HUMAN-MODIFIED LANDSCAPES REDUCE THE MOVEMENTS OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS

In a paper recently published by the scientific journal Science, an international team which included CIBIO-InBIO researcher João Paulo Silva showed that in human-modified areas mammals move distances that are only half to one third of what they cover in more natural areas.

The authors highlight that these results may have far reaching consequences for ecosystems and in turn, for humans.

It is the first time this topic has been examined at a global scale and for many different species at once. The team, which included researchers from 99 different institutions, analyzed the movements of more than 800 animals, representing 57 species, around of the world.

This work has made the front cover of the scientific journal Science – 26 January 2018, edition.

To know more about this topic, please follow the links below:

Mamíferos percorrem distâncias mais curtas em paisagens modificadas – estudo | Diário de Notícias | January 26, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Mamíferos percorrem distâncias mais curtas em paisagens modificadas – estudo | TSF | January 26, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese) 
Mamíferos percorrem distâncias mais curtas em paisagens modificadas – estudo | O Jogo | January 26, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese) 
Como a presença do Homem está a limitar os movimentos dos outros mamíferos | Notícias UP | January 26, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese) 
Mamíferos percorrem distâncias mais curtas em paisagens modificadas | Açoriano Oriental | January 26, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese) 

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