Small mammals in a fragment and adjacent matrix in southeastern Brazil;Pequenos mamíferos em fragmentos e matriz adjacente no sudeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Passamani, M ^a   Ribeiro, D ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b Escola Superior São Francisco de Assis ESFA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Coffee plantation; Conservation; Fragmentation; Landscape

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MARMOSOPS INCANUS;

EID: 69249240214     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842009000200010     Document Type: Article

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