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Positive responses of flower visiting bees to landscape heterogeneity depend on functional connectivity levels
(2017-01-01)
Landscape changes can lead to bee species loss, what impairs proper landscape level pollination processes, impacting both nature conservation and human welfare. Although landscape heterogeneity can rescue bee communities ...
An experimental assessment of landscape configuration effects on frog and toad abundance and diversity in tropical agro-savannah landscapes of southeastern Brazil
(Springer, 2012-01-01)
Amphibians are an imperiled group of vertebrate animals that typically have biphasic life histories involving a shift from aquatic larval habitats to terrestrial adult habitats. Habitat loss is the greatest threat to ...
Epigeal arthropod communities in intensively farmed landscapes: effects of land use mosaics, neighbourhood heterogeneity, and field position
(Elsevier, 2014-05-10)
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 ...
Do people prefer natural landscapes? An empirical study in Chile¿La gente prefiere paisajes naturales? Un estudio empírico en Chile
(Universidad Austral de Chile, 2018-04)
Existe una conciencia creciente de que la viabilidad de la planificación del paisaje depende del apoyo del público. Sin embargo, el conocimiento sobre percepciones y preferencias del público es generalmente limitado. Este ...
Landscape heterogeneity and forest cover shape cavity-nesting hymenopteran communities in a multi-scale perspective
(2021-11-01)
Increasing biodiversity loss due to human activities may compromise ecosystem functions and services, with serious consequences for human well-being. Pollination and biological control are among the ecosystem services most ...
Quaternary fans and colluvium as indicators of environmental change and landscape sensitivityQuaternary fans and colluvium as indicators of environmental change and landscape sensitivity
(Instituto Geológico, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, 2002)