[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, resha**
ecosystems into novel and generally more depauperate configurations. Whereas …

Extent, intensity and drivers of mammal defaunation: a continental-scale analysis across the Neotropics

JA Bogoni, CA Peres, KM Ferraz - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Neotropical mammal diversity is currently threatened by several chronic human-induced
pressures. We compiled 1,029 contemporary mammal assemblages surveyed across the …

Global camera trap synthesis highlights the importance of protected areas in maintaining mammal diversity

C Chen, JF Brodie, R Kays, TJ Davies, R Liu… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The establishment of protected areas (PAs) is a central strategy for global biodiversity
conservation. While the role of PAs in protecting habitat has been highlighted, their …

[HTML][HTML] Wish you were here: How defaunated is the Atlantic Forest biome of its medium-to large-bodied mammal fauna?

JA Bogoni, JSR Pires, ME Graipel, N Peroni, CA Peres - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Mammals represent the largest-bodied elements of the world's surviving megafauna and
provide several key ecosystems services, yet their populations are often under steep decline …

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 …

Medium‐to large‐bodied mammal surveys across the Neotropics are heavily biased against the most faunally intact assemblages

JA Bogoni, CA Peres, KM Ferraz - Mammal Review, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity inventories provide critical information on the ecology of natural ecosystems and
inform conservation planning at local to regional scales. Based on a systematic review, we …

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 …

Tetrapod diversity in the Atlantic Forest: maps and gaps

MSL Figueiredo, MM Weber, CA Brasileiro… - The Atlantic Forest …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Atlantic Forest is a heterogeneous and complex vegetation mosaic caused by
variety of climatic, geomorphological, and edaphic conditions. It has long been known that …

Co‐declining mammal–dung beetle faunas throughout the Atlantic Forest biome of South America

JA Bogoni, PG da Silva, CA Peres - Ecography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The millennial–scale evolutionary relationships between mammals and dung beetles have
been eroded due to several drivers of contemporary biodiversity loss. Although some …

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 …