Shifts in composition of avian communities related to temperate-grassland afforestation in southeastern South America

• Published in: Iheringia. Série zoologia Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. 12 - 19
• Main Authors: Dias, Rafael A., Bastazini, Vinicius A. G., Gonçalves, Maycon S. S., Bonow, Felipe C., Müller, Sandra C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Brasil; Campos do Rio da Prata; celulose; eucalipto; Impacto-Referência

Afforestation of temperate grasslands with fast-growing trees for industrial pulpwood production is spreading in South America. Despite high afforestation rates resulting from governmental policies that stimulate pulpwood production in grasslands of southern Brazil and Uruguay, the impact of this ac...