New sampling methods and statistical tools for biodiversity research: integrating animal movement ecology with population and community ecology

• Grant number: 13/50421-2
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: January 01, 2014 - March 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology
• Cooperation agreement: AKA
• Principal Investigator: Milton Cezar Ribeiro
• Grantee: Milton Cezar Ribeiro
• Principal investigator abroad: Otso Vaskainen
• Institution abroad: University of Helsinki, Finland
• Home Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

A key challenge for ecological research is to understand the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors affecting the spatio-temporal dynamics of individuais, populations, species and communities. A profound understanding of fundamental ecology, together with robust and cost-effective methods of large-scale and long-term biodiversity monitoring, forms the basis for more applied research, such as the evaluation of the consequences of environmental change. Studies on biodiversity hotspots such as Brazilian tropical forests are especrally relevant in the context of global environmental change and biodiversity loss. Untangling complex interactions among biotic and abiotic factors requires multidisciplinary studies, with strong knowledge of natural history, well-designed sampling schemes, and efficient analytical skills.The ability to track and monitor wildlife populations has greatly increased and numerous types of sensors are currently available for ecological studies. These technical developments have enabled a significant increase in the amount and accuracy of data, but simultaneously they pose new challenges in the processing and analysis of the data. One example of such opportunities and challenges, relevant in the context I of this project, is the use of autonomous recording units to collect audio data on communities of vocal animais, such I as birds. With the advent of appropriate recording units, the major challenges for large scale sampling are no longer related to data collection but to data processing, i.e. identifying individuais or species from their vocalizations and using statistical tools to extract biologically relevant information from the data. Another example is the use of a variety of tags that track continuously the movements and behaviours of individuais, such as small GPS tags grids of digital radio telemetry data-Ioggers, and harmonic radar technology that allows one to map the movements of insects in a continuous fashion.We plan to develop a multidisciplinary approach to study tropical biodiversity in two main Brazilian ecosystems: Amazon and Atlantic forests. The main novelty of this plan is in the use of new sampling technologies combined with the development of novel theoretical and statistical frameworks for obtaining robust inference at the levels of individuais, populations and communities. We will integrate movement ecology to the fields of spatial population ecology and community ecology in general, to produce new information on tropical biodiversity, including both basic and applied aspects. (AU)

Scientific publications

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HOFMAN, M. P. G.; HAYWARD, M. W.; HEIM, M.; MARCHAND, P.; ROLANDSEN, C. M.; MATTISSON, J.; URBANO, F.; HEURICH, M.; MYSTERUD, A.; MELZHEIMER, J.; MORELLET, N.; VOIGT, U.; ALLEN, B. L.; GEHR, B.; ROUCO, C.; ULLMANN, W.; HOLAND, O.; JORGENSEN, N H.; STEINHEIM, G.; CAGNACCI, F.; KROESCHEL, M.; KACZENSKY, P.; BUUVEIBAATAR, B.; PAYNE, J. C.; PALMEGIANI, I; JERINA, K.; KJELLANDER, P.; JOHANSSON, O.; LAPOINT, S.; BAYRAKCISMITH, R.; LINNELL, J. D. C.; ZACCARONI, M.; JORGE, M. L. S.; OSHIMA, J. E. F.; SONGHURST, A.; FISCHER, C.; MC BRIDE, JR., R. T.; THOMPSON, J. J.; STREIF, S.; SANDFORT, R.; BONENFANT, C.; DROUILLY, M.; KLAPPROTH, M.; ZINNER, D.; YARNELL, R.; STRONZA, A.; WILMOTT, L.; MEISINGSET, E.; THAKER, M.; VANAK, A. T.; NICOLOSO, S.; GRAEBER, R.; SAID, S.; BOUDREAU, M. R.; DEVLIN, A.; HOOGESTEIJN, R.; MAY-JUNIOR, J. A.; NIFONG, J. C.; ODDEN, J.; QUIGLEY, H. B.; TORTATO, F.; PARKER, D. M.; CASO, A.; PERRINE, J.; TELLAECHE, C.; ZIEBA, F.; ZWIJACZ-KOZICA, T.; APPEL, C. L.; AXSOM, I; BEAN, W. T.; CRISTESCU, B.; PERIQUET, S.; TEICHMAN, K. J.; KARPANTY, S.; LICOPPE, A.; MENGES, V; BLACK, K.; SCHEPPERS, T. L.; SCHAI-BRAUN, S. C.; AZEVEDO, F. C.; LEMOS, F. G.; PAYNE, A.; SWANEPOEL, L. H.; WECKWORTH, V, B.; BERGER, A.; BERTASSONI, A.; MCCULLOCH, G.; SUSTR, P.; ATHREYA, V; BOCKMUHL, D.; CASAER, J.; EKORI, A.; MELOVSKI, D.; RICHARD-HANSEN, C.; VAN DE VYVER, D.; REYNA-HURTADO, R.; ROBARDET, E.; SELVA, N.; SERGIEL, A.; FARHADINIA, M. S.; SUNDE, P.; PORTAS, R.; AMBARLI, H.; BERZINS, R.; KAPPELER, P. M.; MANN, G. K.; PYRITZ, L.; BISSETT, C.; GRANT, T.; STEINMETZ, R.; SWEDELL, L.; WELCH, R. J.; ARMENTERAS, D.; BIDDER, O. R.; GONZALEZ, T. M.; ROSENBLATT, A.; KACHEL, S.; BALKENHOL, N. Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 5 MAY 9 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

