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Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro +4 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Measuring area‐based conservation outcomes in tropical forests is challenging due to cryptic human disturbances (e.g., hunting). As a result, comparative studies of management strategies providing quantitative outcomes remain scarce, especially in the Neotropics.
Lucy Perera‐Romero +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2007 Documenting the presence and abundance of the neotropical mammals is the first step for understanding their population ecology, behavior and genetic dynamics in designing conservation plans.
Susana González +1 more
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Seasonality as a structuring factor of the dung beetle community in burned neotropical savannas
Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 336-345, April 2026.We tested the effects of fire, vegetation cover and seasonality on dung beetle communities, focusing on species richness, composition and co‐occurrence patterns in savannas. Fire did not affect species richness. However, seasonality was the dominant factor influencing species composition, followed by fire and vegetation cover.
Nayara Letícia Reis +3 more
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Mammal defaunation leads to biotic homogenization of plant communities in tropical rainforests
Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract Biotic homogenization is the process in which species communities become increasingly similar across different regions over time. This phenomenon has substantial ecological, evolutionary, and economic implications, primarily driven by human activities such as habitat destruction, invasive species introduction, and climate change.
Luiz Guilherme dos Santos Ribas +9 more
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Question the Mark: A Review and Assessment of Bat Marking Practices
Mammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.We reviewed a decade of research on bats and conducted a broader systematic review to assess the nature of bat marking practices and the effects and efficacy of marks. Effects of marks on bats, mark details and marking procedures are rarely reported and further research on the effects of marks on bats and more thorough reporting are needed.
Susan C. Loeb +10 more
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Phylogenomics of Anthomyiidae and a revised classification of Scathophagidae (Diptera: Calyptratae)
Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.Family Anthomyiidae is revised using a broad sampling of genera, including the Neotropical Coenosopsia and Phaonantho, which are recovered as Coenosopsiinae Bailey & Michelsen (subfam. nov.). The former family Scathophagidae is recovered within the family Anthomyiidae with strong support and relegated to subfamily rank as Scathophaginae (stat.
Ezra M. Bailey +8 more
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Cascading Effects of Overhunting on the Functional Tree Composition of Amazonian Forests
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.We examined how overhunting‐induced defaunation affects the functional composition of tropical tree communities in western Brazilian Amazonia. Using a robust, spatially replicated dataset from 30 forest plots across a well‐defined gradient of hunting pressure, we assessed the impacts of vertebrate depletion on plant recruitment patterns, dispersal ...
Andressa Bárbara Scabin +5 more
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Revista de biologia tropical, 2009 The current work shows two molecular phylogenetic analyses on Neotropical deers. In the first analysis, the mitochondrial control region (D-loop) was sequenced in six Odocoileinae species from Latin America, using the sequences of two Muntiacinae as outgroups.
Manuel, Ruiz-García +3 more
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 4, December 2025.This study compared 2 non‐invasive DNA collection methods for river otters and found that fecal swabbing consistently outperformed DETs buffer storage across both temperate and tropical environments. Swabbing yielded higher PCR and genotyping success rates while reducing genotyping errors, particularly when sampling anal jelly in tropical conditions ...
Manuel Santiago‐Plata +5 more
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