Landscape ecology in the Anthropocene: an overview for integrating agroecosystems and biodiversity conservation

Author(s)

dos Santos, Juliana Silveira ^{[1, 2]} ; Dodonov, Pavel ^[3] ; Oshima, Julia Emi F. ^[2] ; Martello, Felipe ^{[2, 4]} ; de Jesus, Andrelisa Santos ^[5] ; Ferreira, Manuel Eduardo ^[5] ; Silva-Neto, Carlos M. ^[6] ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ^[2] ; Collevatti, Rosane Garcia ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Goias, Inst Ciencias Biol, Lab Genet Biodiversidade, BR-74690900 Goiania, Go - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Biodivers, Spatial Ecol & Conservat Lab LEEC, UNESP, Ave 24 A, 1515 Bela Vista, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Bahia, Inst Biol, Spatial Ecol Lab, Salvador, BA - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Acre, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Manejo Recursos Nat, BR-69920900 Rio Branco, Acre - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed Goias, Inst Estudos Sociombientais IESA, BR-74690900 Goiania, Go - Brazil

^[6] Inst Fed Goias, BR-76600600 Goiania, Go - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION; v. 19, n. 1, p. 21-32, JAN-MAR 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Recent studies have characterized the influence of agroecosystems on biodiversity. However, a set of components associated with the management of these areas is still neglected in landscape-level studies, especially in areas of recent agricultural intensification. The resources and conditions provided by agroecosystems to different species are highly variable in space and time, and failing to account for this variation may lead to misleading conclusions about the biodiversity status in these environments. In this perspective, we provide a conceptual overview to highlight why and which landscape components still need to be better explored to provide an adequate assessment of the agroecosystem effects on biodiversity. We used a Brazilian heterogeneous intensive-farming landscape as an example to outline the components that we believe are important for understanding biodiversity patterns in such landscapes. An in-depth description of agroecosystems can help us create better landscape-level management strategies and to design more effective green-way policies. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/23132-2 - Movement ecology and spatial distribution of a large herbivore in heterogeneous tropical landscapes
• Grantee: Julia Emi de Faria Oshima
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 20/01779-5 - Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: agroecosystem effects on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance
• Grantee: Milton Cezar Ribeiro
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 19/09713-6 - Proposal of an integrated and operational framework for monitoring the quality of areas in restoration process in the Atlantic Rain Forest
• Grantee: Juliana Silveira dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 13/50421-2 - New sampling methods and statistical tools for biodiversity research: integrating animal movement ecology with population and community ecology
• Grantee: Milton Cezar Ribeiro
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants