Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
ISSN: 2530-0644

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) is a scientific journal devoted to improving theoretical and conceptual aspects of conservation science. It has the main purpose of communicating new research and advances to different actors of society, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners, and policymakers. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration, on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, and on nature¿s benefits to people and human wellbeing. This scope includes studies on biodiversity patterns, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, conservation genetics, spatial conservation planning, ecosystem management, ecosystem services, sustainability and resilience of socio-ecological systems, conservation policy, among others.

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation is the official scientific journal of the Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation. It is an open access journal, supported by the Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection, and thus without any charge for authors. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation was previously published, between 2003 and 2016, as 'Natureza & Conservação'.

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3.563
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Citescore 2023
7.8
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1.293
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Issue
Vol. 22. Issue 3.
Pages 205-314 (July - September 2024)
Policy forums
Past references are insufficient for Latin American biodiversity conservation in the Anthropocene
H. Ricardo Grau, Yohana G. Jimenez
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:205-8
Highlights

  • Referencing conservation exclusively in the past is unrealistic, and limits adaptation to present and future ecological functioning.

  • Conservation in the Anthropocene should embrace complex nature-society interactions, including the role of new biodiversity.

  • Achieving sustainable futures requires to balance nature protection with economic growth.

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Why is it so easy to undergo devegetation in the Brazilian Cerrado?
Ricardo B Machado, Ludmilla MS Aguiar, Mercedes MC Bustamante
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:209-12
Highlights

  • The recent resurgence of deforestation in the Cerrado results from misguided policies and environmental negligence.

  • Lack of environmental and social safeguards is driving the biome toward an irreversible tipping point.

  • Licenses for vegetation clearance on private lands must carefully evaluate the ownership chain.

  • Agribusiness plays a key role in strengthening conservation efforts in the Cerrado.

  • A new economic model prioritizing environmental responsibility and social justice is urgently needed.

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Challenges for reducing carbon emissions from Land-Use and Land Cover Change in Brazil
Débora Joana Dutra, Marcus Vinicius Freitas Silveira, Guilherme Mataveli, Poliana Domingos Ferro, Deila da Silva Magalhães, Thaís Pereira de Medeiros, Liana Oighenstein Anderson, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:213-8
Highlights

  • Brazil reached 2.8 Mha of native vegetation removal in 2022, the highest rate since 2008.

  • 15.8 Mha of Legal Reserve areas need restoration in Brazil’s private rural properties, over half in the Amazon.

  • 5.46 Mha of forest regrowth occurred in Brazil from 2016 to 2022, 40% in the Amazon and 36% in the Atlantic Forest biome.

  • Secondary forests in Brazil lack proper legislation to safeguard their carbon mitigation potential in the long-term.

  • Incentives to environmental payment, law enforcement, and legal framework needed for Brazil's 78 Mha surplus vegetation.

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“Savannization of the Amazon” is a term that reinforces the Cerrado neglect
Leila Teruko Shirai, Anya Palm Courtenay, Magnus Agerström, André Victor Lucci Freitas, Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro, Rafaela Jorge Trad
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:219-23
Highlights

  • Claiming to save a biome threating another due to imprecise language is unreasonable.

  • There is a multisector neglect towards the Cerrado when compared to the Amazon.

  • “Savannization of the Amazon” refers to forest degradation instead of old-growth savanna.

  • The term “savannization of the Amazon” can forfeit natural savanna conservation.

  • The term “savannization of the Amazon” should be abandoned.

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Essays and perspectives
How can Brazilian legislation on native seeds advance based on good practices of restoration in other countries?
Rodrigo Dutra-Silva, Gerhard E. Overbeck, Sandra C. Müller
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:224-31
Highlights

  • The Brazilian legislation on native seeds has bottlenecks and gaps that can be addressed based on international best practices.

  • Seed collection from nature should be discussed and standardized by environmental agencies to ensure it becomes a sustainable practice.

  • Seed quality is crucial for the success of ecological restoration, but it should not adhere to the standardization required for agricultural cultivars.

  • The commercialization of species mixtures for restoration, including directly harvested ones, should be facilitated to promote biodiversity.

  • The implementation of seed transfer zones is highly recommended to guarantee the resilience of restored ecosystems in the long term.

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Olfactory repellents as perceptual traps for mesocarnivores immersed in livestock systems
Carolina S. Ugarte, Carolina Saavedra, Javier A. Simonetti
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:232-9
Highlights

  • Mesocarnivores select habitats based on the risk perception communicated by larger carnivores' cues.

  • Manipulating risk signals can create perceptual traps and produce a landscape of fear, supporting mesocarnivore management.

  • Livestock guarding dogs' whole-body odor, reduce foxes’ visitation rates in scrublands habitats compared to unscented places.

  • We propose a new complementary management technique, amplifying livestock guarding dog effects.

