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 …

Earth's tropical ecosystems have witnessed several extinctions and a dramatic reduction of
the range and abundance of large reptile species, which is directly related to the rise of early …

Defaunation, the loss or population decline of medium and large native vertebrates
represents a significant threat to the biodiversity of tropical ecosystems. Here we review the …

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 …

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 …

Defaunation can trigger cascading events in natural communities and may have strong
consequences for plant recruitment in tropical forests. Several species of large seed …

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

Large continuous rainforests are the main hope for sustaining the population of large‐
bodied vertebrates that cannot cope with fragmentation or unsustainable hunting. The …

Habitat loss is one of the primary drivers of change in forest biodiversity and ecosystem
function worldwide. The synergetic effects of habitat loss and fragmentation might lead to …

Aim The effective conservation and management of any given species frequently requires
basic knowledge on its distribution, which is problematic for highly mobile, species‐and …