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Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Researcher at Sao Paulo State University
Publications - 205
Citations - 9349
Milton Cezar Ribeiro is an academic researcher from Sao Paulo State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Species richness. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 168 publications receiving 7303 citations. Previous affiliations of Milton Cezar Ribeiro include University of São Paulo & University of Toronto.
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The Brazilian Atlantic Forest:: how much is left and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation
Milton Cezar Ribeiro,Jean Paul Metzger,Alexandre Camargo Martensen,Flávio Jorge Ponzoni,Márcia Makiko Hirota +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors quantify how much of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest still remains, and analyze its spatial distribution, and suggest some guidelines for conservation: (i) large mature forest fragments should be a conservation priority; (ii) smaller fragments can be managed in order to maintain functionally linked mosaics; (iii) the matrix surrounding fragments, and (iv) restoration actions should be taken, particularly in certain key areas.
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Functional extinction of birds drives rapid evolutionary changes in seed size
Mauro Galetti,Roger Guevara,Marina Corrêa Côrtes,Rodrigo Ferreira Fadini,Sandro Von Matter,Abraão de Barros Leite,Fabio Labecca,Thiago Ribeiro,Carolina da Silva Carvalho,Rosane G. Collevatti,Mathias M. Pires,Paulo R. Guimarães,Pedro H. S. Brancalion,Milton Cezar Ribeiro,Pedro Jordano +14 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the functional extinction of large-gape seed dispersers in the Brazilian Atlantic forest is associated with the consistent reduction of the seed size of a keystone palm species.
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Prospects for biodiversity conservation in the Atlantic Forest: Lessons from aging human-modified landscapes
Marcelo Tabarelli,Antônio Venceslau Aguiar,Milton Cezar Ribeiro,Jean Paul Metzger,Carlos A. Peres +4 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the geographic distribution of biological diversity in the Atlantic Forest of South America, synthesized the most conspicuous forest biodiversity responses to human disturbances, and proposed further conservation initiatives for this biota, and offer a range of general insights into the prospects of forest species persistence in human-modified tropical forest landscapes worldwide.
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Time-lag in biological responses to landscape changes in a highly dynamic Atlantic forest region
Jean Paul Metzger,Alexandre Camargo Martensen,Marianna Dixo,Luís Carlos Bernacci,Milton Cezar Ribeiro,Ana Maria G. Teixeira,Renata Pardini +6 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that landscape history can strongly affect the present distribution pattern of species in fragmented landscapes, and should be considered in conservation planning.
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The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: A Shrinking Biodiversity Hotspot
Milton Cezar Ribeiro,Milton Cezar Ribeiro,Alexandre Camargo Martensen,Jean Paul Metzger,Marcelo Tabarelli,Fabio Rubio Scarano,Marie-Josée Fortin +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the state of the art of Atlantic Forest biodiversity knowledge, pointing out the main achievements obtained by several research groups during the last decades, and proposed a new sub-division of biogeographical sub-regions into 55 sectors considering 2,650 sub-watersheds, using niche theory and bioclimatic data.