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The role of soybean production as an underlying driver of deforestation in the South American Chaco
(Elsevier, 2017-07)
South America's tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and soybean production both drive these forest losses, but their relative importance remains ...
Effect of land use intensification on specialization in plant–floral visitor interaction networks in the Pampas of Argentina
(Elsevier Science, 2014-04)
Land use intensification reduces natural areas and alters landscape heterogeneity diminishing species richness and changing ecosystem functionality. The analysis of interaction networks is a useful tool for estimating the ...
The Role of Land Use Conversion in Shaping the Land Cover of the Central American Dry Corridor
(2020)
The Central American Dry Corridor (CADC) is a trans-border region characterized by climatic and ecological continuities. It is expected to experience rising aridity and severe hydro-climatic events due to climate change. ...
Indicators of land use by cattle: associations among methods and role of environmental factors
(Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM, 2017-12-01)
ABSTRACT. The objectives of this study were to investigate the associations among direct and indirect indicators of land use by cattle and to understand the role of some environmental factors on the definition of these ...
Effects of grazing management and cattle on aquatic habitat use by the anuran pseudopaludicola mystacalis in agro-savannah landscapes
(2016-09-01)
Because of their strong dependence on the environment, the spatial distribution of pond-breeding amphibians can be greatly influenced by anthropogenic habitat alteration. In some agricultural landscapes in Brazil, the ...
Hunting spiders of woodland fragments and agricultural habitats in the Atlantic rain forest region of Brazil
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1997-12-01)
The hunting spider communities of the Dionycha clade were studied 1986 through 1988 in fragmented woodlands and secondary agricultural habitats of the Botucatu area in São Paulo state, Brazil. The original vegetation of ...
Hunting spiders of woodland fragments and agricultural habitats in the Atlantic rain forest region of Brazil
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1997-12-01)
The hunting spider communities of the Dionycha clade were studied 1986 through 1988 in fragmented woodlands and secondary agricultural habitats of the Botucatu area in São Paulo state, Brazil. The original vegetation of ...
Hunting spiders of woodland fragments and agricultural habitats in the Atlantic rain forest region of Brazil
(1997-01-01)
The hunting spider communities of the Dionycha clade were studied 1986 through 1988 in fragmented woodlands and secondary agricultural habitats of the Botucatu area in São Paulo state, Brazil. The original vegetation of ...
Effect of cattle breeding on habitat use of Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer in semiarid grasslands of San Luis, Argentina
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2011-08)
The largest population of the Argentinean Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer is found in the semiarid grasslands of the San Luis province. Despite relatively high deer numbers in the region, there has been concern ...
Agricultural expansion in the Semiarid Chaco: poorly selectivecontagious advance
(Elsevier, 2016-09)
Clearance for agriculture or cattle ranching was the dominant land-cover change during the last two decades in the South American Dry Chaco. The Argentinean portion has been particularly affected, presenting greater ...