ACCEPTED PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES LUZA, A.L., ET AL. Beyond data labor: Sowing synthesis science in the Global South. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. EGGERTSEN, L. ET AL. Complexities of reef fisheries in Brazil: a retrospective and functional approach. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. WAECHTER, L. ET AL. The aesthetic value of Brazilian reefs: From species to seascape. Ocean and Coastal Management. ACCEPTED BOOK CHAPTERS 1-HARTZ, SM, FREITAS, TRO, GONÇALVES, GL, BICCA-MARQUES, JC, QUINTELA, FM, TIRELLI, FP, COSTA, CF, PEREIRA, MJR, & LUZA, AL. Mammals of the Campos Sulinos: diversity and conservation. In: South Brazilian grasslands: Ecology and conservation of the Campos Sulinos. Overbeck, GE, Pillar, VD, Müller, SC, Bencke, G (eds). Springer.
PUBLISHED PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES 2023 1 - LUZA, A. L., BARNECHE, D. R., CORDEIRO, C. A. M. M., DAMBROS, C. S., FERREIRA, C. E. L., FLOETER, S. R., GIGLIO, V. J., LUIZ, O. J., MENDES, T. C., PICOLOTTO, V. A. P., QUIMBAYO, J. P., SILVA, F. C., WAECHTER, L., LONGO, G. O., & BENDER, M. G. (2023). Going across taxa in functional ecology: Review and perspectives of an emerging field. Functional Ecology, 00, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14442 2 - LUZA, A.L., RODRIGUES, A.V., MAMALIS, L., ZULIAN, V. Spatial distribution of the greater rhea, Rhea americana (Linnaeus, 1758), in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil: citizen-science data, probabilistic mapping, and comparison with expert knowledge. Ornithol. Res. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43388-023-00143-3 3 - DE OLIVEIRA, M.G., LUZA, A.L. & TIRELLI, F.P. Site occupancy of Dasypus novemcinctus (Mammalia, Cingulata) and daily activity of four armadillo species in the Uruguayan Savanna and southern Atlantic Forest. Mamm Biol103, 479–492 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-023-00366-3 4- LUZA, AL, AUED, AW, BARNECHE, DR, DIAS, MS, FERREIRA, CEL, FLOETER, SR, FRANCINI-FILHO, RB, LONGO, GO, QUIMBAYO, JP, BENDER, MG. Functional diversity patterns of reef fish, corals and algae in the Brazilian biogeographical province. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14599 5- ANDRADE, BO, DRÖSE, WA, … OVERBECK, GE. 12,500+ and counting: biodiversity of the Brazilian Pampa. FRONTIERS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, v. 15.2, p. e59288e, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG59288 6- NAKAMURA, G, RODRIGUES, AV, LUZA, AL, MAESTRI, R, DEBASTIANI, VJ, DUARTE, L. Herodotools: An R package to integrate macroevolution, biogeography and community ecology. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, v. NA, p. NA, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14610 7 - SANTANA, EFC, MIES, M, LONGO, GO, MENEZES, R, AUED, AW, LUZA, AL, BENDER, MG, SEGAL, B, FLOETER, SR, FRANCINI-FILHO, RB. Turbidity shapes shallow Southwestern Atlantic benthic reef communities. Marine Environmental Research, 183, 105807, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105807.
2022 1- LUZA, AL, QUIMBAYO, JP, FERREIRA, CEL, FLOETER, SR, FRANCINI-FILHO, RB, BENDER, MG, & LONGO, GO. Low functional vulnerability of fish assemblages to coral loss in Southwestern Atlantic marginal reefs. Scientific Reports 12 17164, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20919-9. 2022 2 -MAESTRI, R, LUZA, AL, HARTZ, SM, DE FREITAS, TRO, PATTERSON, BD. Bridging macroecology and macroevolution in the radiation of sigmodontine rodents. Evolution, 76 (8), 1790-1805, 2022. DOI: 10.1111/evo.14561
2021 1-PEZDA, AM, JACOBOSKI, LI, LUZA, AL, HARTZ, SM. Bird beta-diversity of tree plantations and natural forests immersed within a grassy landscape in southern Brazil. Ornithology Research. 29, 123 - 132, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s43388-021-00064-z 2-CICHELEIRO, J, SANTOS-PEREIRA, M, LUZA, AL, HUNING, DS, ZANELLA, N. Effects of natural forest and tree plantations on leaf-litter frog assemblages in Southern Brazil. Austral Ecology. 46, 1246 - 1254, 2021. DOI: 10.1111/aec.13081 3-LUZA, AL, GRAHAM, CH, HARTZ, SM, KARGER, DN. Functional redundancy of non-volant small mammals increases in human-modified habitats. Journal of Biogeography. 48, 2967 - 2980, 2021. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14264. (Editor’s Choice) 4-LUZA, AL, MAESTRI, R, DEBASTIANI, VJ, PATTERSON, BD, HARTZ, SM, DUARTE, LDS. Is evolution faster at ecotones? A test using rates and tempo of diet transitions in Neotropical Sigmodontinae (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Ecology and Evolution. 11, 8676 - 18690, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8476 5-LUZA, AL, GUALDI, CB, DIEFENBACH, LMLAG, SCHÜLER-FACCINI, L, FERRAZ, G. Dynamic mapping of the probability of infestation by urban arbovirus vectors in the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, 2016-2017. EPIDEMIOLOGIA E SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE. 30, e2020154, 2021. DOI: 10.1590/s1679-49742021000200006
