An A mazonian rainforest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change

WF Laurance, JLC Camargo, PM Fearnside… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesize findings from one of the world's largest and longest‐running experimental
investigations, the B iological D ynamics of F orest F ragments P roject (BDFFP). Spanning …

The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: a 32-year investigation

WF Laurance, JLC Camargo, RCC Luizão… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
We synthesize findings to date from the world's largest and longest-running experimental
study of habitat fragmentation, located in central Amazonia. Over the past 32years …

Human-felid conflict: a review of patterns and priorities worldwide

C Inskip, A Zimmermann - Oryx, 2009 - cambridge.org
Conflict between people and felids is one of the most urgent wild cat conservation issues
worldwide, yet efforts to synthesize knowledge about these conflicts have been few. For …

Landscape metrics and indices: an overview of their use in landscape research

E Uuemaa, M Antrop, J Roosaare, R Marja… - Living reviews in …, 2009 - biblio.ugent.be
The aim of this overview paper is to analyze the use of various landscape metrics and
landscape indices for the characterization of landscape structure and various processes at …

[图书][B] Primate behavioral ecology

KB Strier - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

Basin‐wide effects of game harvest on vertebrate population densities in Amazonian forests: Implications for animal‐mediated seed dispersal

CA Peres, E Palacios - Biotropica, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Vertebrate responses to hunting are widely variable for target and nontarget species
depending on the history of hunting and productivity of any given site and the life history …

Predicting ranchers' intention to kill jaguars: case studies in Amazonia and Pantanal

S Marchini, DW Macdonald - Biological Conservation, 2012 - Elsevier
The killing of jaguars by ranchers in Amazonia and the Pantanal is a major threat to the
species. We used the Theory of Planned Behavior to examine the role of ranchers' …

Pervasive defaunation of forest remnants in a tropical biodiversity hotspot

GR Canale, CA Peres, CE Guidorizzi, CAF Gatto… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Tropical deforestation and forest fragmentation are among the most important biodiversity
conservation issues worldwide, yet local extinctions of millions of animal and plant …

[PDF][PDF] Impacts of hunting on mammals in African tropical moist forests: a review and synthesis.

JE Fa, D Brown - Mammal Review, 2009 - researchgate.net
Available information on the consumption of wild meat in West and Central Africa is
reviewed. We show that mammals are the prime source of bushmeat, and that ungulates …

Conservation value of remnant riparian forest corridors of varying quality for Amazonian birds and mammals

AC Lees, CA Peres - Conservation biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Forest corridors are often considered the main instrument with which to offset the effects of
habitat loss and fragmentation. Brazilian forestry legislation requires that all riparian zones …