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Past human‐induced ecological legacies as a driver of modern Amazonian resilience
People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 5, Page 1415-1429, October 2023., 2023 Abstract People have modified landscapes throughout the Holocene (the last c. 11,700 years) by modifying soils, burning forests, cultivating and domesticating plants, and directly and indirectly enriched and depleted plant abundances. These activities also took place in Amazonia, which is the largest contiguous piece of rainforest in the world, and for
Crystal N. H. McMichael +3 more
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Fish on Fire: Shifts in Amazonian fish communities after floodplain forest fires
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 60, Issue 8, Page 1637-1646, August 2023., 2023 Amazonian fish communities change after floodplain forest fires. Unburnt forests have diverse fish communities, with a large proportion of unique and small omnivorous species. In contrast, carnivores and detritivores become more common in fire scars and white‐sand savannas formed after forest fires. Less omnivore fish after forest fires can reduce tree
Arnold Lugo‐Carvajal +3 more
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Towards a whole‐system framework for wildfire monitoring using Earth observations
Global Change Biology, Volume 29, Issue 6, Page 1423-1436, March 2023., 2023 Earth observation data are critical for monitoring fires and their impacts as fire seasons become less predictable. In this manuscript, we draw upon multiple disciplines to present a whole‐system framework for identifying and synthesizing fire monitoring objectives and data needs throughout the life cycle of a fire event.
Morgan A. Crowley +8 more
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Activating dark earths: somatosoils and the carbonic loops of Amazonian ecologies
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 854-874, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Inspired by the fertility and climate change‐mitigation properties of the so‐called Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), soil science has devised a technoscientific replica, a soil amendment known as biochar, intended to improve agricultural sustainability and carbon storage in the biosphere. Drawing on fieldwork with Afroindigenous horticulturalists,
Aníbal G. Arregui
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 7, Page 1436-1446, July 2022., 2022 Abstract Standardized metrics that quantify a component of ecosystem functioning are essential for evaluating the current status of coastal marine habitats and for monitoring how ecologically important ecosystems are changing in response to global and local environmental change.
Maggie D. Johnson +2 more
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An alert system for Seasonal Fire probability forecast for South American Protected Areas
Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 1, Issue 1, February 2022., 2022 We considered five variables that represent the anthropogenic and climatological conditions that increase the probability of fire occurrence. The anthropogenic components of the forecast are the (i) trend in the number of active fires over the past three years and (ii) accumulated number of active fires over the same period.
Liana O. Anderson +16 more
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Amazon Hydrology From Space: Scientific Advances and Future Challenges
Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 59, Issue 4, December 2021., 2021 Abstract As the largest river basin on Earth, the Amazon is of major importance to the world's climate and water resources. Over the past decades, advances in satellite‐based remote sensing (RS) have brought our understanding of its terrestrial water cycle and the associated hydrological processes to a new era.
Alice César Fassoni‐Andrade +22 more
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Journal of Ecology, Volume 109, Issue 10, Page 3473-3486, October 2021., 2021 Our experimental evidence suggests that soil nutrient limitations may slow down forest recovery after repeated wildfires in Amazonian floodplains. Yet, because floodplain trees are able to germinate from seeds and establish successfully in twice burnt forests, seed limitation seems to be the reason why forest recovery fails persistently. Seeding native
Bernardo M. Flores, Milena Holmgren
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Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 184-196, July 2021., 2021 Abstract The recognition of land title and demarcation of indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands and the guarantee of the rights of consultation and free, prior and informed consent in the context of large infrastructure projects represent some of the major challenges for indigenous peoples and communities in the Amazon States.
Ricardo Pereira
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Opportunities for improving conservation early warning and alert systems
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 7-17, March 2021., 2021 Conservation early warning and alert systems provide tremendous opportunities to inform strategic and effective environmental responses. However, these systems are not systematically evaluated based on how they are contributing to conservation outcomes.
Karyn M. Tabor +3 more
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