Composition and abundance of small mammal communities in forest fragments and vegetation corridors in Southern Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: Revista de biología tropical Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 1335 - 1343
• Main Authors: Mesquita, Andréa O., Passamani, Marcela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Animals; Biodiversity Conservation; Biology; bosque Atlántico brasileño; Brazil; corredores biológicos; Ecosystem; fragmentación; Mammals - classification; marsupiales; Population Density; Population Dynamics; roedores; Trees; Brazil; fragmentación; marsupiales; bosque Atlántico brasileño; roedores; corredores biológicos; marsupials; Brazilian Atlantic forest; rodents; fragmentation; vegetation corridors

Habitat fragmentation leads to isolation and reduce habitat areas, in addition to a series of negative effects on natural populations, affecting richness, abundance and distribution of animal species. In such a context, habitat corridors serve as an alternative for connectivity in fragmented landsca...