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Marcus Vinícius Vieira is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and specializes in Environmental Science, particularly in the subfields of Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their research primarily addresses issues in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Bat Biology and Ecology Studies.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications across multiple venues. Notable works include:

  • Dispersal movement through fragmented landscapes: the role of stepping stones and perceptual range, 2021, Landscape Ecology
  • Forest area predicts all dimensions of small mammal and lizard diversity in Amazonian insular forest fragments, 2021, Landscape Ecology
  • The Program for Biodiversity Research in Brazil: The role of regional networks for biodiversity knowledge, dissemination, and conservation, 2021, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
  • Ecosystem services delivered by Brazilian mammals: spatial and taxonomic patterns and comprehensive list of species, 2023, Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
  • Integrating strict protection and sustainable use areas to preserve the Brazilian Pampa biome through conservation planning, 2020, Land Use Policy

Frequent co-authors include Carlos A. Peres, William Douglas de Carvalho, Bruna da Silva Xavier, Jayme Augusto Prevedello, and Ana Filipa Palmeirim. These collaborations reflect interconnected research efforts within the fields of ecology and conservation biology.

The scientist's publications often appear in journals and venues such as

  • Oecologia Australis
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Biological Conservation
  • Mammalian Biology

The main research topics covered by Marcus Vinícius Vieira highlight a comprehensive approach to ecological and conservation science, with particular focus on species interactions, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity management in Brazilian and Amazonian contexts.

Best Publications

  • Does the type of matrix matter? A quantitative review of the evidence

    Jayme Augusto Prevedello;Marcus Vinícius Vieira

  • Land use vs. fragment size and isolation as determinants of small mammal composition and richness in Atlantic Forest remnants

    Marcus V. Vieira;Natalie Olifiers;Natalie Olifiers;Ana C. Delciellos;Vanina Z. Antunes

  • Support diameter, incline, and vertical movements of four didelphid marsupials in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

    André A. Cunha;Marcus V. Vieira

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

    Thomas Püttker;Renato Crouzeilles;Mauricio Almeida-Gomes;Marina Schmoeller

  • Population responses of small mammals to food supply and predators: a global meta-analysis

    Jayme A. Prevedello;Chris R. Dickman;Marcus V. Vieira;Emerson M. Vieira

  • THE EFFECTS OF REPRODUCTIVE AND CLIMATIC SEASONS ON MOVEMENTS IN THE BLACK-EARED OPOSSUM (DIDELPHIS AURITA WIED-NEUWIED, 1826)

    Diogo Loretto;Marcus Vinícius Vieira

  • Movement behaviour within and beyond perceptual ranges in three small mammals: effects of matrix type and body mass

    Jayme Augusto Prevedello;Germán Forero-Medina;Marcus Vinícius Vieira

  • A device and standard variables to describe microhabitat structure of small mammals based on plant cover

    S. R. Freitas;R. Cerqueira;M. V. Vieira

  • Seasonal Niche Dynamics in Coexisting Rodents of the Brazilian Cerrado

    Marcus V. Vieira

  • NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

    Paloma Marques Santos;Adriana Bocchiglieri;Adriano Garcia Chiarello;Adriano Pereira Paglia

  • Preliminary observations on habitat, support use and diet in two non-native primates in an urban Atlantic forest fragment: The capuchin monkey (Cebus sp.) and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in the Tijuca forest, Rio de Janeiro

    André A. Cunha;Marcus V. Vieira;Carlos E. V. Grelle

  • Perception of a fragmented landscape by neotropical marsupials: effects of body mass and environmental variables

    Germán Forero-Medina;Marcus Vinícius Vieira

  • Scale-dependent habitat selection in three didelphid marsupials using the spool-and-line technique in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

    Maíra C. Moura;Alice C. Caparelli;Simone R. Freitas;Marcus V. Vieira

  • Dispersal movement through fragmented landscapes: the role of stepping stones and perceptual range

    Érika Garcez da Rocha;Edgardo Brigatti;Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr;Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr;Milton Cezar Ribeiro

  • Arboreal walking performance in seven didelphid marsupials as an aspect of their fundamental niche

    Ana Cláudia Delciellos;Marcus Vinícius Vieira

  • CLASSES DE DESENVOLVIMENTO EM MARSUPIAIS: UM MÉTODO PARA ANIMAIS VIVOS

    Joana Macedo;Diogo Loretto;Marcus Vinícius Vieira;Rui Cerqueira

  • Nests and nesting sites of Brazilian forest rodents (Nectomys squamipes and Oryzomys intermedius) as revealed by a spool-and-line device

    Denis C. Briani;Emerson M. Vieira;Marcus V. Vieira

  • Indices of movement behaviour: conceptual background, effects of scale and location errors

    Paulo J. A. L. Almeida;Marcus V. Vieira;Maja Kajin;German Forero-Medina

  • Thinking about super-dominant populations of native species – Examples from Brazil

    Vânia Regina Pivello;Marcus Vinicius Vieira;Maria Tereza Grombone-Guaratini;Dalva Maria Silva Matos

  • Dynamics Of A Rodent Assemblage In A Cerrado Of Southeast Brazil

    M V Vieira

  • Habitat quality versus spatial variables as determinants of small mammal assemblages in Atlantic Forest fragments

    Ana C. Delciellos;Marcus V. Vieira;Carlos E. V. Grelle;Priscilla Cobra

  • The limits to population density in birds and mammals

    Philip A. Stephens;Marcus V. Vieira;Stephen G. Willis;Chris Carbone

  • HOW LANDSCAPE PATTERNS INFLUENCE ROAD-KILL OF THREE SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN THE BRAZILIAN SAVANNA

    Simone Rodrigues de Freitas;Adriana Nepomuceno de Oliveira;Giordano Ciocheti;Marcus Vinícius Vieira

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Eduardo Viveiros Grelle
Carlos Eduardo Viveiros Grelle Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Carlos A. Peres
Carlos A. Peres University of East Anglia
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha Rio de Janeiro State University
Emerson M. Vieira
Emerson M. Vieira University of Brasília
Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Milton Cezar Ribeiro Sao Paulo State University
Mario S. Di Bitetti
Mario S. Di Bitetti National University of Misiones
Mauro Galetti
Mauro Galetti Sao Paulo State University
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte Sao Paulo State University

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