A multiscale analysis of land use dynamics in the buffer zone of Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oliveira, Brayan Ricardo de; Ribeiro, Sónia Carvalho; Maia‐Barbosa, Paulina Maria

doi:10.1080/09640568.2019.1617681

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“…However, ocelots have been reported to use forest edges to hunt (Davis et al, 2011) and have been recorded hunting in open areas at night (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002). Thus, it is possible that ocelots in RDSP use grassland areas for opportunistic hunting of prey more frequently than forested areas.…”

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Factors influencing the habitat use by ocelots in one of the last large Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil

Pasa

Arrais

Massara

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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Factors influencing the habitat use by ocelots in one of the last large Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil

Pasa

Arrais

Massara

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Stakeholder engagement and the development of participatory scenarios were developed in 4 ( Revés do Belém, Pindo dÁgua, Córrego Novo and Dionísio) out of the 16 municipalities surrounding PERD (see detailed description in SM). These municipalities were selected due to their different land use transition pro les (Oliveira et al, 2020). In some areas the major land use transitions are from forest to silviculture while others are from forest to degraded pasture and agricultural land.…”

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“…Although major research phases were prede ned (through 2 local workshops and a governance workshop) the participatory processes in different places followed different participatory dynamics according to the participants pro le of the different groups (SM). The launching of the project was in March 2017, and the initial research stages in preparation for the workshops comprised a eld work and the analyses of the past land use trends (from 1985 to 2015) (Oliveira et al, 2020). The initial workshop held in the four selected municipalities was held in December 2017 and the second in April/May 2017.…”

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What Did We Learn By Using Participatory Landscape Scenarios In Rio Doce Park, Brazil?

Ribeiro

Ferreira

Paula

et al. 2021

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Context: This study uses landscape ecology tools and methods for developing participatory scenarios through spatially explicit modelling to forge innovative governance frameworks in the buffer areas of Rio Doce State Park in Brazil. We built on experiences from land management to derive contextual knowledge from evidence of landscape management that may be synthesized into theory within the field for supporting progress towards sustainable land use alternatives.Objective: We examined how evidence from landscape management in Rio Doce Park and its buffer areas can be synthesized to foster landscape governance . For that we used 1) participatory scenarios for envisioning and exploring possible and desirable futures, as seen by the local communities; 2) multicriteria analysis for modeling and mapping areas holding biophysical potential to carry out the activities seen as desirable by local communities; and 3) explored how those desirable futures can be implemented by framing appropriate multiscale governance.Results: Our results show that landscape ecology tools and methods were able to foster stakeholder engagement and, in an innovative way, brought the views of local community stakeholders into landscape policy making. Although there is institutional capacity for moving towards sustainability there is the need to go beyond sectoral approaches to land management and integrate broader societal demands into the conservation agenda. The institutional setting is confusing and readjusting it to implement desirable futures sought by communities depends on an emerging set of landscape stewards. Conclusion: The experience emerging from this work and the participation in governance forums for over 6 years (2016-2021), highlights that while landscape ecology helps at envisioning desirable scenarios, and that landscape approaches are helpful for discussing and reconciling different interests, there is not yet a landscape institutional leader pushing by the enforcement of a whole landscape approach reconciling sectoral integration (agriculture, forestry, tourism & conservation) as well as the cross scale governance needed for implementing desirable landscape scenarios in the buffer area of PERD. This adds to the scope for more responsive governance and the changing role of university-based research for working towards sustainable landscape outcomes. This research provides the basis for exciting future innovation in landscape ecology practices and management.Landscape ecology is a leading field, both in research and practice, for investigating the relationships between social and natural processes mediated by land use changes. Despite a rich variety of empirical case studies, research and practice in landscape ecology has been falling behind in interpreting, modelling, predicting and developing knowledge for helping to influence the behaviour of social agents, including governmental and non governmental institutions, in moving towards more sustainable land uses across tropical landscapes. This study uses landscape ecology tools and methods for developing participatory scenarios through spatially explicit modelling to forge innovative governance frameworks in the buffer areas of Rio Doce State Park in Brazil. We built on experiences from land management to derive contextual knowledge from evidence of landscape management that may be synthesized into theory within the field for supporting progress towards sustainable land use alternatives. Our results show that landscape ecology tools and methods were able to foster stakeholder engagement and, in an innovative way, brought the views of local community stakeholders into landscape policy making. Although there is institutional capacity for moving towards sustainability there is the need to go beyond sectoral approaches to land management integrating broader societal demands into the conservation agenda by using landscape approaches. This adds to the scope for more responsive governance and the changing role of university-based research for working towards sustainable landscape outcomes. This research provides the basis for exciting future innovation in landscape ecology practices and management.

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“…The Park presents secondary forests interspersed with stretches of primary forests (Stallings et al 1990). Analysis of the landscape dynamics revealed that RDSP underwent minimal changes in the landscape between 1985 and 2015, and the human-altered uses are almost insignificant concerning the total area of the native forest (Oliveira et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Tree density-dependence effects on seed dispersal of a large-seeded tropical tree

Souza

Viana‐Júnior²,

Mittelman³

et al. 2023

J. Trop. Ecol.

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One of the biggest issues in plant ecology is determining the interaction outcome between seeds and scatter-hoarding rodents because the latter has a dual role as dispersers and predators of seeds. Density-dependence contexts involving resource abundance largely influence the outcome of this interaction. Here, we investigated how the variation in the density of a large-seeded tropical tree (Joannesia princeps Vell) affects its probability of seed removal, consumption, dispersal, and burial by a neotropical rodent (Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein). We tested whether the elevated resource availability in high tree density areas would cause scatter hoarder’s satiation by decreasing seed removal and consumption (predator satiation hypothesis) or increasing seed dispersal and burial (predator dispersal hypothesis). We tracked the fate of 461 seeds in 14 plots with distinct J. princeps abundances inside a large Atlantic Forest fragment. We used spool-and-line tracking and camera trappings to determine seed fate and identify interacting animals. Agouti was the only species removing J. princeps seeds. Tree density benefitted J. princeps by increasing seed dispersal through buried seed but not affecting seed removal and consumption. This result shows how density-dependent contexts, such as tree density, may alter seed fate in seed–rodent interactions supporting future studies aiming to reestablishing seed dispersal functions in Atlantic Forest fragments.

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A multiscale analysis of land use dynamics in the buffer zone of Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cited by 15 publications

References 54 publications

Factors influencing the habitat use by ocelots in one of the last large Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil

Factors influencing the habitat use by ocelots in one of the last large Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil

What Did We Learn By Using Participatory Landscape Scenarios In Rio Doce Park, Brazil?

Tree density-dependence effects on seed dispersal of a large-seeded tropical tree

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