What is it about?
Faunal impoverishment and distorted species compositions are common phenomena in oceanic islands; however, many land-bridge islands are poorly inventoried, especially in the Neotropics. We sampled a small mammal community on a land-bridge island (Anchieta Island) along the Brazilian coast.
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Why is it important?
The long history of forest disturbance, habitat loss, reduction in forest productivity, and the recent intro- duction of mesopredators may be the major drivers that explain the small mammal community composition on this island.
Perspectives
The high human disturbance, habitat loss, low forest pro- ductivity, and the recent introduction of mesopredators are probably the major drivers for the impoverishment of the small mammal community.
Dr Ricardo S Bovendorp
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC
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This page is a summary of: Phenotypic changes and small mammal impoverishment on a Brazilian Atlantic Forest Island, Mammalia, January 2013, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2011-0099.
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