Most cited
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Wetlands function as the “kidneys of the planet”, assuring water supply and quality.
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Cerrado wetlands have distinct vegetation types playing equivalent ecological roles.
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All types of Cerrado wetlands should have the same status of legal protection.
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The maximum water-table elevation defines the wetlands’ limit, biota and functioning.
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All human actions threatening the hydrology of Cerrado wetlands must be regulated.
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The impact of future climate change on narrow-ranging species is poorly documented.
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We used a combination of techniques and high-resolution predictors to fill this gap.
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We predict a complete extirpation of suitable conditions across their range by 2070.
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Climate risk may be higher than expected in tropical narrow-ranging species.
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Proactive conservation actions are needed in tropical heterogeneous environments.
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We reviewed the use of network science in sustainable agriculture.
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Network science can be used to understand, harness and restore ecological processes in agricultural systems.
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Social, economic and ecological aspects of agriculture can be incorporated using novel methods.
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Agricultural systems can be managed using a network-based framework.
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Conserving ∼80% of the Brazilian Amazon is still feasible
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Conservation areas are essential for a new regional development model
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The cost of establishing.1.3 million km2 of new conservation areas is USD 1.0–1.6 billion
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The annual cost of 3.5 million km2 of conservation areas is USD 1.7–2.8 billion
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A new ambitious, decentralized, and agile fund mechanism is required
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Caatinga dry forests are becoming increasingly drier and chronically disturbed.
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Herb communities negatively respond to rainfall reduction and increase disturbance.
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Responses may be mediated by the local density of woody plants.
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Multiple successional pathways should emerge with the new environmental conditions.
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Management and conservation actions are urgent to protect Caatinga herb diversity.
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Nautical charts indicate historical decline in reef extension in the Abrolhos Bank.
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Coastal reefs lost between 20–49% of their extension in the last 160 years.
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Reef declines are linked to coral extraction for lime and coastal degradation.
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We projected future deforestation in Borneo and quantified the impact on orangutans.
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The habitat of 26,200 Bornean orangutans could be lost by 2030s.
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Worst orangutan losses in forests in industrial plantations and unprotected forests.
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Orangutans in protected areas and logging concessions are less threatened.
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Land-use planning for biodiversity and development should consider future dynamics.
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Climate change is unlikely to modify relative habitat suitability for birds at a landscape scale in the Atlantic Forest (AF).
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AF landscapes with higher forest cover will remain more suitable regardless of climate change.
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Predicted impacts of climate change are minor regardless the spatial scale at which climatic suitability is quantified.
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Most AF landscapes have low habitat suitability for birds due to extensive deforestation.
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Multi-temporal cropland mask allows accurate classification of grassland remnants.
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Grasslands of Uruguayan Eastern Plains are in an advanced stage of fragmentation.
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Suitability for rice crop establishment drives the grassland fragmentation.
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Few studies empirically estimated the impact of roadkill on wildlife populations.
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Giant anteaters inhabiting road vicinity areas have lower survival rates.
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20% of the anteaters inhabiting road vicinity areas are road-killed.
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Roads are sink areas for giant anteaters.