Land use and land cover changes and their impacts on surface-atmosphere interactions in Brazil: A systematic review

CB Caballero, A Ruhoff, T Biggs - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Major land use and land cover changes (LULCC) have taken place in Brazil, including large
scale conversion of forest to agriculture. LULCC alters surface-atmosphere interactions …

The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to weaken environmental protection in Brazil

MM Vale, E Berenguer, MA de Menezes… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental protection and
legislation in Brazil. We evaluate major legislative actions, environmental fines and …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of change in tropical protected areas: Long-term monitoring of a Brazilian biodiversity hotspot

NCS Marques, RB Machado, LMS Aguiar… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) are a widely recognized tool for biodiversity and ecosystem
conservation. However, megadiverse countries struggle to manage, maintain, and expand …

Remote sensing imagery detects hydromorphic soils hidden under agriculture system

FAO Mello, JAM Demattê, H Bellinaso, RR Poppiel… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The pressure for food production has expanded agriculture frontiers worldwide, posing a
threat to water resources. For instance, placing crop systems over hydromorphic soils (HS) …

High-resolution map of sugarcane cultivation in Brazil using a phenology-based method

Y Zheng, AC dos Santos Luciano… - Earth System Science …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Sugarcane is the most important source of sugar, and its cultivation area has undergone
rapid expansion, replacing other crops, pastures, and forests. Brazil is the world's largest …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in floodplain hydrology following serial damming of the Tocantins River in the eastern Amazon

AC Swanson, D Kaplan, KB Toh, EE Marques… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Riparian forests are ecotones that link aquatic and terrestrial habitats, providing ecosystem
services including sediment control and nutrient regulation. Riparian forest function is …

Urban watershed management prioritization using the rapid impact assessment matrix (RIAM-UWMAP), GIS and field survey

MVC Rodrigues, DV Guimarães, RB Galvao… - Environmental Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban growth when badly planned and poorly sustainable linked with climate change,
brings negative impacts to the cities. In the environment, erosion, landslide, floods, water …

Assessing four decades of fire behavior dynamics in the Cerrado biome (1985 to 2022)

VL da Silva Arruda, AAC Alencar… - Fire Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Fire significantly transforms ecology and landscapes worldwide, impacting
carbon cycling, species interactions, and ecosystem functions. In the Brazilian Cerrado, a …

Emergency policies are not enough to resolve Amazonia's fire crises

MS Machado, E Berenguer, PM Brando… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The fire crises in the Amazon continues to increase the risk of large-scale forest dieback,
threatening regional biodiversity and global climate. This issue gained international …

Mechanisms and processes shaping patterns of forest-grassland mosaics in southern Brazil

SC Müller, RS Bergamin, LS Duarte, N Peroni… - … grasslands: ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
Mosaics of forest and grassland are frequent in South Brazilian landscapes, both in the
highlands of the Atlantic Forest and southward into the Pampa regions. The grasslands are …