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The geomorphologic response of a large pristine alluvial river to tremendous deforestation in the South American tropics: The case of the Araguaia River
(Elsevier Science, 2009-12)
Abstract: The geomorphic response of the Araguaia River to catastrophic deforestation of the Cerrado since 1970s is discussed. With a mean annual discharge of 6,500m3/s and a drainage area of ~380,000km2, the Araguaia River ...
Future scenarios of land use change in the Gran Chaco: how far is zero deforestation?
(Springer, 2022-09-12)
The Gran Chaco (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) has turned into a global deforestation hotspot as a consequence of the agricultural expansion. These land use changes can lead to large socio-ecological conflicts. ...
How may deforestation rates and political instruments affect land use patterns and Carbon emissions in the semi-arid Chaco, Argentina?
(Pergamon, 2020-12)
In the last decades, dry Chaco forests experienced both intensive deforestation and land use changes. The intensification of deforestation at the national level led to the enactment of the National Forest Law (N° 26.331) ...
Multiscale spatial planning to maintain forest connectivity in the Argentine Chaco in the face of deforestation
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)
Agricultural expansion threatens biodiversity due to habitat loss and fragmentation. In the Gran Chaco, a global deforestation hotspot, rampant cropland and pasture expansion raise concerns about the sustainability of these ...
Deforestation as an agent of climate changeLa deforestación como agente del cambio climático
(Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología, 2022)
Effect of deforestation and introduction of exotic grasses as livestock forage on the population dynamics of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in northern Argentina
(2013-12)
The effect of deforestation and the introduction of exotic grasses on the population dynamics of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in northern Argentina was analysed. Biological parameters that were measured included ...
Vegetation composition and structure changes following roller-chopping deforestation in central Argentina woodlands
(2016-10)
Driven by the pressure of increasing forage production, dry forests and woodlands of Argentina are suffering one of the highest deforestation rates in the world. In this study we combined field work and a remote sensing ...
Social Perspectives on Deforestation, Land Use Change, and Economic Development in an Expanding Agricultural Frontier in Northern Argentina
(Elsevier Science, 2019-11)
The idea that agricultural production and environmental conservation are almost incompatible has divided nature protectionists, advocates for indigenous peoples, and agricultural producers. Discourses seem to cluster along ...
Deforestation of the Peruvian coast: features of a secular processDeforestación de la costa peruana: rasgos de un proceso secular
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Instituto de la Naturaleza, Tierra y Energía (INTE-PUCP), 2023)