Responses of five small mammal species to micro-scale variations in vegetation structure in secondary Atlantic Forest remnants, Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is highly endangered and only about 7% of the original forest remains, most of which consists of fragments of secondary forest. Small mammals in the Atlantic Forest have differential responses to this pr...

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Main Authors: Meyer-Lucht Yvonne, Pardini Renata, Püttker Thomas, Sommer Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/8/9