Influence of the matrix on conservation changes in forests and the sustainability of ecosystem services associated with the heterogeneity of Cerrado landscapes

• Grant number: 25/11417-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: September 01, 2025
• End date: August 31, 2029
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Nature Conservation
• Principal Investigator: Elisa Hardt Alves Vieira
• Grantee: Ana Laura Fragoso Favoreti
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas (ICAQF). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Diadema. Diadema , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/02570-8 - Matrix influence on the functional connectivity of Brazilian Savanna landscapes, AP.PNGP.PI

Abstract

The careful management and conservation of ecosystems are crucial for providing ecosystem services that support human well-being and sustainable development. Not only the amount of natural areas, but also the configuration of habitat patches-particularly their distribution, size, and shape-can significantly affect the delivery of ecosystem services. This is because natural patches are arranged in landscape mosaics, interacting horizontally at their edges with anthropogenic land uses shaped by different management models, which can potentially impact conservation to varying degrees. In this context, this proposal aims to investigate how different types of anthropogenic matrices influence the role of patch mosaics and their boundaries in providing key ecosystem services that contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. (AU)