Title:	Integrated analytical framework to assess environmental services in a watershed under a shifting cultivation system in the atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil.
Authors:	COUTINHO, H. L. da C. PRADO, R. B. DONAGEMMA, G. K. GONÇALVES, A. O. POLIDORO, J. C. MIRANDA, J. P. FERNANDES CAMPOS, T. M. P.
Affiliation:	HEITOR LUIZ DA COSTA COUTINHO, CNPS; RACHEL BARDY PRADO, CNPS; GUILHERME KANGUSSU DONAGEMMA, CNPS; ALEXANDRE ORTEGA GONCALVES, CNPS; JOSE CARLOS POLIDORO, CNPS; J. P. MIRANDA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; N. FERNANDES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; T. M. P. CAMPOS, PUC-RIO.
Date Issued:	2006
Citation:	In: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: REGIONAL CHALLENGES, 2006, Beijing. Abstracts [...] Beijing: ESSP, 2006.
Description:	Understanding how the inter-relations amongst natural resources in rural landscapes influence environmental services is a challenge for researchers worldwide. Integrated impacts of soil, water, and biodiversity, on erosion control, water regulation, and carbon sequestration was assessed. The area is characterized by a mosaic of land uses, containing forests, fallow fields, crops, and pastures. Soil and water quality of a watershed under shifting cultivation in the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil was analysed and the results were correlated. A digital terrain model and land use map were used for plan- ning the sampling. Soil loss parcels and an hydrosedimentologic monitoring station completed the field setup. The results highlight how landscape influences the impacts of agricultural use on natural resources. All crops impacted soil structure, microbial parameters, organic carbon and hydraulic conduc- tivity. Water quality in sites receiving greater contributions from cropped fields was compromised, and soil erosion enhanced. However, the hydrosedimentologic data taken downstream did not show signifi- cant alterations, suggesting that landscape attributes had an attenuating effect. Results suggest that environmental services evaluations should be carried out at the landscape scale, integrating data from the different components (soil, water, and biodiversity).
Thesagro:	Bacia Hidrográfica Impacto Ambiental
NAL Thesaurus:	Environmental impact Ecosystem services Watersheds
Keywords:	Serviços ambientais
Notes:	Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) Open Science Conference.
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CNPS)