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African ecosystems comprise a wealthy repository of biodiversity with a high proportion
of native and endemic plant species, which makes them biologically unique and providers of a wide
range of ecosystem services. A large part of African populations, in both rural and urban areas,
depends on plants for their survival and welfare, but many ecosystems are being degraded, mostly
due to the growing impacts of climate change and other anthropogenic actions and environmental
problems. Loss of habitat and biodiversity affects livelihoods, water supply and food security,
and reduces the resilience of ecosystems in the African continent. Knowledge of the huge African
plant and ecosystem diversity, and on the structure, composition and processes involved in vegetation
dynamics, is crucial to promote their sustainable use and to preserve one of the most understudied
regions in the world. This Special Issue aimed to gather contributions that update and improve
such knowledge.
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Edição especial da revista Diversity editada por L Catarino e MM Romeiras com coleção de artigos sobre diversidade da flora e vegetação da África Tropical.
Keywords
flora; vegetation; Africa; tropical biodiversity Flora e vegetação da África Tropical