To truly understand the current status of tropical diversity and to forecast future trends, we
need to increase emphasis on the study of biodiversity in rural landscapes that are actively …

Land-use change is a key driver of the global biodiversity crisis and a particularly serious
threat to tropical biodiversity. Throughout the tropics, the staggering pace of deforestation …

The dynamics of the Atlantic Rainforest loss and recovery are still not fully understood
despite its long history of human occupation. In this study, we investigated changes in an …

One third of Brazil has been converted to human‐modified lands, emphasising the need to
understand biodiversity's responses to land‐use changes. To address this issue, we …

The fragmentation of forests by the expansion of agriculture is recognized as an important
factor influencing worldwide declines of forest-dependent species. Species that are forest …

We studied patterns in the use of space for foraging and roosting by two frugivorous bat
species in a five-year-old restored Atlantic forest located in a fragmented landscape in …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay has experienced extensive recent
deforestation. Less than one-third of the region is forested, and the remaining forest largely …

Entre os diferentes tipos de organismos da macrofauna do solo, distribuídos em diversos
tipos de habitats, com variados hábitos alimentares e ciclos de vida, alguns são capazes de …

In the present study, I described the organization of a Neotropical bat assemblage, and
tested whether this organization was variable in time. In an Atlantic Forest reserve in …

Science has searched for tools to indicate, measure or predict the responses of organisms to
environmental disturbances. Neotropical bats have been identified as potential indicators …