Spatial bias in sampling small rodents in the Atlantic Forest: A landscape and accessibility perspective

• Published in: Perspectives in ecology and conservation Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 297 - 305
• Main Authors: Sobral-Souza, Thadeu, Bosco, Nicolas Silva, Candelária, Lana Pavão, Collevatti, Rosane Garcia, Layme, Viviane Maria Guedes, Rodrigues, Domingos de Jesus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Atlantic forest; biodiversity; Biodiversity shortfalls; data collection; forests; habitat destruction; landscapes; Macroecology; rodents; species; Survey completeness; surveys; Atlantic forest; Survey completeness; Macroecology; Biodiversity shortfalls
• ISSN: 2530-0644; 2530-0644
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2024.07.004

[Display omitted] •Less than 1% of the Atlantic Forest spatial surface is well sampled for small rodents.•Most sampling sites are close to roads, urban centers.•Well-sampled sites are in larger fragments, and in landscapes with higher percentage of forest cover.•Knowledge of small mammal occurrence...