Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Vertebrados

2023

Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2023) Human disturbances and the daytime activity of sympatric otters along equatorial Amazonian rivers. PeerJ, 11: e15742. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15742

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2022

Raffo, D. C. D., Norris, D., Hartz, S. M., Michalski, F. (2022) Anthropogenic influences on the distribution of a threatened apex-predator around sustainable-use reserves following hydropower dam installation. PeerJ, 10: e14287. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14287

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Taucce, P. P. G., Costa-Campos, C. E., Carvalho, T. R., Michalski, F. (2022) Anurans (Amphibia: Anura) of the Brazilian state of Amapá, eastern Amazonia: species diversity and knowledge gaps. European Journal of Taxonomy, 836: 96-130. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.836.1919

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Bárcenas-García, A., Michalski, F., Morgan, W. H., Smith, R. K., Sutherland, W. J., Gibbs, J. P., Norris, D. (2022) Impacts of dams on freshwater turtles: A global review to identify conservation solutions. Tropical Conservation Science, 15: 194008292211037. DOI: 10.1177/19400829221103709

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Hermira, A. A. C., Michalski, F. (2022) Crop damage by vertebrates in Latin America: current knowledge and potential future management directions. PeerJ, 10: e13185. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13185

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Bárcenas-García, A., Michalski, F., Gibbs, J. P., Norris, D. (2022) Amazonian run-of-river dam reservoir impacts underestimated: Evidence from a before-after control-impact study of freshwater turtle nesting areas. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32: 508-522. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3775

 

2021

Martins, C. B., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2021) The Boat-Billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) is not lunar phobic: Multi-year evidence from the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Waterbirds, 44: 86-92. DOI: 10.1675/063.044.0108

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Martins, C. B., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2021) Diversity and activity of bird fauna in ephemeral river-created habitats in Amazonia. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, NA: 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2021.2005410

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Santos, E. R., Michalski, F., Norris, D. (2021) Understanding Hydropower Impacts on Amazonian Wildlife is Limited by a Lack of Robust Evidence: Results From a Systematic Review. Tropical Conservation Science, 14: 194008292110457. DOI: 10.1177/19400829211045788

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Michalski, F., Norris, D. (2021) Giant otters are negatively affected by a new hydropower dam in the most protected state of the Brazilian Amazon. Oryx, 55: 811-811. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605321001125

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Chuma, V. J. R., Norris, D., Silva, T. P., Silva, J. A., Cavalcante, K. S., Sidonio, I. A. P., Souza, A. F., Valentim, D. S. S., Mochiutti, S., Michalski, F. (2021) Preparation burning may not improve short-term seed survival in an Amazonian savanna. Experimental Results, 2: e12. DOI: 10.1017/exp.2021.2

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Michalski, F., Martins, C. B., Rheingantz, M. L., Norris, D. (2021) New scent marking behavior of Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 38: 27-35.

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Chuma, V. J. U. R., Norris. D. (2021)  Contribution of Vouacapoua americana fruit-fall to the release of biomass in a lowland Amazon forest. Scientific Reports, 11: 4302. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83803-y

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Caron, T. M. F., Chuma, V. J. U. R., Sandi, A. A., Norris, D. (2021) Big trees drive forest structure patterns across a lowland Amazon regrowth gradient. Scientific Reports, 11: 3380. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83030-5 

 

2020

Michalski, F., Boulhosa, R. L. P., Nascimento, Y. N., Norris, D. (2020) Rural wage-earners' attitudes towards diverse wildlife groups differ between tropical ecoregions: Implications for forest and savanna conservation in the Brazilian Amazon. Tropical Conservation Science, 13: 1-15. DOI: 10.1177/1940082920971747 

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Norris, D., Michalski, F., Gibbs, J. P. (2020) Community based actions save Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) eggs and hatchlings flooded by rapid river level rises. PeerJ, 8: e9921. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9921

