• Forest and connectivity loss drive changes in movement behavior of bird species 

      Ramos, Danielle Leal; Pizo, Marco Aurelio; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar; Cruz, Rafael Souza; Morales, Juan Manuel; Ovaskainen, Otso (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      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 ...
    • Fragmented tropical forests lose mutualistic plant–animal interactions 

      Marjakangas, Emma-Liina; Abrego, Nerea; Grøtan, Vidar; de Lima, Renato A.F.; Bello, Caroline; Bovendorp, Ricardo S; Laurence, Culot; Hasui, Érica; Lima, Fernando; Muylaert, Renata Lara; Niebuhr, Bernardo Brandão; Oliveira, Alexandre A.; Pereira, Lucas Augusto; Prado, Paulo I.; Stevens, Richard D.; Vancine, Maurício Humberto; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar; Galetti, Mauro; Ovaskainen, Otso (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Aim Forest fragmentation is among the principal causes of global biodiversity loss, yet how it affects mutualistic interactions between plants and animals at large spatial scale is poorly understood. In particular, ...
    • Land-use changes lead to functional loss of terrestrial mammals in a Neotropical rainforest 

      Magioli, Marcelo; Ferraz, Katia M.P.M. de Barros; Chiarello, Adriano Garcia; Galetti, Mauro; Setz, Eleonore Z.F.; Paglia, Adriano Pereira; Abrego, Nerea; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar; Ovaskainen, Otso (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Land-use changes are a main driver of modifications in tropical ecosystems, leading to the loss of species and ecological traits and affecting key ecological functions. Although much attention has been given to predict the ...
    • Movement syndromes of a Neotropical frugivorous bat inhabiting heterogeneous landscapes in Brazil 

      Kerches-Rogeri, Patricia; Ramos, Danielle Leal; Siren, Jukka; de Oliveira Teles, Beatriz; Alves, Rafael Souza Cruz; Priante, Camila Fátima; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar; Araújo, Márcio Silva; Ovaskainen, Otso (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background There is growing evidence that individuals within populations can vary in both habitat use and movement behavior, but it is still not clear how these two relate to each other. The aim of this study was to ...