The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation
worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of …

Forests are under pressure globally. How deforestation affects river flow is essential for
water security in many regions. Here we conduct a meta-analysis of studies investigating …

Human activities pose significant impacts on ecosystem services (ESs) in mining areas,
which will continually increase over time and space. However, the mechanism of ES change …

Land cover is an important descriptor of the earth's terrestrial surface. It is also crucial to
determine the biophysical processes in global environmental change. Land-use change …

This paper conceptualizes a political ecology of atmospheres. It offers to political ecology, a
field that features a strong territorial bias, a study of how the effects of dramas taking place …

This study focuses on the analysis of the simulation of the main climatological features of the
Orinoco low-level jet (OLLJ) by a set of models included in the Sixth Phase of the Coupled …

Forests and trees provide a range of goods and services vital for human well-being,
particularly for people who live below the poverty line. Yet a number of important knowledge …

Metrics of hydrological mimicry ('mimetrics') reflect similarity in ecological structure and/or
functions between managed and natural ecosystems. Only the land-surface parts of …

Guyana manages an estimated 5.3 million hectares of old-growth tropical forests, 29% of its
total forest area, for timber extraction. Individuals and companies can apply for time-limited …

The loss of tropical forests represents a major threat to biodiversity. With accelerating
deforestation in large parts of the Amazon, the Guiana Shield region, with its large expanse …