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Michalski, F., Norris, D., Quintana, I., Valerio, A., Gibbs, J. P. (2020) Substrate influences human removal of freshwater turtle nests in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Scientific Reports, 10: 8082. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65074-1 

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Marega-Imamura, M., Michalski, F., Silva, K., Schiavetti, A., Le Pendu, Y., Oliveira, L. C. (2020) Scientific collaboration networks in research on human threats to cetaceans in Brazil. Marine Policy, 112: 103738. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103738

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Kauano, E., Silva, J. M. C., Diniz-Filho, J. A., Michalski, F. (2020) Do protected areas hamper economic development of the Amazon region? An analysis of the relationship between protected areas and the economic growth of Brazilian Amazon municipalities. Land Use Policy, 92: 104473. DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104473

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Rachmansah, A., Norris, D., Gibbs, J. P. (2020) Population dynamics and biological feasibility of sustainable harvesting as a conservation strategy for tropical and temperate freshwater turtles. Plos ONE, 15: e0229689. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229689  

 

2019

Quintana, I. Norris, D., Valerio, A., Becker, F. G., Gibbs, J. P., Michalski, F. (2019) Nest removal by humans creates an evolutionary trap for Amazonian freshwater turtles. Journal of Zoology, 309: 94-105. DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12689​

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Aleixo, I., Norris, D., Hemerik, L., Barbosa, A., Prata, E., Costa, F., Poorter, L. (2019) Amazonian rainforest tree mortality driven by climate and functional traits. Nature Climate Change, 9: 384-388. DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0458-0 

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Norris, D., Peres, C. A., Michalski, F. Gibbs, J. P. (2019) Prospects for freshwater turtle population recovery are catalyzed by pan-Amazonian community-based management. Biological Conservation, 233: 51-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.02.022

 

Tirelli, F. P., de Freitas, T. R. O., Michalski, F., Percequillo, A. R., Eizirik, E. (2019) Using reliable predator identification to investigate feeding habits of Neotropical carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in a deforestation frontier of the Brazilian Amazon. Mammalia, 83: 415-427. DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2018-0106

 

2018

Duarte, H. O. B., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2018) Assessment of attractants for Neotropical mammals. Tropical Conservation Science, 11: 194008291880066 DOI: 10.1177/1940082918800665

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Norris, D., Michalski, F., Gibbs, J. P. (2018) Community involvement works where enforcement fails: conservation success through community-based management of Amazon river turtle nests. PeerJ, 6: e4856 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4856

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Silva, Y. B. S., Ribeiro, B. R., Thiesen Brum, F., Soares-Filho, B., Loyola, R., Michalski, F. (2018) Combined exposure to hrydroelectric expansion, climate change and forest loss jeopardies amphibians in the Brazilian Amazon. Diversity and Distributions, 24(8): 1072-1082. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12745

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Arevalo-Sandi, A., Bobrowiec, P. E. D., Chuma, V. J. U. R., Norris, D. (2018) Diversity of terrestrial mammal seed dispersers along a lowland Amazon forest regrowth gradient. Plos ONE, 13(3): e0193752 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193752

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Mamalis, L., Silva, S. S., Valerio, A. B., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2018) Stepping stones facilitate river crossings by Myrmecophaga tridactyla in the north-eastern Brazilian Amazon. Edentata, 19: 30-34.

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Norris, D., Michalski, F., Gibbs, J. P. (2018) Beyond harm's reach? Submersion of river turtle nesting areas and implications for restoration actions after Amazon hydropower development. PeerJ, 6: e4228 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4228

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Arevalo-Sandi, A., Norris, D. (2018) Short term patterns of germination in response to litter clearing and exclosure of large terrestrial vertebrates along an Amazon forest regrowth gradient. Global Ecology and Conservation, 13: e00371 DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.e00371

 

2017

Kauano, E. E., Silva, J. M. C., Michalski, F. (2017) Illegal use of natural resources in federal protected areas of the Brazilian Amazon. PeerJ 5: e3902 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3902

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Michalski, F., Michalski, L. J., Barnett, A. A. (2017) Environmental determinants and use of space by six Neotropical primates in the northern Brazilian Amazon. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 52(3): 187-197. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2017.1335276. 

