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 …

Granivorous rodents have been traditionally regarded as antagonistic seed predators.
Agoutis (Dasyprocta spp.), however, have also been recognized as mutualistic dispersers of …

Neotropical mammal diversity is currently threatened by several chronic human-induced
pressures. We compiled 1,029 contemporary mammal assemblages surveyed across the …

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 …

Abstract During the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, the dominant mammoth steppe
ecosystem across northern Eurasia vanished, in parallel with megafauna extinctions …

Remnant habitat patches immersed within biofuel cropland matrices can retain considerable
species diversity, although the effects of land use change on species persistence in …

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 …

Forest fragmentation and defaunation are considered the main drivers of biodiversity loss,
yet the synergistic effects of landscape changes and biotic interactions on assemblage …

The hunting of wild animals for their meat has been a crucial activity in the evolution of
humans. It continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions …

Forest plantations of fast-growing exotic species constitute an important economic activity in
tropical and temperate regions of develo** countries. Large areas of native forests and …