Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: agroecosystem effects on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance

• Grant number: 20/01779-5
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: September 01, 2020 - August 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Cooperation agreement: CONFAP - National Council of State Research Support Foundations
• Principal Investigator: Milton Cezar Ribeiro
• Grantee: Milton Cezar Ribeiro
• Home Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
• Assoc. researchers: CARLOS DE MELO E SILVA NETO ; Daniela de Melo e Silva ; Danilo Boscolo ; Érica Hasui ; Fausto Miziara ; Felipe Martello Ribeiro ; Hugo Freire Nunes ; Juliana Silveira dos Santos ; Marco Aurelio Pizo Ferreira ; Paula Carolina Montagnana ; Paulo Henrique Asfora Lopes Peres ; Rodrigo Augusto Matavelli

Abstract

We aim to investigate the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on biodiversity and ecosystem services. São Paulo state has a long history of human occupation; by other side, Goiás state actually is one of the main agrobusiness frontiers in Brazil, and has a recent human occupation history. Therefore, the comparison about the effects of agroecosystems on biodiversity and ecosystem services on these two regions can contribute for the better understanding about the influences of anthropogenic based disturbances; moreover, can guide management, conservation and restoration strategies. Although studies have been published about the influence of landscape on Atlantic Forest, only a few have been done on Cerrado. In addition, almost none study compared these biomes or conducted multi-taxa analysis at multiple scales. Here we propose to contribute with an in deep understanding about how habitat loss, fragmentation and anthropogenic matrix immerse in agroecosystems can affect communities and species. Moreover, we also propose to integrate genetic, ecological and social data for understand the drivers of biodiversity in the Anthropocene. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE CAMARGO BARBOSA, KARLLA VANESSA; DEVELEY, PEDRO F.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CESAR; JAHN, ALEX E. The contribution of citizen science to research on migratory and urban birds in Brazil. ORNITHOLOGY RESEARCH, FEB 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

DOS SANTOS, JULIANA SILVEIRA; DODONOV, PAVEL; OSHIMA, JULIA EMI F.; MARTELLO, FELIPE; DE JESUS, ANDRELISA SANTOS; FERREIRA, MANUEL EDUARDO; SILVA-NETO, CARLOS M.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; COLLEVATTI, ROSANE GARCIA. Landscape ecology in the Anthropocene: an overview for integrating agroecosystems and biodiversity conservation. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 19, n. 1, p. 21-32, JAN-MAR 2021. Web of Science Citations: 1.