We describe the use of ants as indicators in Brazil, based on a critical review of published
articles. The analysis of fifty‐eight papers, encompassing a range of almost 25 years …

Synergistic combinations of climatic and land use changes have the potential to produce the
most dramatic impacts on land cover. Although this is widely accepted, empirical examples …

Considering the current threatening conditions of climate change, Climate Smart Agriculture
(CSA) aims to improve the soil health and its organic carbon stocks by encouraging soil …

Agricultural expansion and deforestation are spatial processes of land transformation that
impact on landscape pattern. In peninsular Malaysia, the conversion of forested areas into …

In addition to causing physical degradation and nutrient depletion, erosion of cultivated soils
in the Amazon affects aquatic ecosystems through the release of natural soil mercury (Hg) …

Ecological connectivity should be an important consideration in environmental assessment
(EA). How often and how thoroughly the analysis of ecological connectivity is integrated in …

Agriculture is considered to be one of the major drivers of deforestation worldwide. In
developing countries in particular this process is driven by small-scale agriculture. At the …

To offer an increased understanding of the spatial patterns, temporal, social and physical
predictors of the conversion and transformations of land use in Lake Victoria basin, an …

Expansion of coffee cultivation is one of the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss.
However, shade grown coffee has been promoted as a means for preserving biodiversity in …

Land use/land cover change (LULC) is a major threat to natural protected areas worldwide.
This paper explores the relationships between four estimated LULC parameters for 17 …