Pedro David Fernández

Biographic Data

ID6568372
NAMEPedro David Fernández
GIVEN NAMESPedro David
FAMILY NAMEFernández
SIGNATUREFERNÁNDEZ P D
AFFILIATIONSHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
ORCID0000-0002-5123-4080
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Drivers of woody encroachment in Dry Chaco grasslands

    Open AccessMaría Soledad Andrade-Díaz, Germán Baldi et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2026

    Woody encroachment is a growing concern in dryland regions, threatening grassland ecosystems and generating complex social-ecological and management challenges. In the Argentine Dry Chaco, this process is particularly pronounced in paleochannel systems, which are ancient riverbeds historically covered by native grasses. Using a multilevel approach combining structural equation models and semi-structured interviews with small-scale campesino produ…

  • Mapping the geography of livestock systems in South America’s dry diagonal

    Open AccessJamie Burton, Pedro David Fernández et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2026

    Identified and mapped eleven livestock systems across South America’s Dry Diagonal. • Evidence of adaptive capacity yet marginalization of pastoralists and smallholders. • Capitalized ranching dominates the productive regions of the Cerrado and Chaco. • Replicable method to map diverse livestock systems using untapped datasets. Livestock production is a major driver of global environmental change, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and biod…

  • Improving the estimation of grazing pressure in tropical rangelands

    Open AccessPedro David Fernández, Matthias Baumann et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2025

    Livestock grazing is a key land use globally, with major environmental impacts, yet the spatial footprint of grazing remains elusive, particularly at broad scales. Here, we combine livestock system indicators based on remote sensing and livestock vaccination data with a biophysical grass growth model to assess forage production, livestock carrying capacity, and grazing pressure on rangelands in the South American Dry Chaco. Specifically, we asses…

  • Uncovering patterns of cattle intensification across South America’s dry diagonal

    Open AccessTobias Kuemmerle, Pedro David Fernández et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2025

    Where cattle production expands into natural ecosystems, it typically leads to stark social–ecological impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity losses, and ecosystem degradation. This is particularly the case in South America’s tropical forests and savannas, where much hope is placed in intensifying cattle production instead of further expanding it. Yet, where such an intensification is already happening and how it is associated …

  • An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands

    Open AccessMarie Pratzer, Patrick Meyfroidt et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2024Cited by: 2References: 9

    Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, appropriately considering the diversity of land-use actors and activities in conservation assessments and planning is challenging. As a result, top-down conservation policy and planning are often criticized for a lack of contextual nuance widely acknowledged to be required for effective and just conservation action. To a…