Implicações • Papel <strong>de</strong>sses organismos na recuperação <strong>de</strong> áreas <strong>de</strong>gradadas ou stress pós-fogo. • Fornecer subsídios para políticas e estudos <strong>de</strong> conservação <strong>de</strong> ecossist<strong>em</strong>as neo<strong>tropicais</strong> • Buscar aplicações na agricultura (agroecossist<strong>em</strong>as)
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