KANDA, C. Z.; OLIVEIRA-SANTOS, L. G. R.; MORATO, R. G.; DE PAULA, R. C.; RAMPIM, L. E.; SARTORELLO, L.; HABERFELD, M.; GALETTI, M.; CEZAR RIBEIRO, M. Spatiotemporal dynamics of conspecific movement explain a solitary carnivore's space use. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, v. 308, n. 1, p. 66-74, MAY 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

AHUATZIN, DIANA A.; CORRO, ERICK J.; AGUIRRE JAIMES, ARMANDO; VALENZUELA GONZALEZ, JORGE E.; MACHADO FEITOSA, RODRIGO; CEZAR RIBEIRO, MILTON; LOPEZ ACOSTA, JUAN CARLOS; COATES, ROSAMOND; DATTILO, WESLEY. Forest cover drives leaf litter ant diversity in primary rainforest remnants within human-modified tropical landscapes. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, v. 28, n. 5, p. 1091-1107, APR 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

BARROS, FABIO M.; PERES, CARLOS A.; PIZO, MARCO A.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Divergent flows of avian-mediated ecosystem services across forest-matrix interfaces in human-modified landscapes. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, v. 34, n. 4, p. 879-894, APR 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

OVASKAINEN, OTSO; RAMOS, DANIELLE LEAL; SLADE, ELEANOR M.; MERCKX, THOMAS; TIKHONOV, GLEB; PENNANEN, JUHO; PIZO, MARCO AURELIO; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; MANUEL MORALES, JUAN. Joint species movement modeling: how do traits influence movements?. ECOLOGY, v. 100, n. 4 APR 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

CORRO, ERICK J.; AHUATZIN, DIANA A.; AGUIRRE JAIMES, ARMANDO; FAVILA, MARIO E.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; LOPEZ-ACOSTA, JUAN C.; DATTILO, WESLEY. Forest cover and landscape heterogeneity shape ant-plant co-occurrence networks in human-dominated tropical rainforests. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, v. 34, n. 1, p. 93-104, JAN 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

GESTICH, CARLA C.; ARROYO-RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR; RIBEIRO, MILTON C.; DA CUNHA, ROGERIO G. T.; SETZ, ELEONORE Z. F. Unraveling the scales of effect of landscape structure on primate species richness and density of titi monkeys (Callicebus nigrifrons). ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, v. 34, n. 1, p. 150-159, JAN 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MORATO, R. G.; CONNETTE, G. M.; STABACH, J. A.; DE PAULA, R. C.; FERRAZ, K. M. P. M.; KANTEK, D. L. Z.; MIYAZAKI, S. S.; PEREIRA, T. D. C.; SILVA, L. C.; PAVIOLO, A.; DE ANGELO, C.; DI BITETTI, M. S.; CRUZ, P.; LIMA, F.; CULLEN, L.; SANA, D. A.; RAMALHO, E. E.; CARVALHO, M. M.; DA SILVA, M. X.; MORAES, M. D. F.; VOGLIOTTI, A.; MAY, JR., J. A.; HABERFELD, M.; RAMPIM, L.; SARTORELLO, L.; ARAUJO, G. R.; WITTEMYER, G.; RIBEIRO, M. C.; LEIMGRUBER, P. Resource selection in an apex predator and variation in response to local landscape characteristics. Biological Conservation, v. 228, p. 233-240, DEC 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

