scholarly journals The role of natural regeneration to ecosystem services provision and habitat availability: a case study in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 890-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg ◽  
Felipe S. M. Barros ◽  
Renato Crouzeilles ◽  
Alvaro Iribarrem ◽  
Juliana Silveira dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Habitat Availability ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest

scholarly journals Early Response of Soil Properties under Different Restoration Strategies in Tropical Hotspot

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 768
Author(s):  
Katarzyna A. Koryś ◽  
Agnieszka E. Latawiec ◽  
Maiara S. Mendes ◽  
Jerônimo B. B. Sansevero ◽  
Aline F. Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
The Impact

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has undergone adverse land-use change due to deforestation for urbanization and agriculture. Numerous restoration initiatives have been taken to restore its ecosystem services. Deforested areas have been restored through active intervention or natural regeneration. Understanding the impact of those different reforestation approaches on soil quality should provide important scientific and practical conclusions on increasing forest cover in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. However, studies evaluating active planting versus natural regeneration in terms of soil recovery are scarce. We evaluate soil dynamics under those two contrasting strategies at an early stage (<10 years). Reforestation was conducted simultaneously on degraded lands previously used for cattle grazing and compared to an abandoned pasture as a reference system. We examined soil physicochemical properties such as: pH, soil organic matter content, soil moisture, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Al, and soil texture. We also present the costs of both methods. We found significant differences in restored areas regarding pH, Na, Fe, Mn content, and the cost. Soil moisture was significantly higher in pasture. Our research can contribute to better decision-making about which restoration strategy to adopt to maximize restoration success regarding soil quality and ecosystem services in the tropics.

scholarly journals Combining regional to local restoration goals in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassia M.G. Lemos ◽  
Pedro R. Andrade ◽  
Ricardo R. Rodrigues ◽  
Leticia Hissa ◽  
Ana P. D. Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Regeneration Potential ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
The Cost

AbstractTo achieve regional and international large-scale restoration goals with minimum costs, several restoration commitments rely on natural regeneration, a passive and inexpensive strategy. However, natural regeneration potential may vary within the landscape, mainly due to its historical context. In this work, we use spatially explicit restoration scenarios to explore how and where, within a given region, multiple restoration commitments could be combined to achieve cost-effectiveness outcomes. Our goal is to facilitate the elaboration of forest restoration plans at the regional level, taking into consideration the costs for active and passive restoration methods. The approach includes (1) a statistical analysis to estimate the natural regeneration potential for a given area based on alternative sets of biophysical, land cover, and/or socioeconomic factors and (2) the use of a land change allocation model to explore the cost-effectiveness of combining multiple restoration commitments in a given area through alternative scenarios. We test our approach in a strategic region in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biome, the Paraiba Valley in São Paulo State. Using the available data for 2011, calibrated for 2015, we build alternative scenarios for allocating natural regeneration until 2025. Our models indicate that the natural regeneration potential of the region is actually very low, and the cost-effectiveness outcomes are similar for all scenarios. We believe our approach can be used to support the regional-level decision-making about the implementation of multiple commitments aiming at the same target area. It can also be combined with other approaches for more refined analysis (e.g., optimization models).

First record of albino lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris Linnaeus 1758) in an important Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-604
Author(s):  
Mariana Bueno Landis ◽  
Luciano Candisani ◽  
Leticia Prado Munhoes ◽  
João Carlos Zecchini Gebin ◽  
Frineia Rezende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
First Record ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Tapirus Terrestris

AbstractAlbinism is the absence of pigmentation or coloration and is rarely found in nature. In this study we examined photos and videos obtained by cameras traps in the Legado das Águas Reserve. In the images, we identified two albino lowland tapirs. The results highlight the necessity of understanding the genetic diversity of lowland tapir populations and the important role of the professional photography associated with scientific research.

The role of ecosystem services in the decision to grow oysters: A Maryland case study

Aquaculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 529 ◽  
pp. 735633
Author(s):  
Adriane K. Michaelis ◽  
William C. Walton ◽  
Donald W. Webster ◽  
L. Jen Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Elīna Konstantinova ◽  
Līga Brūniņa ◽  
Aija Peršēvica ◽  
Marga Živitere
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Planning Processes

A very important factor for sustainable development is a balance between the exploitation of natural resources for socio-economic development, and conserving ecosystem services that are critical to everyone’s wellbeing and livelihoods. The strategical importance of ecosystem services is set by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in 2005, which put ecosystem services firmly on the policy agenda and the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which states that “Member States must map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory by 2014, assess the economic value of such services, and promote the integration of these values into accounting and reporting systems at EU and national level by 2020”. The aim of the paper is to present and discuss the approach of ecosystem services assessment for sustainable land use and strategical development scenarios. The paper will focus on the role of ecosystem services in development and spatial planning, and this approach can be integrated in planning processes and decision making. There will be presented a case study for two coastal territories in Latvia, where an ecosystem services assessment was implemented and sequentially different development scenarios considered and analysed.

Payment for ecosystem services programs in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Effective but not enough

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia G.C. Ruggiero ◽  
Jean Paul Metzger ◽  
Leandro Reverberi Tambosi ◽  
Elizabeth Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Payment For Ecosystem Services

Cultural Ecosystem Services and Popular Perceptions of the Benefits of an Ecological Restoration Project in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro H. S. Brancalion ◽  
Ines Villarroel Cardozo ◽  
Allan Camatta ◽  
James Aronson ◽  
Ricardo R. Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Restoration Project

Forest conversion and provision of ecosystem services in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 591-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Ditt ◽  
S. Mourato ◽  
J. Ghazoul ◽  
J. Knight
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest
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