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Soaring Extinction Threats to Endemic Plants in Brazilian Metal-Rich Regions

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This research was partially supported by the Foundation for Research Support of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG, grant APQ387/08) and the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq, grant 479834/2008-3). The contents of this article, however, do not necessarily reflect the views of these agencies, and no official endorsement should be inferred.

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    Claudia M. Jacobi, Flávio F. do Carmo & Iara C. de Campos

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Jacobi, C.M., do Carmo, F.F. & de Campos, I.C. Soaring Extinction Threats to Endemic Plants in Brazilian Metal-Rich Regions. AMBIO 40, 540–543 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0151-7

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