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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Considering counterfactual scenarios in conservation planning: Perspectives from a biodiverse mining area in the Atlantic Forest

Juliana Siqueira-Gay, Luis E. Sánchez

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2022;20:401-7

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Mining triggered cumulative impacts in a biodiverse region in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.
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Raw materials and carbon sequestration are the least impacted ecosystem services.
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Pollination and freshwater provision are the most impacted ecosystem services.
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Biodiverse areas would be less impacted in future in contrast to areas with net demand for ecosystem services.
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Tailored conservation actions are needed to balance ecosystem services budget.

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Landscape forest loss decreases bird diversity with strong negative impacts on forest species in a mountain region

Fredy Vargas-Cárdenas, Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Jose Carlos Morante-Filho, Jorge E. Schondube, Daniel M. Auliz-Ortiz, Eliane Ceccon

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2022;20:386-93

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We assess the effect of forest loss on bird diversity in the whole landscape mosaic.
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Forest loss decreased forest-specialist and habitat-generalist bird diversity.
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Forest loss restricted forest birds to a few sites in the landscape.
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Preserving forest cover is paramount for bird diversity in anthropogenic landscapes.

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Assessing the contribution of local experts in monitoring Neotropical vertebrates with camera traps, linear transects and track and sign surveys in the Amazon

Monique Ponce-Martins, Cintia Karoline Manos Lopes, Elildo Alves Ribeiro de Carvalho-Jr, Felipe Matheus dos Reis Castro, Milton José de Paula, Juarez Carlos Brito Pezzuti

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2022;20:303-13

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Combining visual, vocal and sign allow to survey all region’s important game species.
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Data collected by local hunters proved efficient for detecting the species composition.
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Sightings/vocalisations are crucial to monitor primates and terrestrial game birds.
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Tapir and deer can be well monitored using camera trap and track and sign surveys.
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Camera traps are the most effective method to record carnivores.

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Jaguar (Panthera onca) population density and landscape connectivity in a deforestation hotspot: The Paraguayan Dry Chaco as a case study

Jeffrey J. Thompson, Marianela Velilla, Hugo Cabral, Nicolás Cantero, Viviana Rojas Bonzi, Evelyn Britez, Juan M. Campos Krauer, Roy T. McBride, ... José Luis Cartes

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2022;20:377-85

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Jaguar densities ranged from 0.44 to 1.6 individuals/100 km2.
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Density was significantly lower in more deforested sites vs. less deforested sites.
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Landscape resistance for jaguars increased by ∼12% per 10% loss of forest.
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More jaguar research in working landscapes is needed to understand land use effects.

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Edges as hotspots and drivers of forest cover change in a tropical landscape

Raíza Salomão Precinoto, Pablo Viany Prieto, Marcos de Souza Lima Figueiredo, Maria Lucia Lorini

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2022;20:314-21

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Edges are hotspots of forest cover change in an Atlantic Forest landscape.
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Main determinants of both deforestation and regrowth were biophysical factors.
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Strictly Protected Areas was the unique socioeconomic determinant of deforestation.
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Biophysical determinants may indicate socioeconomic processes involved in forest cover changes.

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Legal reserves ensure alpha and beta ant diversity in highly modified agricultural landscapes

Kelley Rita Przybyszewski, Ricardo Eduardo Vicente, José Victor Alves Ferreira, Mônica Josene Barbosa Pereira, Thiago Junqueira Izzo, Danielle Storck-Tonon

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2022;20:330-7

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Private Legal Reserves (LRs) can retain part of the alpha and beta diversity
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There are a strong turnover of species between LRs and soybean crops
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The composition of ants differs among Cerrado, Amazon and transitional vegetation
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The similarity among samples decay with geographic distance (300 km) only in LRs
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Cerrado LRs shares more species with crops than LRs in any other landscape

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