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Alexander C. Lees
Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University
Publications - 117
Citations - 6300
Alexander C. Lees is an academic researcher from Manchester Metropolitan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Habitat. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 106 publications receiving 4824 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexander C. Lees include Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi & State University of Campinas.
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Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation
Jos Barlow,Jos Barlow,Jos Barlow,Gareth D. Lennox,Joice Ferreira,Erika Berenguer,Alexander C. Lees,Alexander C. Lees,Ralph Charles Mac Nally,James Robertson Thomson,James Robertson Thomson,Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz,Julio Louzada,Julio Louzada,Victor H. F. Oliveira,Victor H. F. Oliveira,Luke Parry,Luke Parry,Ricardo R. C. Solar,Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira,Luiz E. O. C. Aragão,Luiz E. O. C. Aragão,Rodrigo Anzolin Begotti,Rodrigo Fagundes Braga,Thiago Moreira Cardoso,Raimundo Cosme de Oliveira,Carlos Souza,Nárgila G. Moura,Nárgila G. Moura,Sâmia Nunes,João V. Siqueira,Renata Pardini,Juliana M. Silveira,Juliana M. Silveira,Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello,Ruan Carlo Stulpen Veiga,Adriano Venturieri,Toby A. Gardner,Toby A. Gardner +38 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a large data set of plants, birds and dung beetles (1,538, 460 and 156 species, respectively) sampled in 36 catchments in the Brazilian state of Para.
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The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems
Jos Barlow,Filipe França,Filipe França,Toby A. Gardner,Christina C. Hicks,Gareth D. Lennox,Erika Berenguer,Erika Berenguer,Leandro Castello,Evan P. Economo,Joice Ferreira,Benoit Guénard,Cecília Gontijo Leal,Victoria J. Isaac,Alexander C. Lees,Catherine L. Parr,Catherine L. Parr,Catherine L. Parr,Shaun K. Wilson,Paul Young,Nicholas A. J. Graham +20 more
TL;DR: The immense biodiversity of tropical ecosystems is threatened by multiple interacting local and global stressors that can only be addressed by the concerted efforts of grassroots organizations, researchers, national governments and the international community.
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Annotated checklist of the birds of Brazil by the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee / Lista comentada das aves do Brasil pelo Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos
Vítor de Q. Piacentini,Alexandre Aleixo,Carlos Eduardo Agne,Giovanni Nachtigall Maurício,Giovanni Nachtigall Maurício,José Fernando Pacheco,Gustavo A. Bravo,Guilherme R. R. Brito,Luciano Nicolás Naka,Fábio Olmos,Sérgio Roberto Posso,Luís Fábio Silveira,Gustavo S. Betini,Eduardo G. Carrano,Ismael Franz,Ismael Franz,Alexander C. Lees,Alexander C. Lees,Luciano M. Lima,Dimas Pioli,Fabio Schunck,Fábio Raposo do Amaral,Glayson Ariel Bencke,Mario Cohn-Haft,Luiz Fernando A. Figueiredo,Fernando Costa Straube,Evaldo Cesari +26 more
TL;DR: For the first time, this article presented a completely new and annotated version of the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee (CBRO) checklists of Brazilian birds almost every year and highlighted the need for proper enforcement of political tools, laws and international commitments assumed by the country to preserve its biodiversity.
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Conservation Value of Remnant Riparian Forest Corridors of Varying Quality for Amazonian Birds and Mammals
TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of corridor width and degradation status of 37 riparian forest sites on bird and mammal species richness in a hyper-fragmented forest landscape surrounding Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil found broad trends emerged depending on species life histories and their sensitivity to disturbance.
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Hydropower and the future of Amazonian biodiversity
TL;DR: In an effort to ensure energy independence and exploit mineral resources, the governments of Amazonian countries are embarking on a major dam building drive on the basin's rivers, with 191 dams finished and a further 246 planned or under construction as discussed by the authors.