Due to human activities, most natural ecosystems of the world have disappeared and the
rest are threatened. At a global scale, 40% of the remaining forests occur in Indigenous …

Abstract The Gran Chaco (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) has turned into a global
deforestation hotspot as a consequence of the agricultural expansion. These land use …

Closing the research-implementation gap is key for advancing biodiversity conservation.
One approach is to generate ecologically relevant spatial datasets that integrate easily with …

Land transformation is a major component of global change, directly altering habitat
composition and spatial configuration, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. Over the last …

Abstract Analysis of forest disturbance patterns in relation to precipitation seasonality is
important for understanding African tropical forest dynamics under changing climate …

The objective of this study is to characterize the taphonomic signature of Strix chacoensis in
bone and tooth remains of microvertebrates (birds and micromammals). The chaco owl is a …

The ecological environment of the Hexi Corridor in China is fragile owing to its unique
geographical conditions. Since the 21st century, the construction of highway projects in the …

Aims: We address the following questions: 1) Which are the main vegetation types that
currently occur in the Arid Chaco? 2) Do those vegetation types differ in terms of floristic …

Managers need to trace social impacts and vulnerability caused by environmental change
all the way to its driving forces to target key system components for intervention. However …

The disturbance effect of traffic engineering construction on vegetation in arid desert areas is
a scientific issue worthy of attention. The Shule River Basin, located in the Hexi Corridor …