This paper provides a narrative systematic review (SR) of the impacts of sugarcane
production on different ecosystems employing the ecosystem services framework. The …

The use of biofuels can result on a decrease of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when
compared to fossil fuels. However, the expansion of biofuels crops has been either based on …

Accumulation of heavy metals in unconsolidated soils can prove toxic to proximal
environments, if measures are not taken to stabilize soils. One way to minimize the toxicity of …

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a disease caused by Hantavirus, which are
negative-sense RNA viruses in the family Bunyaviridae that are highly virulent to humans …

Today, mechanized harvesting is a reality in almost all commercial sugarcane fields in
Brazil. In the last 20 years, government policies and public–private initiatives have given …

Abstract Bats (Order: Chiroptera) harbor a high diversity of emerging pathogens presumably
because their ability to fly and social behavior favor the maintenance, evolution, and …

Given the accelerating worldwide expansion of agriculture, biofuel production and managed
forest plantations, the future of many tropical mammals depends on understanding why or …

Human-modified landscapes (HMLs) are composed by small, isolated and defaunated forest
fragments, which are surrounded by agricultural and urban areas. Information on species …

Despite the intense debates on the land acquisition effects of large-scale Ethiopian
sugarcane plantations and the consequences for food security, the impact on biodiversity …

Background: Hantavirus disease in humans is rare but frequently lethal in the Neotropics.
Several abundant and widely distributed Sigmodontinae rodents are the primary hosts of …