A ecologia de paisagens é uma nova área de conhecimento dentro da ecologia, marcada
pela existência de duas principais abordagens: uma geográfica, que privilegia o estudo da …

Fire, a prevalent land management tool in rotational shifting cultivation (RSC), has long
been debated for its immediate disruption of surface soil, vegetation, and microbial …

Soil fertility and leaching losses of nutrients were compared between a Fimic Anthrosol and
a Xanthic Ferralsol from Central Amazônia. The Anthrosol was a relict soil from pre …

Slash-and-burn agriculture (tavy) is the major cause of upland degradation and
deforestation in eastern Madagascar. Upland degradation studies are largely based on …

The application of charcoal to nutrient-poor upland soils of the central Amazon was tested in
lysimeter studies in comparison to unamended control to evaluate the effects of charcoal on …

Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is
losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and …

Rethinking the relationship between length of fallow and crop yields inshifting cultivation?
The theory that a correlation between shortened fallow periods and yielddecline in shifting …

A agricultura de corte e queima é praticada há milhares de anos nas áreas florestadas do
planeta, principalmente nas regiões tropicais. Sua prática envolve uma gama de técnicas …

The sustainability of shifting cultivation is presently a topic of debate in scientific and
institutional communities; however, there is no current consensus. To address this debate …

Shifting cultivation is a common agricultural practice that is the basis of subsistence for many
rural populations throughout the Tropics. The recent strong trend towards shorter fallow …