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Pervasive transition of the Brazilian land-use system by Lapola, David M., Martinelli, Luiz A., Peres, Carlos A., Ometto, Jean P. H. B., Ferreira, Manuel E., Nobre, Carlos A., Aguiar, Ana Paula D., Bustamante, Mercedes M. C., Cardoso, Manoel F., Costa, Marcos H., Joly, Carlos A., Leite, Christiane C., Moutinho, Paulo, Sampaio, Gilvan, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Vieira, Ima C. G.

“…This Review considers the evolving relationship between land-use change and greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil. Despite the intensification of agriculture over…”
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Poor prospects for avian biodiversity in Amazonian oil palm by Lees, Alexander C, Moura, Nárgila G, de Almeida, Arlete Silva, Vieira, Ima C G

“…Expansion of oil palm plantations across the humid tropics has precipitated massive loss of tropical forest habitats and their associated speciose biotas. Oil…”
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The Role of the Soil Seed Bank in the Recovery and Restoration of a Burned Amazonian Terra Firme Forest by Vynicius B. Oliveira, Mário A. G. Jardim, Maria Fabíola Barros, Danilo S. Silva, Ima C. G. Vieira, Marcelo Tabarelli

“…Here, we examine the effects of wildfires on the soil seed bank of a terra firme forest in the eastern Amazon. This seed bank is described via community-level…”
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Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation by Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Víctor, Fahrig, Lenore, Tabarelli, Marcelo, Watling, James I., Tischendorf, Lutz, Benchimol, Maíra, Cazetta, Eliana, Faria, Deborah, Leal, Inara R., Melo, Felipe P. L., Morante‐Filho, Jose C., Santos, Bráulio A., Arasa‐Gisbert, Ricard, Arce‐Peña, Norma, Cervantes‐López, Martín J., Cudney‐Valenzuela, Sabine, Galán‐Acedo, Carmen, San‐José, Miriam, Vieira, Ima C. G., Slik, J.W. Ferry, Nowakowski, A. Justin, Tscharntke, Teja, Jordan, Ferenc

“…Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes. Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the…”
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Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation by Barlow, Jos, Lennox, Gareth D., Ferreira, Joice, Berenguer, Erika, Lees, Alexander C., Nally, Ralph Mac, Thomson, James R., Ferraz, Silvio Frosini de Barros, Louzada, Julio, Oliveira, Victor Hugo Fonseca, Parry, Luke, Ribeiro de Castro Solar, Ricardo, Vieira, Ima C. G., Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., Begotti, Rodrigo Anzolin, Braga, Rodrigo F., Cardoso, Thiago Moreira, de Oliveira, Raimundo Cosme, Souza Jr, Carlos M., Moura, Nárgila G., Nunes, Sâmia Serra, Siqueira, João Victor, Pardini, Renata, Silveira, Juliana M., Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z., Veiga, Ruan Carlo Stulpen, Venturieri, Adriano, Gardner, Toby A.

“…Evaluation of the primary forests in the Brazilian state of Pará shows that anthropogenic disturbance can more than double the loss of biodiversity expected…”
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Beyond COP28: Brazil must act to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crisis by de Figueiredo Machado, Flávia, Terra, Marcela C N S, Rodrigues, André Ferreira, Fearnside, Philip M, Guedes Pinto, Luís Fernando, da Conceição Bispo, Polyanna, Faleiro, Frederico V, Coutinho, André G, Regolin, André Luis, Jaramillo-Giraldo, Carolina, Melo, Fabiano R, Melo, Felipe P L, Vieira, Ima C G, Monteiro, Lara M, Barboza, Luís G A, Venzon, Madelaine, Vieira, Raísa R S, Corrêa, Rosângela, Pessoa, Sheila M, Pelicice, Fernando M

“…Extreme weather has made 2023 virtually certain to be the warmest year on record, signaling unprecedented climate and biodiversity crises. Brazil, the world’s…”
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Carbon-focused conservation may fail to protect the most biodiverse tropical forests by Ferreira, Joice, Lennox, Gareth D., Gardner, Toby A., Thomson, James R., Berenguer, Erika, Lees, Alexander C., Mac Nally, Ralph, Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., Ferraz, Silvio F. B., Louzada, Julio, Moura, Nárgila G., Oliveira, Victor H. F., Pardini, Renata, Solar, Ricardo R. C., Vieira, Ima C. G., Barlow, Jos

“…As one of Earth’s most carbon-dense regions, tropical forests are central to climate change mitigation efforts. Their unparalleled species richness also makes…”
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Toward an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effects of tropical forest degradation and recovery on carbon stocks and biodiversity by Bustamante, Mercedes M. C., Roitman, Iris, Aide, T. Mitchell, Alencar, Ane, Anderson, Liana O., Aragão, Luiz, Asner, Gregory P., Barlow, Jos, Berenguer, Erika, Chambers, Jeffrey, Costa, Marcos H., Fanin, Thierry, Ferreira, Laerte G., Ferreira, Joice, Keller, Michael, Magnusson, William E., Morales-Barquero, Lucia, Morton, Douglas, Ometto, Jean P. H. B., Palace, Michael, Peres, Carlos A., Silvério, Divino, Trumbore, Susan, Vieira, Ima C. G.

