The breakdown of ecosystem functionality driven by deforestation in a global biodiversity hotspot
D Faria, JC Morante-Filho, J Baumgarten… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pace of deforestation in tropical forests has achieved unprecedented rates, requiring
effective and achievable conservation mitigations that are also easily understood by society …
effective and achievable conservation mitigations that are also easily understood by society …
Anthropogenic activities explained the difference in exotic plants invasion between protected and non-protected areas at a northern subtropics biodiversity hotspot
H Le, C Zhao, W Xu, Y Deng, Z Xie - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological invasion poses a major threat to biodiversity and conservation efforts in protected
areas. The Greater Shennongjia Area (GSA) is one of China's 16 key areas for biodiversity …
areas. The Greater Shennongjia Area (GSA) is one of China's 16 key areas for biodiversity …
[HTML][HTML] A “reserve” of regulating services: The importance of a remnant protected forest for human well-being in the Po delta (Italy)
During the last century the landscape of the Po delta (Italy), one of the most important
European deltaic areas, was strongly altered by extended land reclamation and land use …
European deltaic areas, was strongly altered by extended land reclamation and land use …
Body mass determines the role of mammal species in a frugivore-large fruit interaction network in a Neotropical savanna
Frugivorous mammals play an important role in maintaining biodiversity and are considered
one of the main dispersers of large seeds. In this study, we describe the structure of the …
one of the main dispersers of large seeds. In this study, we describe the structure of the …
Wildfires disproportionately affected jaguars in the Pantanal
The Pantanal wetland harbours the second largest population of jaguars in the world.
Alongside climate and land-use changes, the recent mega-fires in the Pantanal may pose a …
Alongside climate and land-use changes, the recent mega-fires in the Pantanal may pose a …
Best of both worlds: Combining ecological and social research to inform conservation decisions in a Neotropical biodiversity hotspot
Conservation decision is a challenging and risky task when it aims at prioritizing species or
protected areas (PAs) to prevent extinction while ensuring fair treatment of all stakeholders …
protected areas (PAs) to prevent extinction while ensuring fair treatment of all stakeholders …
Knowledge shortfalls for titi monkey: A poorly known clade of small-bodied South American primates
JP Souza-Alves, SA Boyle, AA Barnett - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Titi monkeys (Callicebus, Cheracebus, and Plecturocebus) comprise the most
species-rich group of primates in South America. Thirty-six currently recognized species …
species-rich group of primates in South America. Thirty-six currently recognized species …
National parks and conservation concessions: a comparison between mammal populations in two types of tropical protected areas in Ucayali, Peru
Peru contains the second largest surface area of the Amazon biome. The Peruvian Amazon
is threatened by logging, illegal crops, mining, and agricultural expansion. While a number …
is threatened by logging, illegal crops, mining, and agricultural expansion. While a number …
Landscape-scale forest loss shapes demographic structure of the threatened tropical palm Euterpe edulis mart.(Arecaceae)
A Leal, M Benchimol, D Faria, P Dodonov… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The expansion of human activities has led to drastic changes in the original landscapes in
which tropical forests stand, causing the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats. Both …
which tropical forests stand, causing the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats. Both …
Integrating Habitat Availability, Permeability, and Configuration in a Model of Landscape Connectivity: The Contribution of Habitat's Site-to-Site
MM Guarenghi, A Walter, RF Dos Santos - Environmental Management, 2023 - Springer
The landscape configuration, the permeability of the matrix and the possibility of random
dispersal movement of species are essential to robust modeling of the landscape …
dispersal movement of species are essential to robust modeling of the landscape …