Search Results - "Santos, Bráulio A."

Multiple successional pathways in human‐modified tropical landscapes: new insights from forest succession, forest fragmentation and landscape ecology research by Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Víctor, Melo, Felipe P. L., Martínez‐Ramos, Miguel, Bongers, Frans, Chazdon, Robin L., Meave, Jorge A., Norden, Natalia, Santos, Bráulio A., Leal, Inara R., Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…ABSTRACT Old‐growth tropical forests are being extensively deforested and fragmented worldwide. Yet forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion…”
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Prevalence and extent of coral diseases in shallow and mesophotic reefs of the Southwestern Atlantic by Morais, Juliano, Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Coral reef ecology has advanced in many fields, but disease patterns across depth gradients remain unclear. By comparing the prevalence and extent of bleaching…”
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Are Brazilian marine protected areas repositories of threatened species? by Silva, Luana C. C., Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Although Brazil has one of the world’s largest systems of protected areas, we do not know to what extent its marine protected areas (MPAs) are functioning as…”
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Limited potential of deep reefs to serve as refuges for tropical Southwestern Atlantic corals by Morais, Juliano, Santos, Bráulio A.

“…The deep reef refuge hypothesis (DRRH) predicts that deep coral reefs may act as refuges against major disturbances affecting shallow reefs, but to date, a few…”
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Improving the knowledge management of marine megafauna strandings by Oliveira, Bruno S.S.P., Santos, Robson G., Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Although the marine megafauna often strands on beaches around the world, such as sea turtles and whales, stranding data are poorly managed and incorporated…”
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Does forest fragmentation cause an increase in forest temperature? by Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A., Fahrig, Lenore, Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Forest fragmentation is considered by many to be a primary cause of the current biodiversity crisis. The underlying mechanisms are poorly known, but a…”
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Unveiling the impacts of forest loss on taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of juvenile and adult tropical trees by de Andrade, Edyla Ribeiro, Rocha-Santos, Larissa, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Santos, Bráulio A., Souza, Gustavo, Cazetta, Eliana

“…Changes caused by anthropogenic disturbances are a major driver of local diversity, but their effects on the species replacement across space (β-diversity),…”
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Climate change should drive mammal defaunation in tropical dry forests by Moura, Mario R., Oliveira, Gibran A., Paglia, Adriano P., Pires, Mathias M., Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Human‐induced climate change has intensified negative impacts on socioeconomic factors, the environment, and biodiversity, including changes in rainfall…”
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Taxonomic and functional divergence of tree assemblages in a fragmented tropical forest by Sfair, Julia C., Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Santos, Bráulio A., Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…Tropical forests are being exposed to increasing levels of habitat loss and fragmentation, threatening the maintenance of global biodiversity. However, the…”
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Foxes and goats: the outcome of free-ranging livestock farming in Brazilian dry forests by Alves, Tainá S., Alvarado, Fredy, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Humans are promoting drastic changes in biological communities that result in ‘winner-loser’ species replacements across multiple spatial scales. In tropical…”
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Rainfall reduction increases insect herbivory in tropical herb communities by Andrade, Janete F., Alvarado, Fredy, Carlos Santos, Jean, Santos, Bráulio A., Michalet, Richard

“…Questions Climate change is dramatically altering rainfall patterns and species distribution around the world. However, little is known about how rainfall…”
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Does genome size increase with water depth in marine fishes? by Medeiros, Aline P. M., Santos, Bráulio A., Betancur‐R., Ricardo

“…A growing body of research suggests that genome size in animals can be affected by ecological factors. Half a century ago, Ebeling et al. proposed that genome…”
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Drastic erosion in functional attributes of tree assemblages in Atlantic forest fragments of northeastern Brazil by Santos, Bráulio A., Peres, Carlos A., Oliveira, Marcondes A., Grillo, Alexandre, Alves-Costa, Cecília P., Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…The long-term dynamics of plant communities remain poorly understood in isolated tropical forest fragments. Here we test the hypothesis that tropical tree…”
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Research gaps of coral ecology in a changing world by Morais, Juliano, Medeiros, Aline P.M., Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Coral reefs have long inspired marine ecologists and conservationists around the world due to their ecological and socioeconomic importance. Much knowledge on…”
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Conserving tropical tree diversity and forest structure: the value of small rainforest patches in moderately-managed landscapes by Hernández-Ruedas, Manuel A, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Meave, Jorge A, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel, Ibarra-Manríquez, Guillermo, Martínez, Esteban, Jamangapé, Gilberto, Melo, Felipe P L, Santos, Bráulio A

“…Rainforests are undergoing severe deforestation and fragmentation worldwide. A huge amount of small forest patches are being created, but their value in…”
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Deep reefs are not refugium for shallow‐water fish communities in the southwestern Atlantic by Medeiros, Aline P. M., Ferreira, Beatrice P., Alvarado, Fredy, Betancur‐R, Ricardo, Soares, Marcelo O., Santos, Bráulio A.

“…The deep reef refugia hypothesis (DRRH) predicts that deep reef ecosystems may act as refugium for the biota of disturbed shallow waters. Because deep reefs…”
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Exploring depth‐related patterns of sponge diversity and abundance in marginal reefs by Morais, Juliano, Cordeiro, Igor L., Medeiros, Aline P. M., Santos, George G., Santos, Bráulio A.

“…Marine sponges play a vital role in the reef's benthic community; however, understanding how their diversity and abundance vary with depth is a major…”
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Preserving 40% forest cover is a valuable and well‐supported conservation guideline: reply to Banks‐Leite et al by Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Víctor, Fahrig, Lenore, Watling, James I., Nowakowski, Justin, Tabarelli, Marcelo, Tischendorf, Lutz, Melo, Felipe P. L., Santos, Bráulio A., Benchimol, Maíra, Morante‐Filho, Jose Carlos, Slik, J. W. Ferry, Vieira, Ima C. G., Tscharntke, Teja

“…Banks‐Leite et al. (2021) claim that our suggestion of preserving ≥ 40% forest cover lacks evidence and can be problematic. We find these claims unfounded, and…”
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Landscape attributes shape dung beetle diversity at multiple spatial scales in agricultural drylands by Estupiñan-Mojica, Anderson, Portela-Salomão, Renato, Liberal, Carolina N., Santos, Bráulio A., Machado, Célia C.C., de Araujo, Helder F.P., Von Thaden, Juan, Alvarado, Fredy

“…Land-use change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, but its negative effects can vary depending on the spatial scale analyzed…”
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A sustainable agricultural landscape model for tropical drylands by Araujo, Helder F.P. de, Machado, Célia C.C., Pareyn, Frans G.C., Nascimento, Naysa F.F. do, Araújo, Lenyneves D.A., Borges, Laís A. de A.P., Santos, Bráulio A., Beirigo, Raphael M., Vasconcellos, Alexandre, Dias, Bruno de O., Alvarado, Fredy, Silva, José Maria Cardoso da

“…[Display omitted] •Landscapes in drylands need at least 50 % of the landscape protected or restored.•Water production declined when 35 % of the landscape is…”
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