatively small territory. The exuberance of its forests has awakened the interest of many naturalists and travelers since the nineteenth century, who left valuable recordings of these early years of occupation of the "Areas Prohibidas" (Prohibited Areas), East of Minas Gerais. The coffee crops, one of the economic basis of the state, started the loss of these forests. Such losses also boosted the conservationist movement and the scientific research in the state. The biogeography, species richness, and the ecological processes in the remaining fragments of the Espírito Santo still reveal surprises. Within the Atlantic Forest domain, the state shelters different vegetational types: Ombrophilous Dense Forest, Ombrophilous Open Forest, Seasonal Semideciduous Forest, Savannas, Pioneer Formations, and Ecological Refuges. The description and classification of the vegetation is still unfinished due to the uncertainties raised by some studies. Moreover, there is a lack of a vegetation map that adequately contemplates the diversified vegetation. Despite these limitations, we present short descriptions of the vegetation types that have been recognized in the modern literature.

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              Angiosperm Checklist of Espírito Santo: using electronic tools to improve the knowledge of an Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot

              Abstract A checklist of angiosperm species for the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is presented. A total of 6,204 native species was recorded, representing an increase of 16% in species richness for the area. Espírito Santo shelters 32% of the native species of Brazil's Atlantic Forest and holds 516 endemic species (8.3% of the total registered taxa for the State). Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae are the families with highest number of endemic species (142 spp. and 80 spp., respectively), followed by Myrtaceae (33 spp.), Melastomataceae (30 spp.), and Araceae (23 spp.). This paper represents an important landmark for future research in plant diversity in Espírito Santo, and highlights the importance of consulting online databases in order to update the knowledge presented by the Brazilian flora checklist.
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                Rodriguésia
                Rodriguésia
                Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )
                0370-6583
                2175-7860
                December 2017
                : 68
                : 5
                : 1883-1894
                Affiliations
                [3] Alegre Espírito Santo orgnameUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo orgdiv1CCA orgdiv2Lab. Botânica Brazil
                [1] Vila Velha Espírito Santo orgnameUniversidade de Vila Velha orgdiv1Lab. Ecologia Vegetal orgdiv2Prog. Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas Brazil
                [4] Rio de Janeiro RJ orgnameInstituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Brasil
                [2] Santa Teresa Espírito Santo orgnameInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo Brazil
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                S2175-78602017000701883
                10.1590/2175-7860201768521
                81f147a7-94ff-44fb-9f69-55631f603bfc

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                : 09 July 2017
                : 30 October 2017
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                conservação,Espírito Santo,fitogeografia,Floresta Atlântica,conservation,phytogeography,Atlantic Forest

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