NERY, L. S.; TAKATA, J. T.; CAMARGO, B. B.; CHAVES, A. M.; FERREIRA, P. A.; BOSCOLO, D. Bee diversity responses to forest and open areas in heterogeneous Atlantic Forest. Sociobiology, v. 65, n. 4, SI, p. 686-695, OCT 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MORAES, ANDRE L. B.; DA SILVEIRA, NATALIA S.; PIZO, MARCO A. Nocturnal roosting behavior of the Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas) and its relation with daytime area of use. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, v. 130, n. 3, p. 828-833, SEP 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

RIBEIRO, JR., JOSE WAGNER; SIQUEIRA, TADEU; BREJAO, GABRIEL LOURENCO; ZIPKIN, ELISE F. Effects of agriculture and topography on tropical amphibian species and communities. Ecological Applications, v. 28, n. 6, p. 1554-1564, SEP 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

DUARTE, GABRIELA TEIXEIRA; SANTOS, PALOMA MARQUES; CORNELISSEN, TATIANA GARABINI; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; PAGLIA, ADRIANO PEREIRA. The effects of landscape patterns on ecosystem services: meta-analyses of landscape services. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, v. 33, n. 8, p. 1247-1257, AUG 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2.

GIUBBINA, MARINA FURLAN; MARTENSEN, ALEXANDRE CAMARGO; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Sugarcane and Eucalyptus plantation equally limit the movement of two forest-dependent understory bird species. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, v. 43, n. 5, p. 527-533, AUG 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MORAES, ANDREIA MAGRO; RUIZ-MIRANDA, CARLOS R.; GALETTI JR, PEDRO M.; NIEBUHR, BERNARDO BRANDAO; ALEXANDRE, BRENDA R.; MUYLAERT, RENATA L.; GRATIVOL, ADRIANA D.; RIBEIRO, JOHN W.; FERREIRA, ARYSTENE N.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Landscape resistance influences effective dispersal of endangered golden lion tamarins within the Atlantic Forest. Biological Conservation, v. 224, p. 178-187, AUG 2018. Web of Science Citations: 6.

CAVA, MARIO G. B.; PILON, NATASHI A. L.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; DURIGAN, GISELDA. Abandoned pastures cannot spontaneously recover the attributes of old-growth savannas. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, v. 55, n. 3, p. 1164-1172, MAY 2018. Web of Science Citations: 5.

MEDEIROS, HUGO REIS; HOSHINO, ADRIANO THIBES; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; MORALES, MIRIAN NUNES; MARTELLO, FELIPE; PEREIRA NETO, OSVALDO COELHO; CARSTENSEN, DANIEL WISBECH; MENEZES JUNIOR, AYRES DE OLIVEIRA. Non-crop habitats modulate alpha and beta diversity of flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Brazilian agricultural landscapes. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, v. 27, n. 6, p. 1309-1326, MAY 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

BOVO, ALEX A. A.; FERRAZ, KATIA M. P. M. B.; MAGIOLI, MARCELO; ALEXANDRINO, EDUARDO R.; HASUI, ERICA; RIBEIRO, MILTON C.; TOBIAS, JOSEPH A. Habitat fragmentation narrows the distribution of avian functional traits associated with seed dispersal in tropical forest. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 16, n. 2, p. 90-96, APR-JUN 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

ALVES, BRIZA CRISTINA; MENDES, CALEBE PEREIRA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Queen palm fruit selection and foraging techniques of squirrels in the Atlantic Forest. Biotropica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 274-281, MAR 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MARTELLO, FELIPE; DE BELLO, FRANCESCO; DE CASTRO MORINI, MARIA SANTINA; SILVA, ROGERIO R.; DE SOUZA-CAMPANA, DEBORA RODRIGES; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; CARMONA, CARLOS P. Homogenization and impoverishment of taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in Eucalyptus plantations. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 8, FEB 19 2018. Web of Science Citations: 6.

SOBRAL-SOUZA, THADEU; VANCINE, MAURICIO HUMBERTO; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; LIMA-RIBEIRO, MATHEUS S. Efficiency of protected areas in Amazon and Atlantic Forest conservation: A spatio-temporal view. ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, v. 87, p. 1-7, FEB 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

REGOLIN, ANDRE LUIS; CHEREM, JORGE JOSE; GRAIPEL, MAURICIO EDUARDO; BOGONI, JULIANO ANDRE; RIBEIRO, JOHN WESLEY; VANCINE, MAURICIO HUMBERTO; TORTATO, MARCOS ADRIANO; OLIVEIRA-SANTOS, LUIZ GUSTAVO; FANTACINI, FELIPE MORELI; LUIZ, MICHELI RIBEIRO; DE CASTILHO, PEDRO VOLKMER; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; CACERES, NILTON CARLOS. Forest cover influences occurrence of mammalian carnivores within Brazilian Atlantic Forest. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, v. 98, n. 6, p. 1721-1731, DEC 1 2017. Web of Science Citations: 2.

