Publications by authors named "Luciana Zago da Silva"
AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A data set of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest.
Ecology
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers used camera traps to gather a comprehensive data set of 154,123 records from 317 species of mammals, birds, and reptiles across eight Amazonian countries.
- * This extensive data set facilitates new ecological research on the impacts of habitat loss and climate change in the Amazon, and its use is encouraged with proper citation.
NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics.
Ecology
November 2020
Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiodiversity inventories contain important information about species richness, community structure, and composition, and are the first step in developing any conservation and mitigation strategies. The Atlantic Forest of South America is home to around 334 species of small-, medium-, and large-sized mammals, and is currently restricted to less than 12% of its original cover. Here, we present the ATLANTIC MAMMALS, an open data set on information on medium- and large-sized mammal assemblages in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.
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