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The biodiversity of the Amazonian savannahs may be lost before it is known, unless scientists, conservationists and policymakers come together quickly to protect it. Access through your


institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution RELEVANT ARTICLES Open Access articles citing this article. * AMAZONIAN SAVANNAS ARE AN


INTEGRAL PART OF BRAZIL’S AMAZON “BIOME”: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES * William Douglas Carvalho * , Salustiano V. Costa-Neto *  … Karen Mustin _Discover Conservation_ Open


Access 27 March 2025 * ORIGIN OF SANDY SUBSTRATES CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF OPEN VEGETATION ECOSYSTEMS IN AMAZONIA * Fernanda C. G. Rodrigues * , Camila C. Ribas *  … André O.


Sawakuchi _Scientific Reports_ Open Access 01 October 2024 * UNACCOUNTED FOR NONFOREST VEGETATION LOSS IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON * Cassiano Gustavo Messias * , Cláudio A. de Almeida *  … 


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Superior (CAPES). AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * William Douglas de Carvalho is at the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Universidade Federal do Amapá,


Rod. Juscelino Kubitscheck, S/N - Jardim Marco Zero, Macapá-AP, 68903-419, Brazil., William Douglas de Carvalho * Karen Mustin is at the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences,


University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TE, UK., Karen Mustin Authors * William Douglas de Carvalho View author publications You can also search for this


author inPubMed Google Scholar * Karen Mustin View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar CONTRIBUTIONS W.D.C. conducted the literature search to


quantify the number of studies carried out in the Amazonian savannahs. K.M. conducted the GIS analyses to calculate total areas, and areas protected. Both authors contributed equally to the


ideas and writing of the manuscript. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Correspondence to William Douglas de Carvalho. ETHICS DECLARATIONS COMPETING INTERESTS The authors declare no competing financial


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