Changes in species composition, vegetation structure, and life forms along an altitudinal gradient of rupestrian grasslands in south-eastern Brazil

Rupestrian grasslands comprise a mosaic of plant communities that dominate high elevations formation associated with quartzite soil in Eastern Brazil. This study evaluated changes in floristic composition, structure, diversity, and life forms spectra along an altitudinal gradient in the rupestrian grasslands in south-eastern Espinhaço Mountains Range. Sampling was conducted in seven sites at 100-m elevation intervals (800–1400 m). Thirteen...