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Modeling the 20th-century distribution changes of Microgyne trifurcata, a rare plant of the southern South American grasslands
(SPRINGER, 2021)
Microgyne trifurcata is a rare native plant species from one of the areas with the highest human impact on the environment in southern South America. Its habitat, mostly grasslands suitable for agriculture, has been ...
Global environmental change effects on ecosystems: The importance of land-use legacies
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016-04)
One of the major challenges in ecology is to predict how multiple global environmental changes will affect future ecosystem patterns (e.g. plant community composition) and processes (e.g. nutrient cycling). Here, we highlight ...
Land use intensity determines soil properties and biomass recovery after abandonment of agricultural land in an Amazonian biodiversity hotspot
(2021-12-20)
There has been widespread clearance of tropical forests for agriculture, but in many cases the cultivation phase is only transient. The secondary forests recovering on these abandoned sites may contribute to mitigation of ...
Land Change in the Greater Antilles between 2001 and 2010
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2013-03)
Land change in the Greater Antilles differs markedly among countries because of varying socioeconomic histories and global influences. We assessed land change between 2001 and 2010 in municipalities (second administrative ...
Corporate propositions for public policies for a low-carbon economy in Brazil: land use change and forests
(Centro de Estudos em Sustentabilidade (FGVces), 2012)
In this study, the Business for the Climate Platform addresses a crucial economic sector for Brazil: land use changes and forests, the most representative in the national emissions inventory. In addition to bringing the ...
A global assessment of amphibian and reptile responses to land-use changes
(Elsevier, 2021-01)
Human land-use changes represent the most important drivers of biodiversity loss, and amphibians and reptiles represent the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally. However, today there is a general lack of knowledge ...
Landscape fragmentation in the Brazilian Amazon: an analysis based on deforestation data derived form Landsat imagery.
(In: LBA-ECO SCIENCE TEAM MEETING, 10., 2006. Brasília, DF. Abstracts... Brasília: LBA-ECO, 2006., 2006)