Carbon emissions from land‐use changes in tropical dry forest systems are poorly
understood, although they are likely globally significant. The South American Chaco has …

Highlights•Scientific knowledge is just one of the various factors influencing environmental
policy.•The Power Dynamics Model explains the science policy interface better than the …

Agricultural expansion and intensification in South America's dry forests and grasslands
increase agricultural production, but also result in major environmental trade-offs. The …

South America is experiencing profound land use and land cover changes. Their
consequences on the Ecosystem Services (ES) supply and human well-being need to be …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

Topsoil carbon (C) stocks are known to decrease as a consequence of the conversion of
natural ecosystems to plantations or croplands; however, the effect of land use change on …

Shrubs are multi-stemmed short woody plants, more widespread than trees, important in
many ecosystems, neglected in ecology compared to herbs and trees, but currently in focus …

Tropical dry forests and savannas provide important ecosystem services and harbor high
biodiversity, yet are globally under pressure from land-use change. Mapping changes in the …

Land use change affects soil organic carbon (SOC) and generates CO 2 emissions.
Moreover, SOC depletion entails degradation of soil functions that support ecosystem …

Aboveground biomass is an important predictor of net primary productivity and provision of
ecosystem services such as carbon storage and food supply. However, biomass can be a …