“…Tropical forests harbor a significant portion of global biodiversity and are a critical component of the climate system. Reducing deforestation and forest…”
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Developing Cost-Effective Field Assessments of Carbon Stocks in Human-Modified Tropical Forests by Berenguer, Erika, Gardner, Toby A, Ferreira, Joice, Aragão, Luiz E O C, Camargo, Plínio B, Cerri, Carlos E, Durigan, Mariana, Oliveira Junior, Raimundo C, Vieira, Ima C G, Barlow, Jos

“…Across the tropics, there is a growing financial investment in activities that aim to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, such as…”
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Amazonian tree species threatened by deforestation and climate change by Gomes, Vitor H. F., Vieira, Ima C. G., Salomão, Rafael P., ter Steege, Hans

“…Deforestation is currently the major threat to Amazonian tree species but climate change may surpass it in just a few decades. Here, we show that climate and…”
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Second rate or a second chance? Assessing biomass and biodiversity recovery in regenerating Amazonian forests by Lennox, Gareth D., Gardner, Toby A., Thomson, James R., Ferreira, Joice, Berenguer, Erika, Lees, Alexander C., Mac Nally, Ralph, Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., Ferraz, Silvio F. B., Louzada, Julio, Moura, Nárgila G., Oliveira, Victor H. F., Pardini, Renata, Solar, Ricardo R. C., Vaz‐de Mello, Fernando Z., Vieira, Ima C. G., Barlow, Jos

“…Secondary forests (SFs) regenerating on previously deforested land account for large, expanding areas of tropical forest cover. Given that tropical forests…”
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A large‐scale assessment of plant dispersal mode and seed traits across human‐modified Amazonian forests by Hawes, Joseph E., Vieira, Ima C. G., Magnago, Luiz F. S., Berenguer, Erika, Ferreira, Joice, Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., Cardoso, Amanda, Lees, Alexander C., Lennox, Gareth D., Tobias, Joseph A., Waldron, Anthony, Barlow, Jos, Edwards, David

“…Quantifying the impact of habitat disturbance on ecosystem function is critical to understanding and predicting the future of tropical forests. Many studies…”
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Ecological integrity of tropical secondary forests: concepts and indicators by Rosenfield, Milena F., Jakovac, Catarina C., Vieira, Daniel L. M., Poorter, Lourens, Brancalion, Pedro H. S., Vieira, Ima C. G., Almeida, Danilo R. A., Massoca, Paulo, Schietti, Juliana, Albernaz, Ana Luisa M., Ferreira, Marciel J., Mesquita, Rita C. G.

“…ABSTRACT Naturally regenerating forests or secondary forests (SFs) are a promising strategy for restoring large expanses of tropical forests at low cost and…”
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Modelling the distribution of Amazonian tree species in response to long‐term climate change during the Mid‐Late Holocene by Gomes, Vitor H. F., Mayle, Francis E., Gosling, William D., Vieira, Ima C. G., Salomão, Rafael P., Steege, Hans

“…Aim To (a) assess the environmental suitability for rainforest tree species of Moraceae and Urticaceae across Amazonia during the Mid‐Late Holocene and (b)…”
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Preserving 40% forest cover is a valuable and well‐supported conservation guideline: reply to Banks‐Leite et al by Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Víctor, Fahrig, Lenore, Watling, James I., Nowakowski, Justin, Tabarelli, Marcelo, Tischendorf, Lutz, Melo, Felipe P. L., Santos, Bráulio A., Benchimol, Maíra, Morante‐Filho, Jose Carlos, Slik, J. W. Ferry, Vieira, Ima C. G., Tscharntke, Teja

“…Banks‐Leite et al. (2021) claim that our suggestion of preserving ≥ 40% forest cover lacks evidence and can be problematic. We find these claims unfounded, and…”
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A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes by Gardner, Toby A., Burgess, Neil D., Aguilar-Amuchastegui, Naikoa, Barlow, Jos, Berenguer, Erika, Clements, Tom, Danielsen, Finn, Ferreira, Joice, Foden, Wendy, Kapos, Valerie, Khan, Saiful M., Lees, Alexander C., Parry, Luke, Roman-Cuesta, Rosa Maria, Schmitt, Christine B., Strange, Niels, Theilade, Ida, Vieira, Ima C.G.

“…► A general framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into REDD+ programmes. ► A tiered approach to assessing biodiversity safeguards to help guide…”
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The critical importance of considering fire in REDD+ programs by Barlow, Jos, Parry, Luke, Gardner, Toby A., Ferreira, Joice, Aragão, Luiz E.O.C., Carmenta, Rachel, Berenguer, Erika, Vieira, Ima C.G., Souza, Carlos, Cochrane, Mark A.

“…► Forest fires affect REDD+ schemes in the humid tropics. ► They compromise carbon permanence. ► They undermine the potential of sustainable forest management…”
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Biodiversity conservation in human-modified Amazonian forest landscapes by Peres, Carlos A., Gardner, Toby A., Barlow, Jos, Zuanon, Jansen, Michalski, Fernanda, Lees, Alexander C., Vieira, Ima C.G., Moreira, Fatima M.S., Feeley, Kenneth J.

“…Amazonia ( sensu lato) is by far the largest tropical forest region, but has succumbed to the highest absolute rates of tropical deforestation and forest…”
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Heterogeneity of tree diversity and carbon stocks in Amazonian oil palm landscapes by de Almeida, Arlete S., Vieira, Ima C. G., Moura, Nárgila, Lees, Alexander C.

“…Background: Quantitative effects of large-scale oil palm expansion in the Neotropics on biodiversity and carbon stocks are still poorly documented. Aims: We…”
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Limitation of Biomass Growth in a Tropical Secondary Forest by Davidson, Eric A., Cláudio J. Reis de Carvalho, Ima C. G. Vieira, Ricardo de O. Figueiredo, Paulo Moutinho, Françoise Yoko Ishida, Maria Tereza Primo dos Santos, José Benito Guerrero, Kemel Kalif, Renata Tuma Sabá

“…Understanding secondary successional processes in Amazonian terrestrial ecosystems is becoming increasingly important as continued deforestation expands the…”
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