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Rapid assessment of distribution of wildlife and human activities for prioritizing conservation actions in a Patagonian landscape
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-10)
Large landscapes encompassing reserves and areas with other human uses are necessary for conservation of many species. Generating information for conservation planning over such landscapes may be expensive and time-consuming, ...
Agroforestry landscapes and global change: Landscape ecology tools for management and conservation
(Springer, 2012-11)
Forest ecosystems are impacted by multiple uses under the influence of global drivers, and where landscape ecology tools may substantially facilitate the management and conservation of the agroforestry ecosystems. The use ...
LandScape Corridors (lscorridors): a new software package for modelling ecological corridors based on landscape patterns and species requirements
(2017-11-01)
Maintaining connectivity is one of the main challenges for biodiversity conservation world-wide. Ecological corridors are important to maintain landscape connectivity, but their efficiency depends on landscape patterns and ...
The historical dimension as a guide-tool identification and reading wine landscape character of Mendoza, Argentina
(IJAER Research Publishing, 2016-03)
The wine landscape of the province of Mendoza is characterized by an integrating heterogeneity and active, own agricultural production activity dynamism. This is considered as a cultural heritage and a provincial collective ...
An Anthropology of Landscape
An Anthropology of Landscape tells the fascinating story of a heathland landscape in south-west England and the way different individuals and groups engage with it. Based on a long-term anthropological study, the book ...
Conservation in tropical landscape mosaics: the case of the cacao landscape of southern Bahia, Brazil
(SPRINGER, 2011)
A recent debate has contrasted two conservation strategies in agricultural landscapes; either ""land sparing`` farm development combining intensive production practices with forest set-asides, or ""wildlife-friendly`` ...
Landscape structure shapes the diversity of beneficial insects in coffee producing landscapes
(2019-10-01)
The expansion of monocultures and the overuse of agrochemicals have resulted in the loss of beneficial insects and disruption of ecosystem services such as pollination and biological control in agricultural landscapes. ...
Anchor Areas to Improve Conservation and Increase Connectivity within the Brazilian "Mesopotamia of Biodiversity"
(Assoc Brasileira Ciência Ecologica E Conservacao, 2011-12-01)
We propose a new methodology based on graph theory for selecting high priority "anchor areas" to which conservation and restoration activities could be "attached", in order to maximize the impact of the available resources ...
Anchor Areas to Improve Conservation and Increase Connectivity within the Brazilian "Mesopotamia of Biodiversity"
(Assoc Brasileira Ciência Ecologica E Conservacao, 2011-12-01)
We propose a new methodology based on graph theory for selecting high priority "anchor areas" to which conservation and restoration activities could be "attached", in order to maximize the impact of the available resources ...
Human footprint defining conservation strategies in Patagonian landscapes: Where we are and where we want to go?
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2021-02)
Understanding human influence on ecosystems and their services is crucial to achieve sustainable development and ensure the conservation of biodiversity. In this context, the human footprint index (HFI) represents the ...