We report a range-wide status assessment of a key Neotropical ecosystem architect, the
white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari, categorized as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red …

The extinction of a species is inevitably preceded by the extirpation of a series of local
populations. Ecological theory predicts that vulnerability to extirpation varies between …

The concept of ecosystem engineering has catalysed novel approaches and models for non-
trophic species interactions and ecosystem functions. Ecosystem engineers physically …

Characterizing the trophic relationships between large herbivores and the outstanding plant
diversity in rainforest is a major challenge because of their elusiveness. This is crucial to …

The lowland tapir Tapirus terrestris is the largest herbivore in the Neotropics and feeds on a
large quantity of fruits, often ingesting the seeds and defecating them intact. Seed dispersal …

We studied the daily activity pattern and habitat use of the lowland tapir Tapirus terrestris
and their relationship with environmental and anthropic variables. We used photographic …

MAMMALS OF MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL: ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST AND HISTORICAL
REVIEW SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.26 número2 INVASION BY Canis …

The lack of knowledge about the distributional patterns of threatened ungulates hinders the
implementation of effective strategies for the conservation of their populations in Neotropical …

The downsizing of disperser assemblages by selective defaunation is a worldwide
phenomenon thought to have important consequences in animal‐dispersed plants …

O estado de conservação da anta brasileira, Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)-Tapiridae-
foi avaliado de acordo com os critérios da IUCN (2001), com base nos dados disponíveis …