The study of boundaries between patches allows us to understand the complexity of landscape interactions, especially those involved in the anthropic use of natural resources, which is a common source of environmental ...

This study analyzes the process of re-categorization of the State Park of Jacupiranga into a Mosaic of Protected Areas (MOJAC) in dialogue with conservation designs recommended by the fundamentals of Landscape Ecology. We ...

Trophic guilds of epigeal arthropods regulating insect pest populations may be affected by factors act-ing across spatial scales. Although the influence of landscape factors associated with farming effects onarthropod ...

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`` ...

The spatial distribution of orchid bees was analyzed in a mosaic of tropical rainforest and rubber tree groves in the Atlantic coast of Brazil (ARRF), comparing abundances and species compositions between replicas of the ...