Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of southeastern Brazil /
Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of southeastern Brazil /
Carla Gheler-Costa, Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge, Luciano Martins Verdade (Eds,).
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Human Dimensions -- 1. The Multiple Facets of Agricultural Landscapes -- 2. The Role of Family Farms in Environmental Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes -- 3. Agribusiness and Socioeconomic Drivers of Land Cover Change in Brazil -- 4. Dealing with Fragmentation and Road Effects in Highly Degraded and Heterogeneous Landscapes -- Part II: Biodiversity Dimensions -- 5. Exploring Diversity of Soil Microorganisms: A Multidimensional Approach -- 6. The Value of Agricultural Landscape for Tropical Trees -- 7. Changes in Species and Genetic Diversity of Crops in Agricultural Systems, with an Emphasis on the State of Säao Paulo -- 8. Biodiversity Conservation of Forests and their Ecological Restoration in Highly-modified Landscapes -- 9. Freshwater Turtles in Natural, Rural and Urban Ecosystems in Säao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil -- 10. Fish Parasites and their Use as Environmental Research Indicators -- 11. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in Anthropogenic Environments: Challenges and Conflicts -- 12. The Influence of Agricultural and Forest Landscapes on the Diversity of Lepidoptera -- 13. Stream Fish Diversity in an Agricultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil -- Part III: Case Studies -- 14. Patterns of Leaf-litter Amphibian Diversity in a Silvicultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil -- 15. Bird Diversity in Relation to Land Use in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil -- 16. Howler Monkeys in an Urban Brazilian Forest: Ecology and Daily Feeding Patterns -- 17. Wildlife and Landscape Geometry in Silvicultural Landscapes -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index
The book includes all aspects needed to understand the current status of biodiversity conservation in Southeastern Brazil. It presents good and clear examples of different groups of biodiversity and helps to understand how good science is needed to promote biodiversity conservation in agroecosystems.
In English.
3110480840 9783110480849
10.1515/9783110480849 doi
2016286031
Agrobiodiversity conservation--Brazil, Southeast.
Agrobiodiversity--Brazil, Southeast.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.
Agrobiodiversity.
Agrobiodiversity conservation.
Southeast Brazil.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
333.95/1609815
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Human Dimensions -- 1. The Multiple Facets of Agricultural Landscapes -- 2. The Role of Family Farms in Environmental Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes -- 3. Agribusiness and Socioeconomic Drivers of Land Cover Change in Brazil -- 4. Dealing with Fragmentation and Road Effects in Highly Degraded and Heterogeneous Landscapes -- Part II: Biodiversity Dimensions -- 5. Exploring Diversity of Soil Microorganisms: A Multidimensional Approach -- 6. The Value of Agricultural Landscape for Tropical Trees -- 7. Changes in Species and Genetic Diversity of Crops in Agricultural Systems, with an Emphasis on the State of Säao Paulo -- 8. Biodiversity Conservation of Forests and their Ecological Restoration in Highly-modified Landscapes -- 9. Freshwater Turtles in Natural, Rural and Urban Ecosystems in Säao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil -- 10. Fish Parasites and their Use as Environmental Research Indicators -- 11. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in Anthropogenic Environments: Challenges and Conflicts -- 12. The Influence of Agricultural and Forest Landscapes on the Diversity of Lepidoptera -- 13. Stream Fish Diversity in an Agricultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil -- Part III: Case Studies -- 14. Patterns of Leaf-litter Amphibian Diversity in a Silvicultural Landscape of Southeastern Brazil -- 15. Bird Diversity in Relation to Land Use in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil -- 16. Howler Monkeys in an Urban Brazilian Forest: Ecology and Daily Feeding Patterns -- 17. Wildlife and Landscape Geometry in Silvicultural Landscapes -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index
The book includes all aspects needed to understand the current status of biodiversity conservation in Southeastern Brazil. It presents good and clear examples of different groups of biodiversity and helps to understand how good science is needed to promote biodiversity conservation in agroecosystems.
In English.
3110480840 9783110480849
10.1515/9783110480849 doi
2016286031
Agrobiodiversity conservation--Brazil, Southeast.
Agrobiodiversity--Brazil, Southeast.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.
Agrobiodiversity.
Agrobiodiversity conservation.
Southeast Brazil.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
333.95/1609815