RedeC2 is a collaborative research network dedicated
to understanding the multifunctional dynamics of Brazil's seasonally dry
tropical ecosystems, especially Caatinga and Cerrado.
Bringing together researchers from multiple institutions, the network
integrates permanent plots, floristic inventories, functional traits and
environmental data to investigate how plant communities are structured
and how they respond to climatic seasonality, soil conditions and
landscape context.
Across different sites and regions, RedeC2 studies how natural gradients
and human-driven disturbances influence vegetation structure,
successional pathways and the spatial turnover of species.
Overarching goal
Generate robust, comparable data that support conservation planning,
ecological restoration and evidence-based management of dry ecosystems
in Brazil.
FloristicsDynamicsRestorationOpen workflows
Sites, data, and outputs
Sites
Permanent plots across Caatinga and Cerrado formations.
01
Gradients
Seasonality, soils, structure and landscape context.
02
Products
Comparable data for conservation, restoration and synthesis.
03
Integrated monitoring workflow
01 · Permanent plots
Repeated measurements of woody vegetation, herbs, regeneration and
coarse woody debris in standardized units.
02 · Species and traits
Floristic inventories, taxonomic standardization and functional trait
records connected to ecological gradients.
03 · Environmental context
Climate, soil and landscape layers combined with field records for
cross-site comparability.
04 · Synthesis
Outputs for ecological theory, biodiversity conservation, restoration
planning and public decision-making.
