[HTML][HTML] Beyond the “empty forest”: The defaunation syndromes of Neotropical forests in the Anthropocene

MM Pires, M Galetti - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Human activities have altered the abundance and distribution of animals, reshaping
ecosystems into novel and generally more depauperate configurations. Whereas …

[HTML][HTML] Land-use changes lead to functional loss of terrestrial mammals in a Neotropical rainforest

M Magioli, KMPM de Barros, AG Chiarello… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Land-use changes are a main driver of modifications in tropical ecosystems, leading to the
loss of species and ecological traits and affecting key ecological functions. Although much …

A biodiversity hotspot losing its top predator: The challenge of jaguar conservation in the Atlantic Forest of South America

A Paviolo, C De Angelo, KM Ferraz, RG Morato… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The jaguar is the top predator of the Atlantic Forest (AF), which is a highly threatened
biodiversity hotspot that occurs in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. By combining data sets …

The Atlantic Forest

MCM Marques, CEV Grelle - … Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the …, 2021 - Springer
The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

[HTML][HTML] The production-protection nexus: How political-economic processes influence prospects for transformative change in human-wildlife interactions

R Fletcher, K Massarella, KM Ferraz… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article advances a novel analytical framework for investigating the influence of political-
economic processes in human-wildlife interactions (HWI) to support efforts to transform …

Defaunation and biomass collapse of mammals in the largest Atlantic forest remnant

M Galetti, CR Brocardo, RA Begotti… - Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Large continuous rainforests are the main hope for sustaining the population of large‐
bodied vertebrates that cannot cope with fragmentation or unsustainable hunting. The …

Connectivity maintain mammal assemblages functional diversity within agricultural and fragmented landscapes

M Magioli, KMPMB Ferraz, EZF Setz… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Despite major advances in mammal research, there are knowledge gaps regarding
distribution, composition, and the functional role of mammal species within agricultural and …

Defaunation and fragmentation erode small mammal diversity dimensions in tropical forests

RS Bovendorp, FT Brum, RA McCleery, B Baiser… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Forest fragmentation and defaunation are considered the main drivers of biodiversity loss,
yet the synergistic effects of landscape changes and biotic interactions on assemblage …

Using species distribution models to predict potential landscape restoration effects on puma conservation

CCS Angelieri, C Adams-Hosking, KMPMB Ferraz… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
A mosaic of intact native and human-modified vegetation use can provide important habitat
for top predators such as the puma (Puma concolor), avoiding negative effects on other …

Causes and consequences of large-scale defaunation in the Atlantic forest

M Galetti, F Gonçalves, N Villar, VB Zipparro… - The atlantic forest …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Atlantic Forest of South America hosts one of the world's most diverse and
threatened tropical forest biota. After five centuries of European human expansion, most …