Resources

Every number has a source

The indicators follow the environmental performance framework defined by INIA for Uruguay's farming systems and rest on peer-reviewed research.

Papers behind the indicators

1. 1972

   Solar radiation and productivity in tropical ecosystems

   Monteith, J. L. Journal of Applied Ecology 9: 747–766.DOI 10.2307/2401901 (opens in a new tab)

   • Absorbed radiation
2. 1997

   Predicting soil erosion by water: a guide to conservation planning with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)

   Renard, K. G., Foster, G. R., Weesies, G. A., McCool, D. K. & Yoder, D. C. USDA, Agriculture Handbook 703.

   • Soil conservation
3. 2001

   Current distribution of ecosystem functional types in temperate South America

   Paruelo, J. M., Jobbágy, E. G. & Sala, O. E. Ecosystems 4: 683–698.DOI 10.1007/s10021-001-0037-9 (opens in a new tab)

   • Functional diversity
4. 2006

   Seasonal variation in aboveground production and radiation-use efficiency of temperate rangelands estimated through remote sensing

   Piñeiro, G., Oesterheld, M. & Paruelo, J. M. Ecosystems 9: 357–373.DOI 10.1007/s10021-005-0013-x (opens in a new tab)

   • Absorbed radiation
   • Grass productivity
5. 2010

   Spatial variability of above-ground net primary production in Uruguayan grasslands: a remote sensing approach

   Baeza, S., Lezama, F., Piñeiro, G., Altesor, A. & Paruelo, J. M. Applied Vegetation Science 13: 72–85.DOI 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01051.x (opens in a new tab)

   • Grass productivity
   • Grassland communities
6. 2013

   Environmental and human controls of ecosystem functional diversity in temperate South America

   Alcaraz-Segura, D., Paruelo, J. M., Epstein, H. E. & Cabello, J. Remote Sensing 5: 127–154.DOI 10.3390/rs5010127 (opens in a new tab)

   • Functional diversity
7. 2016

   An integrative index of Ecosystem Services provision based on remotely sensed data

   Paruelo, J. M., Texeira, M., Staiano, L., Mastrángelo, M., Amdan, L. & Gallego, F. Ecological Indicators 71: 145–154.DOI 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.06.054 (opens in a new tab)

   • Ecosystem service supply
8. 2018

   Spatial and temporal variation of human appropriation of net primary production in the Rio de la Plata grasslands

   Baeza, S. & Paruelo, J. M. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 145: 238–249.DOI 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.07.014 (opens in a new tab)

   • Human appropriation
9. 2019

   Grasslands of Uruguay: classification based on vegetation plots

   Lezama, F., Pereira, M., Altesor, A. & Paruelo, J. M. Phytocoenologia 49: 211–229.DOI 10.1127/phyto/2019/0215 (opens in a new tab)

   • Grassland communities
10. 2022

    Two decades of land cover mapping in the Río de la Plata grassland region: The MapBiomas Pampa initiative

    Baeza, S. et al. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 28: 100834.DOI 10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100834 (opens in a new tab)

    • Land cover
11. 2023

    Performance of real evapotranspiration products and water yield estimations in Uruguay

    Gallego, F., Camba Sans, G., Di Bella, C. M., Tiscornia, G. & Paruelo, J. M. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 32: 101043.DOI 10.1016/j.rsase.2023.101043 (opens in a new tab)

    • Water yield
    • Evapotranspiration