Carolina Silva

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia | inpa · Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia (PPG ECO)

Encounters between flowers and invertebrates are key events for the functioning of tropical forests. Assessing the structure of networks composed of the interactions between those partners leads to a better understanding of ecosystem functioning and the effects of environmental factors on ecological processes. Gathering such data is, however, costl...

Fire is a frequent disturbance in most grasslands around the world, being key for the structure and dynamics of the biodiversity in such ecosystems. While grassland species may be resilient, little is known on how plant–pollinator networks reassemble after fire. Here, we investigate the structure and dynamics of plant–pollinator networks and the va...

Grasslands are historically and evolutionarily associated with disturbances, such as fire, that drive biodiversity assembly patterns and biotic interactions. Disturbance suppression in fire-prone ecosystems usually leads to a decline in forb diversity and flowering due to biomass accumulation, which could jeopardise pollinator diversity. In this st...

Grasslands are historically and evolutionarily associated with disturbances, such as fire, that drive biodiversity assembly patterns and biotic interactions. Disturbance suppression in fire- prone ecosystems usually leads to a decline in forb diversity and flowering due to biomass accumulation, which could jeopardize pollinator diversity. In this s...

Grasslands and savannas are dynamic ecosystems, strongly regulated by environmental disturbances such as fire. Maintaining disturbance regimes in these ecosystems are of great conservation concern, and require studies with the use of ecological indicators. Biotic interactions are a major component of biodiversity that are particularly sensitive to...