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Michalski, F., Peres, C. A. (2017) Gamebird responses to anthropogenic forest fragmentation and degradation in a southern Amazonia landscape. PeerJ, 5: e3442. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3442.

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Paredes, O. S. L., Norris, D., Oliveira, T. G., Michalski, F. (2017) Water availability not fruitfall modulates the dry season distribution of frugivorous terrestrial vertebrates in a lowland Amazon forest. Plos ONE, 12(3): e0174049. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174049. 

 

2016

Oliveira, T. G., Michalski, F., Botelho, A. L. M., Michalski, L. J., Calouro, A. M., Desbiez, A. L. J. (2016) How rare is rare? Quantifying and assessing the rarity of the bush dog Speothos venaticus across the Amazon and other biomes. Oryx, First View. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605316000624. 

 

Salinero, M. C., Michalski, F. (2016) Implications of scientific collaboration networks on studies of aquatic vertebrates in the Brazilian Amazon. Plos ONE, 11(6): e0158413. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158413

 

Norris, D., Rodriguez-Chuma, V. J. U., Arevalo-Sandi, A. R., Paredes, O. S. L., Peres. C. A. (2016) Too rare for non-timber resource harvest? Mesoscale composition and distribution of arborescent palms in an Amazonian sustainable-use forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 377: 182-191. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.008

 

Carvalho, W. D., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2016) Opportunistic predation of a Common Scale-backed (Willisornis poecilinotus) by a Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 51: 239-241. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2016.1237802.

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2015

Oliveira, I. A. P., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2015) Anthropogenic and seasonal determinants of giant otter sightings along waterways in the northern Brazilian Amazon. Mammalian Biology, 80(1): 39-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.07.006

 

Michalski, L. J., Norris, D., Oliveira, T. G., Michalski, F. (2015) Ecological relationships of meso-scale distribution in 25 Neotropical vertebrates species. Plos ONE, 10(5): e0126114. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126114

 

Michalski, L. J., Oliveira, T. G., Michalski, F. (2015) New record for bush dog in Amapá State, Eastern Brazilian Amazonia. Canid Biology & Conservation 18(2): 3-5.

 

Castro, I. J., Michalski, F. (2015). Bats of a varzea forest in the estuary of the Amazon River, state of Amapá, Northern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 15(2): 1-8. DOI: 10.1590/1676-06032015016814

 

Laufer, J., Michalski, F., Peres, C. A. (2015) Effects of reduced-impact logging on medium and large-bodied forest vertebrates in eastern Amazonia. Biota Neotropica, 15(2): 1-11. DOI: 10.1590/1676-06032015013114

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2014

Castro, I. J., Michalski, F. (2014) Effects of logging on bats in tropical forests. Natureza & Conservação, 12(2): 99-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2014.09.001

 

Norris, D. (2014) Model thresholds are more important than presence location type: Understanding the distribution of lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in a continuous Atlantic forest of southeast Brazil. Tropical Conservation Science, 7(3): 529-547.

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Norris, D., Fortin, M-J., Magnusson, W. E. (2014) Towards monitoring biodiversity in Amazonian forests: How regular samples capture meso-scale altitudinal variation in 25 km2 plots. PLoS ONE 9(8): e106150. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106150

 

Michalski, F., Norris, D. (2014) Artificial nest predation rates vary depending on visibility in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Acta Amazonica, 44: 393-396. DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392201302553

 

Togura, C. M., Norris, D., Michalski, F. (2014) Richness and composition of vertebrates in active and inactive latrines of Pteronura brasiliensis (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the Eastern Amazon, Brazil. Iheringia. Serie Zoologia, 104: 81-87. DOI: 10.1590/1678-4766201410418187

 

2013

Kajiki, L. N., Togura, C. M., Michalski, F. (2013) First record of Tigrisoma fasciatum (Such, 1825) (Aves: Ardeidae) in the State of Amapá, Brazil and updated species distribution in Central and South America. Biota Neotropica, 13: 385-390.