NAGY-REIS, M. B.; ESTEVO, C. A.; SETZ, E. Z. F.; RIBEIRO, M. C.; CHIARELLO, A. G.; NICHOLS, J. D. Relative importance of anthropogenic landscape characteristics for Neotropical frugivores at multiple scales. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, v. 20, n. 6, p. 520-531, DEC 2017. Web of Science Citations: 1.

CIOCHETI, GIORDANO; DE ASSIS, JULIA CAMARA; RIBEIRO, JOHN WESLEY; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Highway widening and underpass effects on vertebrate road mortality. Biotropica, v. 49, n. 6, p. 765-769, NOV 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3.

RIBEIRO, JOHN WESLEY; DOS SANTOS, JULIANA SILVEIRA; DODONOV, PAVEL; MARTELLO, FELIPE; NIEBUHR, BERNARDO BRANDAO; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. LandScape Corridors (LSCORRIDORS): a new software package for modelling ecological corridors based on landscape patterns and species requirements. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 8, n. 11, p. 1425-1432, NOV 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3.

MORAES, ANDREIA MAGRO; RUIZ-MIRANDA, CARLOS R.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; GRATIVOL, ADRIANA D.; CARVALHO, CAROLINA DA S.; DIETZ, JAMES M.; KIERULFF, MARIA CECILIA M.; FREITAS, LUCAS A.; GALETTI, JR., PEDRO M. Temporal genetic dynamics of reintroduced and translocated populations of the endangered golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia). CONSERVATION GENETICS, v. 18, n. 5, p. 995-1009, OCT 2017. Web of Science Citations: 6.

PENA, JOAO CARLOS DE CASTRO; DE ASSIS, JULIA CAMARA; DA SILVA, RAFAELA APARECIDA; HONDA, LAURA KYOKO; PAGANI, MARIA INEZ; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Beyond the mining pit: the academic role in social deliberation for participatory environmental planning. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 15, n. 3, p. 194-198, JUL-SEP 2017. Web of Science Citations: 1.

BECA, GABRIELLE; VANCINE, MAURICIO H.; CARVALHO, CAROLINA S.; PEDROSA, FELIPE; ALVES, RAFAEL SOUZA C.; BUSCARIOL, DAIANE; PERES, CARLOS A.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; GALETTI, MAURO. High mammal species turnover in forest patches immersed in biofuel plantations. Biological Conservation, v. 210, n. A, p. 352-359, JUN 2017. Web of Science Citations: 14.

RODRIGUEZ-CASTRO, KAREN GISELLE; CIOCHETI, GIORDANO; RIBEIRO, JOHN WESLEY; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; GALETTI, JR., PEDRO MANOEL. Using DNA barcode to relate landscape attributes to small vertebrate roadkill. Biodiversity and Conservation, v. 26, n. 5, p. 1161-1178, MAY 2017. Web of Science Citations: 1.

CARVALHO, CAROLINA DA SILVA; BALLESTEROS-MEJIA, LILIANA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; CORTES, MARINA CORREA; SANTOS, ALESANDRO SOUZA; COLLEVATTI, ROSANE GARCIA. Climatic stability and contemporary human impacts affect the genetic diversity and conservation status of a tropical palm in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. CONSERVATION GENETICS, v. 18, n. 2, p. 467-478, APR 2017. Web of Science Citations: 6.

DE CASTRO PENA, JOAO CARLOS; MARTELLO, FELIPE; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; ARMITAGE, RICHARD A.; YOUNG, ROBERT J.; RODRIGUES, MARCOS. Street trees reduce the negative effects of urbanization on birds. PLoS One, v. 12, n. 3 MAR 23 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3.

NAGY-REIS, MARIANA B.; NICHOLS, JAMES D.; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO G.; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; BETZ, ELEONORE Z. F. Landscape Use and Co-Occurrence Patterns of Neotropical Spotted Cats. PLoS One, v. 12, n. 1 JAN 4 2017. Web of Science Citations: 9.

BOSCOLO, DANILO; TOKUMOTO, PAOLA MANDETTA; FERREIRA, PATRICIA ALVES; RIBEIRO, JOHN WESLEY; DOS SANTOS, JULIANA SILVEIRA. Positive responses of flower visiting bees to landscape heterogeneity depend on functional connectivity levels. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 15, n. 1, p. 18-24, JAN-MAR 2017. Web of Science Citations: 7.

