Gerhard E. Overbeck

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul — Brazil

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

46h-index13.7kcitations238works3.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(144), Plant and animal studies(52), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management(38), Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems(29), Fire effects on ecosystems(24)

Publications233 total

Earthworms in natural grasslands and agropastoral systems in the Brazilian Pampa
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Estimating costs of ecological restoration across degradation scenarios in South Brazilian grasslands
Restoration Ecology·2026Open Access
Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Biomes Interdependencies in Conservation Policies
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation·2026Open Access
Experimental field measurements of soil erosion on newly planted slopes of an excavated sand pit
REM - International Engineering Journal·2026Open Access
Pivotal steps to consistently advance invasion science in a megadiverse country
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation·2026Open Access
Southern Brazilian Grassland Diversity: Anti‐Disturbance Regimes Are Not Ideal and Grazing Maintains Plant Diversity
Applied Vegetation Science·2025Open Access
Smothering invaders: the use of plastic tarps for controlling <i>Urochloa eminii</i> in South Brazilian grasslands
Restoration Ecology·2025Open Access
State law threatens Brazil’s high grasslands
Science·2025
Burn them all? Use and efficacy of fire as a tool for grassland restoration
Restoration Ecology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Nature conservation policies are biased toward forests and neglect grassy ecosystems worldwide
Science·2025· 4 cited
Seed Rain in Subtropical Grasslands Under Different Grazing Intensities
Applied Vegetation Science·2025Open Access
Zonation of aquatic plant communities along a flooding gradient in subtropical wetlands
Folia Geobotanica·2025
STOP MOWING! INCREASE IN SPECIES DIVERSITY WITH CHANGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AN URBAN LAWN
Oecologia Australis·2025Open Access
Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored
Plants People Planet·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Grazing can reduce wildfire risk amid climate change
Science·2025· 13 cited
Fire in Subtropical and Temperate Grasslands
Ecological studies·2025
Thematic Report on Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Summary for Policymakers
Biota Neotropica·2025Open Access
Germination of South Brazilian grassland herbaceous species: state of knowledge and research needs for advancing grassland restoration
Acta Botanica Brasilica·2025Open Access
Passando a boiada: degazettement and downsizing threaten protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Integrating biodiversity into climate policy: From ecosystem services to food security in Brazil
Zoologia (Curitiba)·2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Valério D. Pillar(25), Sandra Cristina Müller(16), Giselda Durigan(11), Ilsi Iob Boldrini(10), Alessandra Fidélis(9), Jörg Pfadenhauer(9), Élise Buisson(9), William J. Bond(8), Joseph W. Veldman(7), Bianca Ott Andrade(7), Soizig Le Stradic(6), Geraldo Wilson Fernandes(6), Julia‐Maria Hermann(6), Eduardo Vélez‐Martin(6), Grégory Mahy(5), Fernando A. O. Silveira(5), Johannes Kollmann(5), G. Wilson Fernandes(4), Francis E. Putz(4), Walfrido Moraes Tomás(4)