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frontiermetrics: An R Package for Characterizing Deforestation Frontiers

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Deforestation frontiers are major drivers of biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, and ecosystem degradation, yet our understanding of how deforestation progresses in these frontiers is limited. We present frontiermetrics, an R package to quantify a range of metrics describing the speed, severity, and spatio‐temporal patterns of forest loss. The package
Pablo Yair Huais, Ana Buchadas, Eduardo Lacerda, Javier Nori, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Environmental Markets Pay for More Sustainable Farm Dams? A Cost–Benefit Analysis

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm dams are widespread artificial waterbodies that play a critical role in agricultural water security. Enhancing these systems through sustainable interventions such as fencing, hardened access points, and revegetation can improve water quality and deliver carbon and biodiversity co‐benefits.
K. U. D. N. Hansani, Lukas Schuster, Peter I. Macreadie, Kym Whiteoak, Martino E. Malerba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mammal community structure in a world of gradients [PDF]

, 2008
Functional types are becoming central when searching for generalities in community ecology. They may help in identifying the driving factors that shape communities, as well as in formulating ecological rules.
Wallgren, Märtha
core   +1 more source

Climatic factors influencing vegetation net primary productivity in semi-arid savanna reserves of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Savanna ecosystems are important components of the terrestrial carbon cycle, but their vegetation productivity is highly sensitive to climatic variability, especially in semi-arid environments. This study assessed the spatiotemporal dynamics and climatic
Yoksa Salmamza Mshelia, Sellina Ennie Nkosi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living Through a Changing Climate: Stress, Trauma, and Gendered Resilience Among Women in Coastal and Northern Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the patterns of tree cover and density in relation to abiotic and biotic factors in Kruger National Park

Ecosphere
Across savanna ecosystems worldwide, the decline of large trees and the rapid expansion of shrubs present major conservation challenges. These trends are especially pronounced in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP), the country's largest protected ...
Tullia Riccardi, Giacomo D'Ammando, Lucy Wilson, Fabio Attorre, Andrew Davies, Alessio Farcomeni, Sandra MacFadyen, Tercia Strydom, Izak P. J. Smit, Luca Malatesta   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil macrofauna diversity in forest landscapes and surrounding agroecosystems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Soil Advances
Land use intensification significantly affects soil quality and ecosystem functioning in West African landscapes. This study assessed soil macrofauna diversity and abundance across five land use and land cover (LULC) types in the Sissili classified ...
Epiphane Guiatin, Désiré Jean Pascal Lompo, Adama Zoungrana, Mamoudou Traoré, Salifou Traoré   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Sustainability of Robusta Coffee Under Global Change—A Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This contribution reviews the scientific evidence concerning climate resiliency claims as well as sustainability issues for robusta coffee (Coffea canephora), focusing on: climate change analyses, climate parameters, soil water, and farming inputs, especially irrigation and synthetic fertilizer use.
Aaron P. Davis, Akshay Dashrath, Justin Moat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Socio‐Economic Benefits of Communal Trophy Hunting in Africa: A Value Chain Perspective From Namibia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International concerns around the equitable distribution of income generated by communal trophy hunting tourism have raised questions about the industry's effectiveness in promoting rural livelihoods and nature conservation. We examine how communities in Namibia derive benefits from wildlife and explore local perspectives on fostering active ...
Luke Symonds‐Mayes, Enrico Di Minin, Hayley Clements   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amazonian savannas are an integral part of Brazil’s Amazon “biome”: implications for environmental policies

Discover Conservation
Conservation policies in Brazil differ between the “biomes” into which the country has divided its territory since 2004. The Amazon biome is predominantly tropical forest but also includes unique savanna ecosystems, while the Cerrado biome is composed of
William Douglas Carvalho, Salustiano V. Costa-Neto, Fernando Cesar Paiva Dagosta, Philip M. Fearnside, Renato Richard Hilário, Hernani Fernandes Magalhães de Oliveira, Cláudia Regina da Silva, José Julio de Toledo, Bruna Silva Xavier, Karen Mustin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source