• Future scenarios of land use change in the Gran Chaco: how far is zero deforestation? 

      Mosciaro, Maria Jesus; Calamari, Noelia Cecilia; Peri, Pablo Luis; Montes Flores, Nelson; Seghezzo, Lucas; Ortiz, Edder; Rejalaga, Larissa; Barral, Maria Paula; Villarino, Sebastián; Mastrangelo, Matías Enrique; Volante, Jose Norberto (Springer, 2022-09-12)
      The Gran Chaco (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) has turned into a global deforestation hotspot as a consequence of the agricultural expansion. These land use changes can lead to large socio-ecological conflicts. ...
    • Influence of land-use changes on microbial community structure and diversity in a semiarid region 

      Vázquez, Carolina; Verdenelli, Romina A.; Merlo, Carolina; Perez Brandan, Carolina; Kowaljow, Esteban; Meriles, José Manuel (Wiley, 2022-07)
      Land-use change and the conversion of land into croplands is one of the main drivers of soil degradation and the loss of soil organic carbon. Few studies have evaluated the impact of the expansion of the agricultural ...
    • Roads and land tenure mediate the effects of precipitation on forest cover change in the Argentine Dry Chaco 

      Aguiar, Sebastián; Mastrangelo, Matías Enrique; Texeira González, Marcos Alexis; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Volante, Jose Norberto; Paruelo, José María (Elsevier, 2022-01)
      Dry forests are among the most threatened ecosystems globally, due to agricultural expansion driven by the increasing demand for food, fibers, and energy in developed and emerging countries. Among these, the forests of the ...