Fostering pollination through agroforestry: A global review

D Centeno-Alvarado, AV Lopes, X Arnan - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over time, agricultural systems have undergone intensification with a view to increasing food
production and security. However, the resulting land use conversions have led to declines in …

Direct seeding to restore tropical seasonal forests: effects of green manure and hydrogel amendment on tree species performances and weed infestation

DC De Souza, VL Engel, EC De Mattos - Restoration ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although direct tree seeding may be a potentially useful restoration practice, many biotic and
abiotic barriers prevent seedling emergence and early development, reducing its success …

Green manure as an alternative for soil recovery in a bauxite mining environment in southeast Brazil

WS Fonseca, SV Martins, PM Villa - Floresta e Ambiente, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this study was to evaluate plant cover and dry mass produced by green
manures and their influence on the chemical attributes of soil for the ecological restoration of …

Soil fertility in indigenous swidden fields and fallows in northern Amazonia, Brazil

RC de Pinho, PACL Pequeno, SS Alfaia… - Soil Use and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the northern Brazilian Amazon, indigenous peoples who inhabit the savannas of
Roraima, plant their crop fields in frequently managed “forest islands” using a rotating “slash …