Hunting is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but a systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-
induced defaunation is lacking. We synthesized 176 studies to quantify hunting-induced …

Ateline monkeys, the largest primates in the Neotropics, may disperse more than one million
seeds/km2/d at sites where they are abundant, but it is unclear whether a reduction in their …

Following defaunation, the loss of interactions with mutualists such as pollinators or seed
dispersers may be compensated through increased interactions with remaining mutualists …

Although some conservationists accept that not all species can be saved, we illustrate the
difficulty in deciding which species are dispensable. In this article, we examine the …

This study assesses the impact of hunting on the densities of nonhuman primates in two
indigenous Tikuna territories (Mocagua and San Martín), overlap** Amacayacu National …

Question Human‐mediated dispersal (HMD) comprises human‐vectored dispersal (HVD;
direct movement of organisms by people) and human‐altered dispersal (HAD; indirect …

Hunting in tropical forests decimates large mammals, and this may have direct and indirect
effects on other trophic levels and lead to trophic cascades. We compared replicated sites of …

The western Amazon, a relatively remote and unstudied region, is experiencing
unprecedented levels of oil and gas exploration. Despite the widespread use of seismic …

AbstractThere is increasing evidence that large-bodied primates play important roles as
seed dispersers and in the maintenance of tree diversity in forest ecosystems. In this study …

Undisturbed primate communities in the Neotropics are bottom‐up structured as their
biomass and species richness can be predicted from fruit production. However, the effects of …