The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation
Approximately 2.5× 106 square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by
fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all …
fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all …
Unravelling the relationship between plant diversity and vegetation structural complexity: A review and theoretical framework
Vegetation structural complexity (VSC)—the three‐dimensional distribution of plants within
an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on …
an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on …
[HTML][HTML] Why Brazil needs its legal reserves
Brazil's environmental legislation obliges private properties to retain a fixed proportion of
their total area with native vegetation, the so-called “Legal Reserves”. Those areas …
their total area with native vegetation, the so-called “Legal Reserves”. Those areas …
[HTML][HTML] Maldevelopment revisited: Inclusiveness and social impacts of soy expansion over Brazil's Cerrado in Matopiba
Cash crops such as soy, cocoa and oil palm have expanded at great speed in develo**
countries, often at the expense of customary landowners, traditional livelihoods, and …
countries, often at the expense of customary landowners, traditional livelihoods, and …
Amazon wildfires: Scenes from a foreseeable disaster
The Amazon forest's main protection against fire is its capacity to create a moist understory
microclimate. Roads, deforestation, droughts, and climate change have made this natural …
microclimate. Roads, deforestation, droughts, and climate change have made this natural …
[HTML][HTML] Post-fire ecological restoration in Latin American forest ecosystems: Insights and lessons from the last two decades
Wildfires are responsible for a substantial loss of forest ecosystem services globally and
represent a major driving force of forest degradation across Latin American and the …
represent a major driving force of forest degradation across Latin American and the …
Habitat quality, not habitat amount, drives mammalian habitat use in the Brazilian Pantanal
Context An understanding of species-habitat relationships is required to assess the impacts
of habitat fragmentation and degradation. To date, habitat modeling in fragmented …
of habitat fragmentation and degradation. To date, habitat modeling in fragmented …
[HTML][HTML] Use of unfenced highway underpasses by lowland tapirs and other medium and large mammals in central-western Brazil
Wildlife road mortality is a worldwide problem. In tropical develo** countries, it is urgent to
implement and test mitigation measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, especially …
implement and test mitigation measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, especially …
El Niño impacts on human‐modified tropical forests: Consequences for dung beetle diversity and associated ecological processes
Our knowledge of how tropical forest biodiversity and functioning respond to anthropogenic
and climate‐associated stressors is limited. Research exploring El Niño impacts are scarce …
and climate‐associated stressors is limited. Research exploring El Niño impacts are scarce …
Effects of human-induced habitat changes on site-use patterns in large Amazonian Forest mammals
The Amazon is one of the most diverse biomes around the globe, currently threatened by
economic and industrial development and climate change. Large mammals are keystone …
economic and industrial development and climate change. Large mammals are keystone …