Fogo no Cerrado em 2024: retrato de janeiro a setembro
O bioma Cerrado é de extrema importância ecológica e econômica, desempenhando um papel crucial na regulação hídrica (Sawyer et al. 2017), alimentando as principais bacias hidrográficas do país, além de ser a savana tropical com maior biodiversidade do mundo (Myers...
Geographic range-scale assessment of species conservation status: A framework linking species and landscape features
The concept of habitat and spatial extent are key features in landscape ecology. A non-precise definition of habitat and the wrong choice of the scale can affect model outcomes and our understanding about population conservation status. We proposed a framework and...
Drivers and mechanisms of tree mortality in moist tropical forests
Tree mortality rates appear to be increasing in moist tropical forests (MTFs) with significant carbon cycle consequences. Here, we review the state of knowledge regarding MTF tree mortality, create a conceptual framework with testable hypotheses regarding the...
Drivers and mechanisms of tree mortality inmoist tropical forests
Tree mortality rates appear to be increasing in moist tropical forests (MTFs) with significant carbon cycle consequences.
Avatar, Papa Francisco, inferno e paraíso na subida dos Andes
Este título deve parecer um pouco confuso; nos deixe fazer as conexões. O filme Avatar de 2009 de James Cameron é um dos filmes mais populares no mundo e tem gerado discussões diversas sobre seus temas. Trata-sede uma lua extraterreste chamada Pandoracoberta de uma...
Temporal changes in species composition, diversity, and woody vegetation structure of savannas in the Cerrado-Amazon transition zone
Vegetation in the transition between tropical forest and savanna is hyperdynamic and there is evidence that in the absence of fire, forest advances over savanna. Between 2008 and 2013 we evaluated changes in species composition and diversity and in the structure of...
Soil Carbon Dynamics in Soybean Cropland and Forests in Mato Grosso, Brazil
Climate and land use models predict that tropical deforestation and conversion to cropland will produce a large flux of soil carbon (C) to the atmosphere from accelerated decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM). However, the C flux from the deep tropical soils...