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Soil erodibility assessment in a pasture and forest remnant using the Indrbitzen device
(2013)
Brazil has the largest cattle herd in the world with approximately 200 million head. An important feature of the Brazilian cattle industry is that most of its herd is raised on pasture, which constitutes one of the most ...
Environmental Quality of forest remnants in the Capivari River Sub-basin (Campinas - Sao Paulo - Brazil)
(Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - EDUFU, 2021-09-01)
The forest remnants present a relevant multi-functionality for the provision of ecosystem services to cities, especially the ones related to water availability in quantitative and qualitative terms, since they contribute ...
Assessing the fragility of forest remnants by using landscape metrics. Comparison between river basins in Brazil and Portugal
(2021-04-01)
The environmental vulnerability of a landscape is directly associated with any physical, geomorphological, and spatial factors which directly interfere with the ecological functionality of natural areas. Therefore, the ...
Tetranychidae (acari) in forest fragments in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
(2016-01-01)
Tetranychidae is an important family of phytophagous mites, with some species considered agricultural pests. Nevertheless, there are few studies about the diversity of this mite family in natural environments. Thus, the ...
ROOSTING ASSEMBLAGES OF BATS IN ARENITIC CAVES IN REMNANT FRAGMENTS OF ATLANTIC FOREST IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
(Assn Trop Biol, 1993-09-01)
Forest remnants contribute to parasitoid conservation:experimental evaluation of parasitism on a leafminer host
(Springer, 2013-09)
Worldwide, intense forest fragmentation has resulted in mosaic landscapes in which biodiversity and a number of important ecological processes are threatened. Insect parasitism is a vital component of herbivore population ...
Survival, growth and vulnerability to drought in fire refuges: implications for the persistence of a fire-sensitive conifer in northern Patagonia
(Springer, 2015-09)
Fire severity and extent are expected to increase in many regions worldwide due to climate change. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the relative importance of deterministic vs. stochastic factors producing remnant ...
Landscape ecology and environmental quality of forest remnants in Atibaia River sub-basin covering the municipality of Campinas, SP
(Centro Pesquisas Florestais, Ufsm, 2020-10-01)
Forest fragmentation is one of the factors which interfere in the sustainability of natural resources, biodiversity and life quality. In view of this, studies that assess the quantitative and qualitative environmental ...
Defaunation and biomass collapse of mammals in the largest Atlantic forest remnant
(2017-06-01)
Large continuous rainforests are the main hope for sustaining the population of large-bodied vertebrates that cannot cope with fragmentation or unsustainable hunting. The Brazilian Atlantic forest is considered a biodiversity ...
Precarious conservation status of Pilgerodendron uviferum forests in their northern distribution in the Chilean Coastal Range
(Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, 2007)