Human decisions, policies, and management strategies play an important role in structuring
landscape patterns in a metropolitan area. Land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes can be …

Stingless bees have proven to be effective pollinators of many crops both in open-field and
greenhouse conditions around the world. However, because their sensibility of both …

La combinación de elementos del paisaje (eg, cultivos, pastizales, vegetación de bordes de
caminos, arboledas y humedales temporarios) incrementa la heterogeneidad y define …

In the Pampean region of Argentina, uncultivated areas with spontaneous vegetation, such
as the sierras (low hills), are important sites for nature conservation. In the last decades, the …

Conversion of grasslands into crops is a major factor leading to the decline of grassland
birds. Cattle ranching represents another disturbance to natural grasslands, but may be less …

Human-mediated changes in land-use have affected many bird species in South America,
and other regions where agroecosystems are now the most common environments. We …

Las sierras del sistema de Tandilia representan sitios de importancia para la conservación
de la biodiversidad pampeana. Por encontrarse inmersas en la matriz agrícola, su destino …

We studied the associations between small mammal assemblages and patterns of land use
and landscape structure, and their seasonal variations in temperate agroecosystems. We …

Northwestern Buenos Aires province is located within the Pampas region of Argentina.
Agricultural practices have extensively modified native grasslands in a relatively short …

The growth of human societies worldwide has been associated with the degradation of
natural resources; in particular, freshwater ecosystems are among the most seriously …