The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest has a long history of human interaction and transformation,
since as early as the Late Pleistocene. Throughout the centuries, native populations …

Historical Ecology is a multidisciplinary field that studies long-term relationships between
humanity and the environment. There is a missing synthesis effort to organize and present …

Historical ecology is an important tool in deciphering human–environment interactions
imprinted on landscapes throughout time. However, gaps of knowledge still remain …

El concepto de paisaje ha sido utilizado por diversas disciplinas y con múltiples
connotaciones, y muchas veces no hay acuerdos sobre su significado. Este trabajo es una …

Focusing on the charcoal-fired steel industry in the Doce River Valley (rural eastern Brazil),
this article sets out to understand the relationship between industrial-scale mining and the …

El paisaje de hoy es un reflejo de usos sobrepuestos a lo largo del tiempo, cada época va
dejando huellas. Los bosques suelen tomar parte de esas transformaciones y están por lo …

Considering that area and edge effects are the most important factors that lead to landscape
changes from the fragmentation of terrestrial communities, the present study aimed to …

Com foco na indústria siderúrgica a carvão vegetal no Vale do Rio Doce (leste de Minas
Gerais), o artigo propõe compreender a relação entre as grandes siderúrgicas e a …

Ecological restoration is suggested as a tool to mitigate environmental problems caused by
urbanization, but its utility may be hampered by conflict between ecological design and …