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SUBMITTER: Willig MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394116 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Willig Michael R MR Presley Steven J SJ Plante Jean-Luc JL Bloch Christopher P CP Solari Sergio S Pacheco Victor V Weaver Scott C SC
Journal of mammalogy 20190201 1
Landscape modification represents one of the most severe threats to biodiversity from local to global scales. Conversion of forest to agricultural production generally results in patches of habitat that subdivide or isolate populations, alter the behavior of species, modify interspecific interactions, reduce biodiversity, and compromise ecosystem processes. Moreover, conversion may increase exposure of humans to zoonoses to which they would otherwise rarely be exposed. We evaluated the effects o ...[more]