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The impact of edge-effects on aerial insectivorous bat assemblages in the Amazon
Thesis
Yoh, N. (in press). The impact of edge-effects on aerial insectivorous bat assemblages in the Amazon. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Edge effects, the abiotic and biotic changes associated with habitat boundaries, are amongst the most important factors determining a species’ distribution in human-modified landscapes. Bats are the second most diverse mammalian order, however many s... Read More about The impact of edge-effects on aerial insectivorous bat assemblages in the Amazon.

An Amazonian forest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change
Presentation / Conference
Laurance, W., Camargo, J., Fearnside, P., Lovejoy, T., Williamson, G., Mesquita, R., …Laurance, S. An Amazonian forest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change

We synthesize findings from the world’s largest and longest-running experimental study of habitat fragmentation, in central Amazonia. Over the past 36 years, 11 forest fragments ranging from 1 ha to 100 ha in size have experienced a wide array of eco... Read More about An Amazonian forest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change.