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@article{Püttker:2020:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108368,
author = {Püttker, T and Crouzeilles, R and Almeida-Gomes, M and Schmoeller, M and Maurenza, D and Alves-Pinto, H and Pardini, R and Vieira, MV and Banks-Leite, C and Fonseca, CR and Metzger, JP and Accacio, GM and Alexandrino, ER and Barros, CS and Bogoni, JA and Boscolo, D and Brancalion, PHS and Bueno, AA and Cambui, ECB and Canale, GR and Cerqueira, R and Cesar, RG and Colletta, GD and Delciellos, AC and Dixo, M and Estavillo, C and Esteves, CF and Falcão, F and Farah, FT and Faria, D and Ferraz, KMPMB and Ferraz, SFB and Ferreira, PA and Graipel, ME and Grelle, CEV and Hernández, MIM and Ivanauskas, N and Laps, RR and Leal, IR and Lima, MM and Lion, MB and Magioli, M and Magnago, LFS and Mangueira, JRAS and Marciano-Jr, E and Mariano-Neto, E and Marques, MCM and Martins, SV and Matos, MA and Matos, FAR and Miachir, JI and Morante-Filho, JM and Olifiers, N and Oliveira-Santos, LGR and Paciencia, MLB and Paglia, AP and Passamani, M and Peres, CA and Pinto, Leite CM and Porto, TJ and Querido, },
doi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108368},
journal = {Biological Conservation},
pages = {1--10},
title = {Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: A cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108368},
volume = {241},
year = {2020}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB - Recent studies suggest that habitat amount is the main determinant of species richness, whereas habitat fragmentation has weak and mostly positive effects. Here, we challenge these ideas using a multi-taxa database including 2230 estimates of forest-dependent species richness from 1097 sampling sites across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. We used a structural equation modeling approach, accounting not only for direct effects of habitat loss, but also for its indirect effects (via habitat fragmentation), on the richness of forest-dependent species. We reveal that in addition to the effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation has negative impacts on animal species richness at intermediate (30–60%) levels of habitat amount, and on richness of plants at high (>60%) levels of habitat amount, both of which are mediated by edge effects. Based on these results, we argue that dismissing habitat fragmentation as a powerful force driving species extinction in tropical forest landscapes is premature and unsafe.
AU - Püttker,T
AU - Crouzeilles,R
AU - Almeida-Gomes,M
AU - Schmoeller,M
AU - Maurenza,D
AU - Alves-Pinto,H
AU - Pardini,R
AU - Vieira,MV
AU - Banks-Leite,C
AU - Fonseca,CR
AU - Metzger,JP
AU - Accacio,GM
AU - Alexandrino,ER
AU - Barros,CS
AU - Bogoni,JA
AU - Boscolo,D
AU - Brancalion,PHS
AU - Bueno,AA
AU - Cambui,ECB
AU - Canale,GR
AU - Cerqueira,R
AU - Cesar,RG
AU - Colletta,GD
AU - Delciellos,AC
AU - Dixo,M
AU - Estavillo,C
AU - Esteves,CF
AU - Falcão,F
AU - Farah,FT
AU - Faria,D
AU - Ferraz,KMPMB
AU - Ferraz,SFB
AU - Ferreira,PA
AU - Graipel,ME
AU - Grelle,CEV
AU - Hernández,MIM
AU - Ivanauskas,N
AU - Laps,RR
AU - Leal,IR
AU - Lima,MM
AU - Lion,MB
AU - Magioli,M
AU - Magnago,LFS
AU - Mangueira,JRAS
AU - Marciano-Jr,E
AU - Mariano-Neto,E
AU - Marques,MCM
AU - Martins,SV
AU - Matos,MA
AU - Matos,FAR
AU - Miachir,JI
AU - Morante-Filho,JM
AU - Olifiers,N
AU - Oliveira-Santos,LGR
AU - Paciencia,MLB
AU - Paglia,AP
AU - Passamani,M
AU - Peres,CA
AU - Pinto,Leite CM
AU - Porto,TJ
AU - Querido,LCA
AU - Reis,LC
AU - Rezende,AA
AU - Rigueira,DMG
AU - Rocha,PLB
AU - Rocha-Santos,L
AU - Rodrigues,RR
AU - Santos,RAS
AU - Santos,JS
AU - Silveira,MS
AU - Simonelli,M
AU - Tabarelli,M
AU - Vasconcelos,RN
AU - Viana,BF
AU - Vieira,Emerson M
AU - Prevedello,JA
DO - 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108368
EP - 10
PY - 2020///
SN - 0006-3207
SP - 1
TI - Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: A cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species
T2 - Biological Conservation
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108368
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719307402?via%3Dihub
VL - 241
ER -

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