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A user-inspired framework and tool for restoring multifunctional landscapes: putting into practice stakeholder and scientific knowledge of landscape services
; ; ; ; ; ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar
(Landscape Ecology, 2020) [Artigo]
Context: Planning for multifunctional landscapes is a way to restore ecological processes that benefit human well-being (ecosystem services—ES). By accounting for the effects of the spatial arrangement of restored areas, ... -
Effects of salinity on growth, competitive interaction and total nitrogen content of two estuarine macrophyte species cultivated on artificial substrate
Nunes, Laís Samira Correia; Camargo, Antonio Fernando Monteiro (Aquatic Ecology, 2020) [Artigo]
Salinity can compromise the growth of aquatic macrophytes, influencing their nutrient content and interspecific interactions. In estuaries, the sediment characteristics vary in salinity as well as nutrient availability, ... -
Small vertebrates are key elements in the frugivory networks of a hyperdiverse tropical forest
; ; ; ; ; Galetti, Mauro (Scientific Reports, 2020) [Artigo]
The local, global or functional extinction of species or populations of animals, known as defaunation, can erode important ecological services in tropical forests. Many mutualistic interactions, such as seed dispersal of ... -
Forest and connectivity loss drive changes in movement behavior of bird species
Ramos, Danielle Leal; Pizo, Marco Aurélio ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; Cruz, Rafael Souza ; ; (Ecography, 2020) [Artigo]
In a rapidly changing world, it is important to understand how environmental modifications by humans affect species behavior. This is not a simple task, since we need to deal with a multitude of species and the different ... -
Spatial heterogeneity and habitat configuration overcome habitat composition influences on alpha and beta mammal diversity
Regolin, André Luis; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (Biotropica, 2020) [Artigo]
The effects of habitat fragmentation on different taxa and ecosystems are subject to intense debate, and disentangling them is of utmost importance to support conservation and management strategies. We evaluated the ... -
Megafauna decline have reduced pathogen dispersal which may have increased emergent infectious diseases
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Galetti, Mauro (Ecography, 2020) [Artigo]
The Late Quaternary extinctions of megafauna (defined as animal species > 44.5 kg) reduced the dispersal of seeds and nutrients, and likely also microbes and parasites. Here we use body-mass based scaling and range maps ... -
Past cover modulates the intense and spatially structured natural regeneration of woody vegetation in a pastureland
Bueno, Rafael da Silveira; ; Galetti, Mauro ; (Plant Ecology, 2020) [Artigo]
Vegetation natural regeneration after agricultural abandonment is changing the landscape patterns in many areas worldwide. However, the expansion rate, spatio-temporal dynamics, and the role of past vegetation cover in ... -
Urbanization homogenizes the interactions of plant-frugivore bird networks
; ; ; ; ; Ribeiro, John Wesley; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; ; Niebuhr, Bernardo Brandão ; (Urban Ecosystems, 2020) [Artigo]
Anthropogenic activities are the main cause of habitat loss and fragmentation, which directly affects biodiversity. Disruption in landscape connectivity among populations may affect complex interactions between species and ... -
Seed dispersal networks in tropical forest fragments: Area effects, remnant species, and interaction diversity
Emer, Carine; ; Pizo, Marco A. ; Ribeiro, Milton C. ; ; Galetti, Mauro (Biotropica, 2020) [Artigo]
Seed dispersal interactions involve key ecological processes in tropical forests that help to maintain ecosystem functioning. Yet this functionality may be threatened by increasing habitat loss, defaunation, and fragmentation. ... -
Space use by the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla): a review and key directions for future research
; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar (European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2019) [Resenha]
Understanding the use of space is essential to promote effective conservation actions, particularly to xenarthran species that are threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and other environment degradation. Information regarding ... -
Spatiotemporal dynamics of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome transmission risk in Brazil
Muylaert, Renata L.; ; ; Oshima, Júlia E.F. ; Niebuhr, Bernardo Brandão ; ; ; ; ; et al. (Viruses, 2019) [Artigo]
Background: Hantavirus disease in humans is rare but frequently lethal in the Neotropics. Several abundant and widely distributed Sigmodontinae rodents are the primary hosts of Orthohantavirus and, in combination with other ... -
Living on the edge: Forest cover threshold effect on endangered maned sloth occurrence in Atlantic Forest
Santos, Paloma Marques; ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; ; (Biological Conservation, 2019) [Artigo]
Habitat loss and the isolation of remaining habitats are undoubtedly the two greatest threats to biodiversity conservation, especially for the maned sloth, due to its ecological restrictions. In this study, we identified ... -
Seed dispersal effectiveness by a large-bodied invasive species in defaunated landscapes
Pedrosa, Felipe; Bercê, William ; ; ; Galetti, Mauro (Biotropica, 2019) [Artigo]
Animal-dispersed plants are increasingly reliant on effective seed dispersal provided by small-bodied frugivores in defaunated habitats. In the Neotropical region, the non-native wild pig (Sus scrofa) is expanding its ... -
The recovery rates of secondary savannas in abandoned pastures are poorly explained by environmental and landscape factors
Cava, Mário G.B.; ; Priante, Camila F. ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; (Applied Vegetation Science, 2020) [Artigo]
Question: Assessing the natural regeneration potential of degraded savannas is a crucial step in restoration planning, since that assessment will define the need for and costs of active intervention. Predicting natural ... -
Hantavirus host assemblages and human disease in the Atlantic Forest
Muylaert, Renata L.; Bovendorp, Ricardo Siqueira ; ; ; ; De Fátima Priante, Camila ; ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar ; (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019) [Artigo]
Several viruses from the genus Orthohantavirus are known to cause lethal disease in humans. Sigmodontinae rodents are the main hosts responsible for hantavirus transmission in the tropical forests, savannas, and wetlands ... -
White-lipped peccary movement and range in agricultural lands of Central Brazil
; ; ; F. Oshima, Júlia Emi; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar (Movement Ecology of Neotropical Forest Mammals: Focus on Social Animals, 2019) [Capítulo de livro]
White-lipped peccaries (WLPs) are known as forest-dependent species and are thus expected to respond negatively to deforestation. Yet, little is known about how WLP herds use agricultural lands where high portions (i.e., ... -
The interspecific competition of tropical estuarine macrophytes is not density-dependent
Nunes, Laís Samira Correia; Camargo, Antonio Fernando Monteiro (Aquatic Botany, 2020) [Artigo]
The interspecific competition of aquatic macrophytes may be density-dependent and its outcome has importance for the monospecific and mixed stands zonation in tropical estuaries. To evaluate the growth of Spartina alterniflora ... -
Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research: It's time to focus on tropical wildlife
; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar; ; ; (Science of the Total Environment, 2020) [Resenha]
There has been a body of research examining the sounds produced in landscapes. These sounds are commonly defined as soundscapes, however, the term is often used in different contexts. To understand the various meanings ... -
Ecological similarity explains species abundance distribution of small mammal communities
; ; Siqueira, Tadeu; (Acta Oecologica, 2020) [Artigo]
For several decades, ecologists have been trying to explain how species abundance distributions (SAD) emerge within communities. Niche models predict that species habitat requirements and life-history traits determine SADs. ... -
Forest cover enhances natural enemy diversity and biological control services in Brazilian sun coffee plantations
Medeiros, Hugo Reis; Grandinete, Yuri Campanholo ; ; ; ; ; ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar (Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2019) [Artigo]
Landscape structure and crop management directly affect insect communities, which can influence agriculturally relevant ecosystem services and disservices. However, little is known about the effect of landscape structure ...