Tropical forests are recognized for their role in providing diverse ecosystem services (ESs),
with carbon uptake the best recognized. The capacity of tropical forests to provide ESs is …

Fifty years have passed since the first descriptions of the “floral oil syndrome” by Stefan
Vogel. Over those past decades, substantial knowledge was obtained mainly on the …

For the 701 mammals that occur in Brazil (ca. 13% of extant mammals worldwide), we
attributed ES to each deliverer one based on their functional traits, known trophic …

RESUMO O combate à má alimentação em todas as suas formas, que também se expressa
na epidemia da obesidade, é uma das prioridades da Agenda 2030 e dos Objetivos de …

Global biodiversity declines and concomitant increases in diseases and calamities indicate
the need for well-founded measures to provide sustainable development, guaranteeing …

Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) are a group of highly eusocial bees with
pantropic distribution. The variety of life styles among the approximately 600 species and …

Las comunidades vegetales son componentes principales de los ecosistemas terrestres de
las cuales dependen numerosos grupos de organismos para su supervivencia. Entre ellos …

Ripple and colleagues (2019), with more than 10,000 scientist signatories from around the
world, declare that “scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any great …

With the growing demand for food production worldwide, natural landscapes are
increasingly being replaced by agricultural areas, which directly affects biodiversity and …

Meliponines, popularly known as stingless bees, present a great diversity of species widely
distributed in tropical regions. Some species are rationally reared to obtain bee products like …