Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.; Universidade federal de Mato Grosso
Guevara, Roger; Instituto de Ecologia - Xalapa
Galetti, Mauro; Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
Language :
English
Title :
Selective defaunation affects dung beetle communities in continuous Atlantic rainforest
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Biological Conservation
ISSN :
0006-3207
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Oxford, United Kingdom
Special issue title :
Special Issue: Defaunation’s impact in terrestrial tropical ecosystems
Volume :
163
Pages :
79-89
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
FAPESP - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo WBI - Wallonie-Bruxelles International CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
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