Small mammals and microhabitat selection in forest fragments in the transition zone between Atlantic Forest and Pampa biome

• Published in: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
• Main Authors: Fabrício Luiz Skupien, Daniele Pereira Rodrigues, Jady de Oliveira Sausen, Gislene Lopes Gonçalves, Daniela Oliveira de Lima
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2022
• Subjects: Habitat use; Rodent; Marsupial; Community ecology; Vegetation Structure; Zoology; QL1-991; Pampa; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.039; https://doaj.org/article/2abd99ba746146e79f0fb74f8c4ad036

Abstract Natural resources are depleted in fragmented landscapes that have their vegetation also altered. As a result, the microhabitat diversity and the composition and distribution of local species are affected. In this study, we evaluated the small mammals’ community diversity, composition and mi...