A5002542252- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Coffee research and impacts
- Environmental Sustainability and Education
- Urban Development and Societal Issues
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Plant Reproductive Biology
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
2024
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
2019-2023
Secretaria do Meio Ambiente
2023
The global food production sector is under immense pressure due to rapid population growth and climate change, demanding innovative solutions for security sustainability. This review explores advancements in agriculture technology, from urban farming (e.g., vertical farming, aquaponics, hydroponics) regenerative agroforestry practices that enhance soil health biodiversity. We also examine extreme environments, including desert space agriculture, as well advances biotechnology, synthetic...
Eucalyptus comprises the largest planted area of cultivated production forest in Brazil. Genetic modification (GM) eucalyptus can provide additional characteristics for increasing productivity and protecting wood yield, as well potentially altering fiber a diversity industrial uses. However, prior to releasing new GM plant, risk assessments studies with non-target organisms must be undertaken. Bees are prominent biological models since they play an important role varied ecosystems, including...
Abstract The shift to a pollen diet and the evolution of more highly organized societies, i.e., eusocial, were key milestones in bee diversification over their evolutionary history, culminating high dependence on feeding broods with large variety floral resources. Here, we hypothesized that obligatory eusocial bees have wider diversity than relatives solitary lifestyles, this would be related colony size. To test both hypotheses, surveyed breadth data (palynological analysis) based...
The integration of managed pollinators into agricultural systems represents a practical strategy for boosting crop production, optimising sustainable farming practices, and improving rural livelihoods. However, the use bees to supplement contribution wild still faces challenges, such as over-reliance on pesticides in intensively agroecosystems. Here, we placed bee colonies conventional farms assess their impact arabica coffee yield, quality market value, while also evaluate colony health...
Em 2017, vivenciou-se uma drástica mudança no cenário político brasileiro. Foi nesse período que o Programa de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Territórios Rurais (PRONAT), implementado desde 2004, foi encerrado, findando um ciclo da política pública desenvolvimento territorial Nesse contexto, objetivou-se analisar a governança Rio Grande do Sul, destacando sua dinâmica, analisada partir socioambiental dos territórios Litoral e Campos Cima Serra. O estado é segundo com maior número territórios,...
Bees are essential pollinating insects that significantly contribute to crop production. However, the use of pesticides in modern agriculture has resulted bees being exposed a plethora harmful substances. Larvae particularly susceptible exposure, as they can consume contaminated larval food during development. This study opportunely examined effects fungicides and insecticides on size shape genitalia Scaptotrigona bipunctata (Lepeletier, 1836) males (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)...