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Risks to pollinators and pollination from invasive alien species
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-12)
Invasive alien species modify pollinator biodiversity and the services they provide that underpin ecosystem function and human well-being. Building on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and ...
Focusing conservation efforts on ecosystem service supply may increase vulnerability of socio-ecological systems
(Public Library of Science, 2016-05)
Growing concern about the loss of ecosystem services (ES) promotes their spatial representation as a key tool for the internalization of the ES framework into land use policies. Paradoxically, mapping approaches meant to ...
Contributions of ethnobiology to the conservation of tropical rivers and streams
(John Wiley & Sons LtdChichesterInglaterra, 2008)
South–south cooperation for large-scale ecological restoration
(2017-01-01)
Natural capital degradation worldwide signals the growing need for larger investments in both nature conservation and ecosystem services provision and management. The role of large-scale ecological restoration is a vital ...
A Review of Ecological Restoration Research in the Global South and North to Promote Knowledge Dialogue
(Wolters Kluwer Medknow, 2020-03)
To determine global trends in ecological restoration (ER) research, we conducted a geographically-explicit English-language literature review. We assessed a representative sample (n=603) of publications that use the ER ...
Payment for ecosystem services in Peru: Assessing the socio-ecological dimension of water services in the upper Santa River basin
(Elsevier, 2022-08)
Increasing pressures on ecosystems in the Latin American region, as well as the adoption of multilateral conservation commitments, have led to the implementation of instruments that are economic in nature but oriented ...
Land-use options for Del Plata Basin in South America: Tradeoffs analysis based on ecosystem service provision
(Elsevier Science, 2006-04)
The Del Plata Basin is one of the largest watersheds in the world and is the epicenter of MERCOSUR activities in the Southern Cone of South America. Because of the quick expansion of agricultural activities during the ...
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 ...