Renato Lima

I am a Brazilian ecologist working with tropical vegetation. My research investigates the underlying patterns and processes that shape plant communities, both natural and planted. My main research interests include:

• Vegetation ecology, succession and restoration;

• Taxonomic and functional species diversity;

• Theoretical and quantitative community ecology;

• Human impacts on carbon stocks and biodiversity;

• Conservation of threatened and endemic species.

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My work focuses on the vegetation of South America, with emphasis on the forests and savannas of Brazil. ​

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I am currently based at the 'Universidade de São Paulo' (Piracicaba, Brazil), where I hold an Ecology professor position.