 

Norris, D., & Michalski, F. (2013) Socio-economic and spatial determinants of anthropogenic predation on Yellow-spotted River Turtle, Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Pelomedusidae), nests in the Brazilian Amazon: Implications for sustainable conservation and management. Zoologia, 30: 482-490. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702013000500003

 

Michalski, F., & Peres, C. A. (2013) Biodiversity depends on logging recovery time. Science, 339: 1521-1522. DOI: 10.1126/science.339.6127.1521-b

 

Laufer, J., Michalski, F., Peres, C. A. (2013) Assessing sampling biases in logging impact studies in tropical forests. Tropical Conservation Science, 6: 16-34.

 

2012

Laufer, J., Amador, J. A., Conceição, P. C., Norris, D., & Michalski, F. (2012) Use of boat surveys to provide complementary data on the ecology of Bradypus tridactylus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) from northern Amazonia. Edentata, 13: 56-60. DOI: 10.5537/020.013.0115

 

Prist, P. R., Michalski, F., & Metzger, J. P. (2012) How deforestation pattern in the Amazon influences vertebrate richness and community composition. Landscape Ecology, 27: 799-812. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-012-9729-0

 

Michalski, F., Conceição, P. C., Amador, J. A., Laufer, J., & Norris, D. (2012) Local perceptions and implications for giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) conservation around protected areas in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 29: 34-45.

 

2011

Michalski, F., & Norris, D. (2011) Activity pattern of Cuniculus paca (Rodentia: Cuniculidae) in relation to lunar illumination and other abiotic variables in the southern Brazilian Amazon. Zoologia, 28: 701-708. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702011000600002

 

Michalski, F., Valdez, F. P., Norris, D., Zieminski, C., Kashivakura, C. K., Trinca, C. S., Smith, H. B., Vynne, C., Wasser, S. K., Metzger, J. P., & Eizirik, E. (2011) Successful carnivore identification with faecal DNA across a fragmented Amazonian landscape. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11: 862-871. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03031.x

 

Norris, D., Pitman, N. C. A, Gonzalez, J. M., Torres, E., Pinto, F., Collado, H., Concha, W., Thupa, R., Quispe, E., Pérez, J., Castillo, J. C. F. (2011). Abiotic modulators of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) abundances in the Peruvian Amazon. Zoologia, 28: 343-350. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702011000300008

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2010

Norris, D., & Michalski, F. (2010). Implications of faecal removal by dung beetles for scat surveys in a fragmented landscape of the Brazilian Amazon. Oryx, 44: 455-458. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990809

 

Michalski, F. (2010). The bush dog Speothos venaticus and short-eared dog Atelocynus microtis in a fragmented landscape in southern Amazonia. Oryx, 44: 300-303. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990871

 

Norris, D., Michalski, F.,& Peres, C. A. (2010). Habitat patch size modulates terrestrial mammal activity patterns in Amazonian forest fragments. Journal of Mammalogy, 91: 551-560. DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-199.1

 

Michalski, F., Norris, D., & Metzger, J. P. (2010). Do ocelots use riparian corridors to move across a fragmented landscape? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon. Cat News (Bougy), 53: 4-7.

 

Michalski, F., Norris, D., & Peres, C. A. (2010). No Return from Biodiversity Loss. Science 329: 1282-1282. DOI:10.1126/science.329.5997.1282-a

 

Michalski, F., Metzger, J. P., & Peres, C. A. (2010). Rural property size drives patterns of upland and riparian forest retention in a tropical deforestation frontier. Global Environmental Change, 20: 705-712. DOI:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2010.04.010