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Climate influence on future suitability of high-altitude wetlands in two natural protected areas from the Central Andes of Argentina
Bárbara Vento, Juan Rivera, Marcela Ontivero
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:240-9
Highlights

  • High-altitude wetlands suitability will be reduced under future climate conditions.

  • Projected changes in temperature and precipitation will affect future distribution of wetlands.

  • Greater reductions in wetlands suitability are projected for elevations lower than 4,000 m.

  • Increases in wetlands suitability are projected for elevations higher than 4,200 m.

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Is banning Persistent Organic Pollutants efficient? A quantitative and qualitative systematic review in bats
Priscila Stéfani Monteiro-Alves, Elizabete Captivo Lourenço, Rodrigo Ornellas Meire, Helena Godoy Bergallo
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:250-9
Highlights

  • POPs concentrations in biological bat tissues in the Myotis in the USA decreased over the years since POPs were banned.

  • There is a paucity of studies on POPs in Neotropical bats.

  • Few studies were found on emerging POPs or on POPs recently included in the Stockholm Convention in bats.

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“Peatlands in the Brazilian Cerrado: insights into knowledge, status and research needs”
Felix Beer, Cássia Beatriz Rodrigues Munhoz, John Couwenberg, Ingrid Horák-Terra, Leila Maria Garcia Fonseca, Natália Rodrigues Bijos, Catia Nunes da Cunha, Karl Matthias Wantzen
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:260-9
Highlights

Highlights – Peatlands in the Cerrado Beer et al.

  • Peatland distribution and extent in the Cerrado is yet underestimated.

  • Peatlands are part of Cerrado valley wetlands and occur with Veredas, wet grassland and riparian swamp forest vegetation.

  • Although soil carbon data on peatlands is lacking, they may store 13.3% of the Cerrado soil carbon on only 0.7% of its area.

  • Hydrological studies are needed to quantify the role of peatlands in the Cerrado.

  • Intensive agriculture, wood plantations and other land uses threaten Cerrado peatlands and other wetlands.

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Research letters
Overcoming biases of birds research in the Caatinga
Helon Simões Oliveira, Sidney F. Gouveia
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:270-6
Highlights

  • Biodiversity research in Brazil has claimed that the “Caatinga is poorly known”, including for well-known groups like birds.

  • Even if false, this narrative perpetuates nationwide biases and slows down regional research and conservation agendas.

  • We show that the Caatinga bird diversity is as well- or better known than most ecosystems in Brazil.

  • Biodiversity research in the Caatinga should stand as a model for many pressing ecological questions, such as climate change.

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Declining representation of imperiled Atlantic Forest birds in community-science datasets
Lucas Rodriguez Forti, Ana Passetti, Talita Oliveira, Juan Lima, Arthur Queiros, Maria Alice Dantas Ferreira Lopes, Judit K. Szabo
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:277-87
Highlights

  • Bird species of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil are threatened and declining.

  • Declines can lead to decreased detectability and fewer observations.

  • We analyzed bird data from three citizen science platforms for 2000–2022.

  • The representation of threatened and Near Threatened species decreased through time.

  • We recommend future species-specific monitoring to fill survey gaps.

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Identifying priority conservation areas for the Andean Condor in Colombia
María Alejandra Parrado-Vargas, José Fernando González-Maya, Björn Reu, Antoni Margalida, Fausto Sáenz-Jiménez, Félix Hernán Vargas
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:288-96
Highlights

  • Priority conservation areas (PCA) were determined for Andean condors in Colombia.

  • Less than 30% of the PCA for condors are in protected areas.

  • Areas with Low, Medium, and High Human Footprint Index require different strategies for prioritization conservation Areas.

  • We propose an area-based roadmap to optimize Andean condor conservation in the northern Andes of South America.

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Spatial bias in sampling small rodents in the Atlantic Forest: A landscape and accessibility perspective
Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Nicolas Silva Bosco, Lana Pavão Candelária, Rosane Garcia Collevatti, Viviane Maria Guedes Layme, Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:297-305
Highlights

  • Less than 1% of the Atlantic Forest spatial surface is well sampled for small rodents.

  • Most sampling sites are close to roads, urban centers.

  • Well-sampled sites are in larger fragments, and in landscapes with higher percentage of forest cover.

  • Knowledge of small mammal occurrence at a large-scale is spatially limited.

  • Sampling of small rodents in Atlantic Forest should prioritize small remote fragments, representing current common landscape conditions.

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Patterns of endemism in Amazonian floodplain birds
Thiago Orsi Laranjeiras, Camila Cherem Ribas, Mario Cohn-Haft
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:306-14
Highlights

  • More than 182 bird taxa are specialized on the Amazonian floodplain habitats.

  • A database with more than 80 thousand records updated range maps for floodplain birds.

  • Analyses over updated range maps revealed 10 areas of endemism and 13 regions.

  • Amazonian major rivers are segmented into distinct areas of endemism.

  • Our regionalization represents a new background for further studies and conservation.

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