The role of fragmentation and landscape changes in the ecological release of common nest predators in the Neotropics
Loss of large mammalian carnivores may allow smaller mesopredators to become abundant and threaten other community members. There is considerable debate about mesopredator release and the role that other potential factors such as landscape variables and human alterations to land cover lead to increa...
Main Authors: | Michael V. Cove, R. Manuel Spínola, Victoria L. Jackson, Joel C. Saénz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-07-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/464.pdf |
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