Landscapes and frontiers: science, biodiversity and agricultural expansion at the Cerrado in Central Brazil ; Paisajes y fronteras del Cerrado: ciencia, biodiversidad y expansión agrícola en las chapas centrales de Brasil ; Paisagens e fronteiras do Cerrado: ciência, biodiversidade e expansão agrícola nos chapadões centrais do Brasil

This article aims to present the environmental history of the Cerrado (the Brazilian tropical savannah) as a biogeographic system and the environmental consequences of the agricultural frontier expansion in central Brazil. The research based on a diverse set of documentary and bibliographic sources that highlight the Cerrado landscapes, its biodiversity, with emphasis on the historical processes of agricultural frontier expansion. This is a theoretical-methodological assumption of environmental history study to understand the relationship between society and the Cerrado ecosystem. The results... Mehr ...