Abstract Large areas of Tropical Forest have been cleared and deeply modified aiming at
growing crops and producing livestock. Many of these areas are transformed in pastures …

Cultivated pastures occupy 30% of the Brazilian Cerrado. Most pastures have low
productivity, demanding intensification. Pasture intensification, as conventionally proposed …

Despite its importance as a wealthy source of unique biodiversity (Janzen 1988) and that it
covers 42% of the tropical vegetation worldwide (Murphy and Lugo 1995), the dry forest is …

In many tropical cattle farms of Central America, farmers commonly retain trees in pastures
to obtain timber and provide shade and fodder to cattle. However, little is known about the …

Scattered trees in wood-pastures represent outstanding conservation value by providing
microhabitats for a variety of organisms. They also diversify ecosystem services by creating …

Background: Forest succession in tropical pastures usually starts from woody vegetation
patches. Patches may arise within the grass matrix at microsites with favourable soil …

The American tropical landscape is characterized nowadays by extensive areas of pastures
and crop-fields, in which the remaining forest fragments are immersed. Although the areas …

Deforestation is responsible for a substantial fraction of global carbon emissions and
changes in surface energy budgets that affect climate. Deforestation losses include wildlife …

We tested the relationship between the length of pasture use and the density, richness, and
composition of naturally regenerating tropical seasonal deciduous forest in pastures. We …

Remnant trees may play an important role in conserving biodiversity within agricultural
systems because they provide habitats and resources that are otherwise absent from …