The distribution and abundance of small mammals in agroecosystems of southeastern Brazil

Mammalia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Gheler Costa, Carla ^a   Vettorazzi, Carlos Alberto ^a   Pardini, Renata ^a   Verdade, Luciano Martins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

agricultural landscapes; conservation; marsupials; Neotropics; rodents; small mammals

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MARSUPIAL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EUCALYPTUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84861393123     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2011-0109     Document Type: Article

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