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J. A. Ratter was affiliated with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily involved the collection, identification, and deposition of natural history specimens. This work was documented in multiple publications hosted by Zenodo, a research data platform associated with the CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research.

The recent papers authored by J. A. Ratter focus on natural history specimen documentation, with each publication dated from recent years and released through the same venue. The titles of these papers consistently emphasize the collection and deposition of natural history specimens:

  • "Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited." (2023), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited." (2023), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited." (2025), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited." (2023), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

All of J. A. Ratter's known publications were concentrated within a single venue, indicating a specialized channel for sharing their research data. There are no records of frequent co-authors or collaborative publications listed for this scientist.

Best Publications

  • The Brazilian Cerrado Vegetation and Threats to its Biodiversity

    J.A Ratter;J.F Ribeiro;S Bridgewater

  • Analysis of the floristic composition of the Brazilian cerrado vegetation II: Comparison of the woody vegetation of 98 areas

    J. A. Ratter;S. Bridgewater;R. Atkinson;J. F. Ribeiro

  • A study of the origin of central Brazilian forests by the analysis of plant species distribution patterns

    A. T. Oliveira-Filho;J. A. Ratter

  • Soil resources and plant communities of the central Brazilian cerrado and their development

    Peter A. Furley;James A. Ratter

  • The need for a consistent fire policy for Cerrado conservation

    Giselda Durigan;James A. Ratter

  • Nature and dynamics of forest-savanna boundaries

    Peter Furley;John Proctor;J. A. Ratter

  • An Overview of the Plant Diversity, Biogeography and Conservation of Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests

    R. Toby Pennington;Gwilym P. Lewis;James A. Ratter

  • 4. The Fire Factor

    Heloisa S. Miranda;Mercedes M. C. Bustamante;Antonio C. Miranda

  • Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests : Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation

    R. Toby Pennington;Gwilym P. Lewis;James A. Ratter

  • SUCCESSIONAL CHANGES IN CERRADO AND CERRADO/FOREST ECOTONAL VEGETATION IN WESTERN SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL, 1962–2000

    G. Durigan;J. A. Ratter

  • Biogeographic patterns, β-diversity and dominance in the cerrado biome of Brazil

    Samuel Bridgewater;James A. Ratter;José Felipe Ribeiro

  • OBSERVATIONS ON THE VEGETATION OF NORTHEASTERN MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL. IV. AN ANALYSIS OF THE CERRADO–AMAZONIAN FOREST ECOTONE

    B. S. Marimon;E. De S. Lima;T. G. Duarte;L. C. Chieregatto

  • On the delineation of tropical vegetation types with an emphasis on forest/savanna transitions

    Mireia Torello-Raventos;Ted R. Feldpausch;Elmar Veenendaal;Franziska Schrodt

  • Effects of Quaternary climatic fluctuations on the distribution of Neotropical savanna tree species

    Marcelo Leandro Bueno;R. Toby Pennington;Kyle G. Dexter;Kyle G. Dexter;Luciana H. Yoshino Kamino

  • Floristic Composition and Community Structure of a Central Brazilian Gallery Forest

    Ary T. De Oliveira-Filho;James A. Ratter;George J. Shepherd

  • The environmental triangle of the Cerrado Domain: Ecological factors driving shifts in tree species composition between forests and savannas

    Marcelo Leandro Bueno;Marcelo Leandro Bueno;Kyle G. Dexter;Kyle G. Dexter;R. Toby Pennington;R. Toby Pennington;Vanessa Pontara

  • 2 Biodiversity Patterns of the Woody Vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado

    James A. Ratter;Samuel Bridgewater;J. Felipe Ribeiro

  • Ecological studies on a lowland evergreen rain forest on Maraca Island, Roraima, Brazil I. Physical environment, forest structure and leaf chemistry

    J. Thompson;J. Proctor;V. Viana;W. Milliken

  • The Mangroves of Belize Part 1. Distribution, Composition and Classification

    Malcolm R. Murray;Simon Zisman;Peter A. Furley;David M. Munro

  • Nature and Dynamics of Forest-Savanna Boundaries.

    P. A. Stott;P. A. Furley;J. Proctor;J. A. Ratter

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Toby Pennington
R. Toby Pennington University of Exeter
Beatriz Schwantes Marimon
Beatriz Schwantes Marimon Mato Grosso State University
Kyle G. Dexter
Kyle G. Dexter University of Edinburgh
Jon Lloyd
Jon Lloyd Imperial College London
Giselda Durigan
Giselda Durigan State University of Campinas
Oliver L. Phillips
Oliver L. Phillips University of Leeds
Ted R. Feldpausch
Ted R. Feldpausch University of Exeter
Carlos A. Quesada
Carlos A. Quesada National Institute of Amazonian Research
Gustavo Saiz
Gustavo Saiz Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Elmar M. Veenendaal
Elmar M. Veenendaal Wageningen University & Research

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