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A study in a Brazilian tropical dry forest (TDF) found that herbivorous insects employ spatial and temporal escape strategies to survive the dry season, showing higher diversity, richness, and abundance on evergreen trees and increased nocturnal activity during the dry period.

This research paper examines the hydrogeomorphological dynamics of the Bajo de Sarmiento in extra-Andean Patagonia, analyzing how the combination of long-term climatic variability and human activity has impacted water bodies from the Holocene to the present.

This research paper synthesizes results from four independent global meta-analyses to evaluate the impact of ecological restoration on biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) across various ecosystems, specifically wetlands, agroecosystems, and forests.

This research paper analyzes 20-year trends in satellite-derived surface chlorophyll concentrations across four Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) around South and Western Central America, using combined data from SeaWiFS (1997–2006) and MODIS Aqua (2002–2017).

This research paper examines the role of social capital in supporting the agricultural livelihoods of ejidatarios in a peripheral municipality affected by the expansion of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Using fifteen ejidos as units of analysis, the study explores how formal and informal institutionalized social relationships facilitate the mobilization of resources through trust and reciprocity.

This research paper identifies five major barriers—integration, language, fieldwork logistics, personnel and relationships, and time commitment—faced by an international, interdisciplinary NSF-PIRE research project operating across Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

This research paper examines how social capital influences the livelihood transformations of low-income peri-urban farmers in two Mexican municipalities as they navigate poverty and increasing urbanization.

This research paper evaluates Land-Atmosphere (L-A) interaction patterns in southeastern South America (SESA) by comparing satellite products (AMSRE-LPRM and MODIS) with climate and land surface models. The study confirms SESA as a significant L-A interaction hotspot, particularly within the Pampas ecoregion, and finds that these interactions are more intense and spatially extensive during dry summers compared to wet summers.

A research paper analyzing rainfall interception across different successional stages of tropical dry forests in Brazil and Costa Rica, finding that net rainfall trends vary significantly between the two studied regions.

This research paper evaluates the effectiveness of combining terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) and hemispherical photographs (HPs) to characterize forest structure in tropical dry forests (TDFs) across different successional stages and levels of liana abundance.

This research paper examines the relationship between copepod size structure and carbon (C) transfer from phytoplankton in coastal upwelling systems off the Chilean coast, finding that communities dominated by smaller species significantly increase C-specific grazing impact.

This research paper examines the perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of public environmental managers regarding climate change impacts in the coastal zone of São Paulo state, focusing on the information used for adaptation planning.

This commentary discusses the necessity of transdisciplinary collaborations between scientists and diverse stakeholders to address global sustainability challenges and describes the process of 'collective unlearning' to reduce the central role of academia in knowledge production.

This research paper describes the collaborative dynamics of two projects aimed at providing climate services and drought monitoring in southern South America, specifically focusing on the southwest of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This research paper examines the role of soil seed banks, litter seed banks, and juvenile plant banks as sources of vegetation resilience for dominant woody species in the semiarid Neotropical Chaco forest of Córdoba, Argentina, across varying levels of land-use intensity.

This research paper describes the development of a cooperative breaching protocol for the sand barrier at Laguna de Rocha, Uruguay, to resolve long-term stakeholder conflicts and preserve natural hydrodynamics. The protocol is based on historical management data, geomorphological and hydrological studies, and a participatory advisory group, utilizing indicators such as water depth, berm elevation, and rainfall forecasts to guide management decisions.

This research paper analyzes the spatiotemporal variability of fire dynamics and the resulting environmental, social, and economic costs in Acre, Brazil, between 2008 and 2012, with a specific focus on the extreme drought of 2010.

This research paper explores the role of anthropology in understanding the production, circulation, and use of climate services, emphasizing the need to examine the 'human dimensions' of climate information to support decision-making in climate-sensitive sectors.

This research paper examines the evolution of hydrodiplomacy between the United States and Mexico, focusing on the transition from conflict toward cooperation in transboundary water management despite increasing scarcity driven by climate change and development.

This research paper presents a multicriteria assessment of vulnerability to extreme rainfall events (ERE) at the municipal level in the coastal state of Sinaloa, Mexico, using socioeconomic and environmental indicators to identify the most at-risk areas.