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2008). We would expect to find a more grassland- 
dominated landscape, less woody vegetation, and 
fewer shrubs in areas with annual burning regimes 
and, consequently, a lower density of Serra 
Finches. Thus, areas with annual burning need a 
fire protection program for habitat restoration and 
conservation. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
We thank the student volunteers who assisted us in the 
field. We arc grateful to the TCMBiu .Serra do Cipd staff for 
lodging and support and to Bruno Crepaldi and G, G. 
Teixeira for help with the figures. We appreciate the 
important comments and suggestions on this manuscript by 
C. E. Braun and L. M. Costa, and the efforts of J. A. 
Mobley in reviewing our work and helping with the English 
language. We also thank I'undayAo O Boticario de Pmteyfio 
a Natureza, CNPq (473428/2004 0 and 473809/2008-7) and 
FAPEMIG (CRA APQ-0434-5.03/07) for supporting this 
study. M. R. is grateful to CNPq for fellowship support 
during this study. 
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