Species are different, but they are not equally different. Yet many indices of biodiversity assume
species vary to identical degrees. This notion does not meet with intuition: some species …

Afforestation of temperate grasslands with fast-growing trees for industrial pulpwood
production is spreading in South America. Despite high afforestation rates resulting from …

We evaluated the effects of climate seasonality from a thermal and water availability perspective
on the activity patterns and resource use of Pecari tajacu and Tayassu pecari during wet …

Background: Inselbergs are known to influence vegetation patterns worldwide. In extra-tropical
areas, opposing slopes of inselbergs have different exposures to solar radiation; for …

Os estudos que versam sobre comunidades de anfíbios têm sido desiguais em suas
abordagens e níveis de aprofundamento. Além disso, pesquisas que utilizaram os anuros como …

Defaunation is the process of sequential loss of larger animal species caused by anthropogenic
activities such as deforestation and hunting. This phenomenon has potential to disrupt …

We present a list of the anuran amphibians from “restinga” of Grumari, part of the Parque
Natural Municipal de Grumari (PNMG), Rio de Janeiro municipality, state of Rio de Janeiro, …

… The authors thanks VA Bastazini, JD González and D. Zugai for comments. PG, LR, JR and
MBA were funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) UNRAVEL project (…

In an era of mass extinction, predicting the consequences of species loss has become a
priority for ecologists. Extinction of one species can trigger the loss of dependent species, …

Terrestrial amphibians may dehydrate when exposed to low humidity, representing an
important factor affecting spatial distribution and community composition. In this study we …