Considerably more is at stake in the ongoing battle in Brazil’s Congress and government over the country’s core forest protection legislation, the Forest Code, than President Dilma Rousseff’s political fortunes or Brazil’s international reputation.
Lowland tapirs facilitate seed dispersal in degraded Amazonian forests
Lowland tapirs facilitate seed dispersal in degraded Amazonian forests
The forests of southeastern Amazonia are highly threatened by disturbances such as fragmentation, understory fires, and extreme climatic events. Large‐bodied frugivores such as the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) have the potential to offset this process,...