Leaf anatomy of woody species in the Vereda Central Brazil

• Grant number: 13/10670-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany - Plant Morphology
• Principal Investigator: Rosana Marta Kolb
• Grantee: Thaís Franco Montenegro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The different vegetation formations of the "Cerrado" biome are marked by distinct environmental factors. Plant leaves are the organs that have more structural variations that are interpreted as adaptations to specific environments. In this context, the project aims to study leaf morphological characteristics of woody species from "Vereda", relating them to the factors found in this ambient.