The so-called "Plant Ecology Strategy Scheme" groups species into categories along the spectrum of their functional traits. When two or more important functional traits are correlated between concurrent species, they ...

The intense fragmentation of natural areas, like Semideciduous Forest (Native Area), with consequent pressure under native fauna, emphasizes the search for alternatives to the monoculture system, like Agroforestry Systems ...

The maintenance of forest areas is one of the most established recommendations for the conservation of biodiversity and key processes in ecosystems, such as pollination. However, this is a challenge that contrasts with the ...

The study of tree species functional traits can be a useful tool in the context of forest restoration in degraded environments. That is because understanding relationships between different traits and their interactions ...

Riparian zones have been widely altered by deforestation and fragmentation in the last five decades, often being required human intervention for the recovery of these areas through the introduction of tree species. Direct ...

Riparian forests play a very important role in protecting watercourses and represent an energy source for the aquatic communities in low-order streams. Therefore, the input of allochthonous material from these ecosystems ...

This thesis highlights experiences related to the practices of rural education and agroecology, formative matrices and practices that can help in the problematization of socio-environmental issues traditionally debated by ...

Environmental problems have sparked concern about the future of the planet and the living and survival conditions of future generations and other living beings, due to a series of alarming and increasing impacts, including ...