Campos rupestres

Campos rupestres
Campos rupestres in Serra do Espinhaço, Brazil.
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Geography
Area26,417 km2 (10,200 sq mi)
Country Brazil
States
Conservation
Conservation statusThreatened
Protected26.46%[1]

The campo rupestre ("rupestrian grassland") is a discontinuous montane subtropical ecoregion occurring across three different biomes in Brazil: Cerrado, Atlantic Forest and Caatinga. Originally, campo rupestre was used to characterize the montane vegetation of the Espinhaço Range, but recently this term has been broadly applied by the scientific community to define high altitudinal fire-prone areas dominated by grasslands and rocky outcrops.[2]

Photo depicting grassy vegetation typically occurring in the campo rupestre
Picture depicting rocky vegetation typically occurring in the campo rupestre
Photo showing the shrubby vegetation typically occurring in the campo rupestre
Lychnophora ericoides in the campos rupestres habitat.
  1. ^ Campos Rpestres montane savanna. DOPA Explorer. Accessed 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ Morellato, L. Patrícia C.; Silveira, Fernando A. O. (2018-01-01). "Plant life in campo rupestre: New lessons from an ancient biodiversity hotspot". Flora. Plant life on campo rupestre, a megadiverse Neotropical old-growth grassland. 238: 1–10. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2017.12.001. hdl:11449/179467. ISSN 0367-2530.