Multiparameter analysis of small non-flying mammals' response to forest restoration post-bauxite mining in eastern Amazonia.

ABSTRACT: Bauxite mining has been caused severe changes in the natural ecosystems of the Amazon, but the restoration of these areas is mandatory by federal law in Brazil. The recolonization of fauna is crucial to establishing the ecological functions of recovering forests, and the small nonflying mammals can stand out in this process. Assessing taxonomic and functional diversity parameters, we demonstrated that in the early stages of forest recovery post-bauxite mining, between 6 and 11 years, it is possible to restore approximately 45% of the richness of small non-flying mammal species from the original habitats, that in this case were altered Primary Forests. However, the species richness parameter alone does not reflect the recovery of taxonomic or functional diversity at this stage of forest suc

SUBMITTER: Celeste H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759357 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature