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Agricultural expansion in the Semiarid Chaco: poorly selectivecontagious advance
(Elsevier, 2016-09)Clearance for agriculture or cattle ranching was the dominant land-cover change during the last two decades in the South American Dry Chaco. The Argentinean portion has been particularly affected, presenting greater ... -
Dinámica y consecuencias del cambio en la cobertura y el uso del suelo en el Chaco Semi-Árido
(Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2014-08-12)La deforestación en Sudamérica afecta principalmente a tres ecosistemas: El Cerrado en Brasil, la selva de Chiquitanos en Bolivia y el Gran Chaco en Bolivia, Paraguay y Argentina, siendo en estos dos últimos países en ... -
Intraspecific variation in seed germination and storage behaviour of Cordia tree species of subtropical montane forests of Argentina: Implications for ex situ conservation
(Elsevier, 2019-07)Cordia americana, C. saccelia and C. trichotoma are native trees of the subtropical Andean forests of Argentina. Due to their high value as a wood source, these species are under threat from the over-exploitation of their ... -
Participatory, multi-criteria evaluation methods as a means to increase the legitimacy and sustainability of land use planning processes. The case of the Chaco Region in Salta, Argentina
(2017-02)Conflicts over land use and ownership are common in South America and generate frequent confrontations among indigenous peoples, small-scale farmers, and large-scale agricultural producers. We argue in this paper that an ... -
Social perspectives on deforestation, land use change, and economic development in an expanding agricultural frontier in Northern Argentina
(Elsevier, 2019)The idea that agricultural production and environmental conservation are almost incompatible has divided nature protectionists, advocates for indigenous peoples, and agricultural producers. Discourses seem to cluster along ...