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@article{Brito-Dias:2026:10.1016/j.agee.2025.110114,
author = {Brito-Dias, V and Bianchi, R and Martello, F and Aguirre-Gutiérrez, J and Cervantes-Peralta, F and Ribeiro, MC and Guillera-Arroita, G},
doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2025.110114},
journal = {Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment},
title = {Temporal stability of vegetation across agricultural land uses enhances small non-volant mammal occurrence in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.110114},
volume = {398},
year = {2026}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Agricultural landscapes are inherently dynamic and comprise a variety of land uses which can influence species persistence in fragmented landscapes of biodiversity hotspots, such as the Atlantic Forest. Although land use and land cover (LULC) maps may provide useful information for investigations on the effects of landscape changes on biodiversity, they overlook heterogeneity and ignore temporal variation within land cover classes. Meanwhile, vegetation indices derived from satellite imagery capture aspects of habitat heterogeneity at fine scales deemed homogeneous by traditional land-cover classifications. Here, we modeled the occupancy of 21 species of small non-volant mammals captured in agricultural landscapes in a region of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, using both landscape metrics derived from a standard LULC map and metrics of spatial and temporal variability in vegetation productivity and heterogeneity (contrast) derived from the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI). Small mammal occupancy was predicted equally well by models based either on LULC map or on EVI derived metrics. We found strong evidence for a positive effect of forest patch density, and negative effects of mosaic of uses cover (LULC map-derived metrics) and of contrast temporal variation (EVI-derived metric). However, consistent evidence across models was observed only for contrast temporal variation. Our results indicate that landscapes where land uses maintain more stable vegetation characteristics throughout the year can support a greater number of species with diverse habitat requirements. Using EVI-derived metrics to capture detailed spatiotemporal changes in vegetation provided complementary insights about the aspects of anthropogenic land use driving biodiversity patterns in these agroecosystems.
AU  - Brito-Dias,V
AU  - Bianchi,R
AU  - Martello,F
AU  - Aguirre-Gutiérrez,J
AU  - Cervantes-Peralta,F
AU  - Ribeiro,MC
AU  - Guillera-Arroita,G
DO  - 10.1016/j.agee.2025.110114
PY  - 2026///
SN  - 0167-8809
TI  - Temporal stability of vegetation across agricultural land uses enhances small non-volant mammal occurrence in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
T2  - Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.110114
VL  - 398
ER  -
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