Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: A cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species

• Author(s): Puttker, Thomas ; Crouzeilles, Renato ; Almeida-Gomes, Mauricio ; Schmoeller, Marina ; Maurenza, Daniel ; Alves-Pinto, Helena ; Pardini, Renata ; Vieira, Marcus V. ; Banks-Leite, Cristina ; Fonseca, Carlos R. ; Metzger, Jean Paul ; Accacio, Gustavo M. ; Alexandrino, Eduardo R. ; Barros, Camila S. ; Bogoni, Juliano A. ; Boscolo, Danilo ; Brancalion, Pedro H. S. ; Bueno, Adriana A. ; Cambui, Elaine C. B. ; Canale, Gustavo R. ; Cerqueira, Rui ; Cesar, Ricardo G. ; Colletta, Gabriel D. ; Delciellos, Ana C. ; Dixo, Marianna ; Estavillo, Candelaria ; Esteves, Carolina F. ; Falcao, Fabio ; Farah, Fabiano T. ; Faria, Deborah ; Ferraz, Katia M. P. M. B. ; Ferraz, Silvio F. B. ; Ferreira, Patricia A. ; Graipel, Mauricio E. ; Grelle, Carlos E. ; Hernandez, Malva I. M. ; Ivanauskas, Natalia ; Laps, Rudi R. ; Leal, Inara R. ; Lima, Marilia M. ; Lion, Marilia B. ; Magioli, Marcelo ; Magnago, Luiz F. S. ; Mangueira, Julia R. A. S. ; Marciano-Jr, Euvaldo ; Mariano-Neto, Eduardo ; Marques, Marcia C. M. ; Martins, Sebastiao ; Matos, Marlla A. ; Matos, Fabio A. R. ; Miachir, Jeanette ; Morante-Filho, Jose M. ; Olifiers, Natalie ; Oliveira-Santos, Luiz G. R. ; Paciencia, Mateus L. B. ; Paglia, Adriano P. ; Passamani, Marcelo ; Peres, Carlos A. ; Pinto Leite, Clarissa M. ; Porto, Tiago J. ; Querido, Luciano C. A. ; Reis, Luciana C. ; Rezende, Andreia A. [UNESP] ; Rigueira, Dary M. G. ; Rocha, Pedro L. B. ; Rocha-Santos, Larissa ; Rodrigues, Ricardo R. ; Santos, Rafael A. S. ; Santos, Juliana S. ; Silveira, Maxwell S. ; Simonelli, Marcelo ; Tabarelli, Marcelo ; Vasconcelos, Rodrigo N. ; Viana, Blandina F. ; Vieira, Emerson M. ; Prevedello, Jayme A.
• Date: 2020
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/196659
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Atlantic forest; Edge effects; Habitat amount hypothesis; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Hierarchical modeling
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

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Recent studies suggest that habitat amount is the main determinant of species richness, whereas habitat fragmentation has weak and mostly positive effects. Here, we challenge these ideas using a multi-taxa database including 2230 estimates of forest-dependent species richness from 1097 sampling sites across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. We used a structural equation modeling approach, accounting not only for direct effects of habitat loss, but also for its indirect effects (via habitat fragmentation), on the richness of forest-dependent species. We reveal that in addition to the effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation has negative impacts on animal species richness at intermediate (30-60%) levels of habitat amount, and on richness of plants at high ( > 60%) levels of habitat amount, both of which are mediated by edge effects. Based on these results, we argue that dismissing habitat fragmentation as a powerful force driving species extinction in tropical forest landscapes is premature and unsafe.

Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Ambientais, Rua Sao Nicolau 210, BR-09913030 Diadema, SP, Brazil

Int Inst Sustainabil, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Univ Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Inst Biociencias, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Posgrad Ecol, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Ecol, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Imperial Coll London, Dept Life Sci, Silwood Pk Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, Berks, England

Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Ecol, Natal, RN, Brazil

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Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Florestais, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Ecol & Zool, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

Univ Fed Bahia, Posgrad Ecol Aplicada Gestao Ambiental, Salvador, BA, Brazil

Univ Fed Mato Grosso, Inst Ciencias Nat Humanas & Sociais, Sinop, MT, Brazil

Univ Estadual Campinas, Posgrad Biol Vegetal, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Lab Ecol & Conservacao Biodiversidade, Ilheus, BA, Brazil

Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Evolucao, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Univ Fed Parana, Dept Bot, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Engn Florestal, Vicosa, MG, Brazil

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Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, Dept Ecol, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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