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A meta-analysis contrasting active versus passive restoration practices in dryland agricultural ecosystems
(PeerJ Inc., 2020-11)
Restoration of agricultural drylands globally, here farmlands and grazing lands, is a priority for ecosystem function and biodiversity preservation. Natural areas in drylands are recognized as biodiversity hotspots and ...
An update on genetically modified crops
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, 2008)
Divergent flows of avian-mediated ecosystem services across forest-matrix interfaces in human-modified landscapes
(2019-01-01)
Context: The ecological interplay between edge and matrix effects along forest-matrix interfaces is closed linked to landscape processes modulating biodiversity and ecosystem services provision in disturbed landscapes. ...
Seed dispersal by Neotropical bats in human-disturbed landscapes
(Csiro Publishing, 2020-08-05)
In human-modified landscapes, where large bird and mammal species are often functionally extinct, bats are the main seed dispersers. However, the role of seed dispersal by bats for the maintenance of habitat dynamics in ...
Biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes of Mesoamerica : past, present and future
(2010)
Mesoamerica provides a unique context for biodiversity conservation in managed landscapes because of
its geography, history of human intervention, and present conservation and development initiatives. The
long and narrow ...
Nutrient and herbivore alterations cause uncoupled changes in producer diversity, biomass and ecosystem function, but not in overall multifunctionality
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-12-01)
Altered nutrient cycles and consumer populations are among the top anthropogenic influences on ecosystems. However, studies on the simultaneous impacts of human-driven environmental alterations on ecosystem functions, and ...