MARTELLO, FELIPE; ANDRIOLLI, FERNANDO; DE SOUZA, THAMYRYS BEZERRA; DODONOV, PAVEL; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR. Edge and land use effects on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Brazilian cerrado vegetation. Journal of Insect Conservation, v. 20, n. 6, p. 957-970, DEC 2016. Web of Science Citations: 5.

MEDEIROS, HUGO REIS; HOSHINO, ADRIANO THIBES; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; MENEZES JUNIOR, AYRES DE OLIVEIRA. Landscape complexity affects cover and species richness of weeds in Brazilian agricultural environments. BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY, v. 17, n. 8, p. 731-740, DEC 2016. Web of Science Citations: 4.

MUYLAERT, RENATA L.; STEVENS, RICHARD D.; RIBEIRO, MILTON C. Threshold effect of habitat loss on bat richness in cerrado-forest landscapes. Ecological Applications, v. 26, n. 6, p. 1854-1867, SEP 2016. Web of Science Citations: 19.

SANTOS, PALOMA MARQUES; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO GARCIA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; RIBEIRO, JOHN WESLEY; PAGLIA, ADRIANO PEREIRA. Local and landscape influences on the habitat occupancy of the endangered maned sloth Bradypus torquatus within fragmented landscapes. Mammalian Biology, v. 81, n. 5, p. 447-454, SEP 2016. Web of Science Citations: 4.

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO; FREIRE SETZ, ELEONORE ZULNARA; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE REIS; DE SA SANTOS RONDON, MICHELLE VIVIANE; KUHNEN, VANESSA VILLANOVA; DA SILVA CANHOTO, MARIANA CRISTINA; ALMEIDA DOS SANTOS, KAREN EVELYN; KANDA, CLAUDIA ZUKERAN; FREGONEZI, GABRIELA DE LIMA; DO PRADO, HELENA ALVES; FERREIRA, MITRA KATHERINA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; SCHMIDT VILLELA, PRISCILLA MARQUI; COUTINHO, LUIZ LEHMANN; RODRIGUES, MARCIA GONCALVES. Connectivity maintain mammal assemblages functional diversity within agricultural and fragmented landscapes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH, v. 62, n. 4, p. 431-446, AUG 2016. Web of Science Citations: 14.

DA SILVEIRA, NATALIA STEFANINI; NIEBUHR, BERNARDO BRANDAO S.; MUYLAERT, RENATA DE LARA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; PIZO, MARCO AURELIO. Effects of Land Cover on the Movement of Frugivorous Birds in a Heterogeneous Landscape. PLoS One, v. 11, n. 6 JUN 3 2016. Web of Science Citations: 5.

DUARTE, GABRIELA TEIXEIRA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; PAGLIA, ADRIANO PEREIRA. Ecosystem Services Modeling as a Tool for Defining Priority Areas for Conservation. PLoS One, v. 11, n. 5 MAY 4 2016. Web of Science Citations: 14.

DIAS, DAVI F. C.; RIBEIRO, MILTON C.; FELBER, YAN T.; CINTRA, ANA L. P.; DE SOUZA, NATALIA S.; HASUI, ERICA. Beauty before age: landscape factors influence bird functional diversity in naturally regenerating fragments, but regeneration age does not. RESTORATION ECOLOGY, v. 24, n. 2, p. 259-270, MAR 2016. Web of Science Citations: 1.

Landscape effects on the occurrence of ichthyofauna in first-order streams of southeastern Brazil. Acta Limnol. Bras., v. 28, p. -, 2016.

MAGIOLI, M.; RIBEIRO, M. C.; FERRAZ, K. M. P. M. B.; RODRIGUES, M. G. Thresholds in the relationship between functional diversity and patch size for mammals in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, v. 18, n. 6, p. 499-511, DEC 2015. Web of Science Citations: 20.

MEDEIROS, HUGO REIS; BOCHIO, GABRIELA MENEZES; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; TOREZAN, JOSE MARCELO; DOS ANJOS, LUIZ. Combining plant and bird data increases the accuracy of an Index of Biotic Integrity to assess conservation levels of tropical forest fragments. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, v. 25, p. 1-7, MAY 2015. Web of Science Citations: 5.

DA SILVA, LUCAS GOULART; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; HASUI, ERICA; DA COSTA, CARLA APARECIDA; TEIXEIRA DA CUNHA, ROGERIO GRASSETTO. Patch Size, Functional Isolation, Visibility and Matrix Permeability Influences Neotropical Primate Occurrence within Highly Fragmented Landscapes. PLoS One, v. 10, n. 2 FEB 6 2015. Web of Science Citations: 11.