2019 1-HARTZ, SM, ROCHA, EA, BRUM, FT, LUZA, AL, GUIMARÃES, TFR, BECKER, FG. Influences of the area, shape and connectivity of coastal lakes on the taxonomic and functional diversity of fish communities in Southern Brazil. Zoologia. 36, 2019. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.36.e23539 2-JACOBOSKI, LI, LUZA, AL, PAULSEN, RK, PEZDA, AM, HARTZ, SM. The effects of grassland ecosystem afforestation on avian phylogenetic diversity, taxonomic diversity and evolutionary distinctiveness. Acta Oecologica, 99, 10344, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2019.103449
2018 1-LUZA, AL, TRINDADE, JPP, MAESTRI, R, DUARTE, LDS, HARTZ, SM. Rodent occupancy in grassland paddocks subjected to different grazing intensities in South Brazil. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 16, 151 - 157, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2018.06.006 2-LUZA, AL, GONÇALVES, FA, ZANELLA, N. Seasonal variation in the composition of ground-dwelling anuran (Amphibia) assemblages in southern Brazil. Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 13, 1-10, 2018. DOI: 10.4013/nbc.2018.134.04
2017 1-MAESTRI, R, LUZA, AL, DE BARROS, LD, HARTZ, SM, FERRARI, A, DE FREITAS, TRO, DUARTE, LDS. Geographical patterns of body mass distribution are robust even when inserting uncertainty in average estimates of species body mass. Journal of Biogeography. 44(11), 2678-2680, 2017. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13058 2-MICHEL, T, SOUZA, U, DALLAGNOL, BR, WEBSTER, A, PETERS, F, CHRISTOFF, A, LUZA, AL, KASPER, N, BECKER, M, FIORENTIN, G, KLAFKE, G, VENZAL, J, MARTINS, JR, JARDIM, M, OTT, R, RECK, J. Ixodes spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 22, 2057, 2017. DOI: 10.11158/saa.22.12.3
2016 1-MAESTRI, R, LUZA, AL, DE BARROS, LD, HARTZ, SM, FERRARI, A, DE FREITAS, TRO, DUARTE, LDS. Geographical variation of body size in sigmodontine rodents depends on both environment and phylogenetic composition of communities. Journal of Biogeography, 43(6), 1192 - 1202, 2016. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12718 2-LUZA, AL, GONÇALVES, GL, PILLAR, VD, HARTZ, SM. Processes related to habitat selection, diversity and niche similarity in assemblages of non-volant small mammals at grassland-forest ecotones. Natureza & Conservação (currently Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation), 14(2), 88-98, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2016.09.003 3-CARLUCCI, MB, LUZA, AL, HARTZ, SM, DUARTE, LDS. Forests, shrublands and grasslands in southern Brazil are neglected and have specific needs for their conservation. Reply to Overbeck et al. Natureza & Conservação (currently Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation), 14(2), p.155-157, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2016.08.001
2015 1-LUZA, AL, GONÇALVES, GL, HARTZ, S. Phylogenetic and morphological relationships between nonvolant small mammals reveal assembly processes at different spatial scales. Ecology and Evolution, 5(4), 889 - 902, 2015. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1407 2-LUZA, AL, SILVA, ER, FAILACE, DM, COLOMBO, P. Nest site selection by Hypsiboas faber(Anura, Hylidae) in Southern Brazil. Iheringia. Série Zoologia (Online), 105, 453-460, 2015. DOI: 10.1590/1678-476620151054453460
2014 1-LUZA, AL, CARLUCCI, MB, HARTZ, SM, DUARTE, LDS. Moving from forest vs. grassland perspectives to an integrated view towards the conservation of forest–grassland mosaics. Natureza & Conservação (currently Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation), 12(2), 166-169. DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2014.09.005
2013 1-LUZA, AL, ZANELA, N, CHRISTOFF, AU, BARRETO-LIMA, A, GRANDO, JV. Relationship between exogenous factors and rodent abundance in a remnant of Araucaria Rainforest, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Biociências, 11(3), 263-268, 2013.
PREPRINTS 1-NAKAMURA, G, RODRIGUES, AV, LUZA, AL, MAESTRI, R, DEBASTIANI, V, & DUARTE, LDS. Herodotools: An R package to integrate macroevolution, community ecology, and biogeography. https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/2f6uk. (2022, July 5)
DATASETS 1-NAGY'REIS, MO, et al. NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics. Ecology, 101, e03128, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3128 2-ROSA, CAR, et al. NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics. Ecology, 101, e03115, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3115 3-LUZA, AL, GRAHAM, CH, HARTZ, SM. A global database on non-volant small mammal composition in natural and human-modified habitats. Data in Brief, 23, 103842, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103842 4-JACOBOSKI, LI, LUZA, AL, PAULSEN, RK, PEZDA, AM, HARTZ, SM. Database of bird species composition in natural habitats and forest plantations. Data in Brief, 27, 104715, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104715
BOOK CHAPTERS 1-LUZA, AL, GONÇALVES, GL, BOLZAN, A, Hartz, SM. Biodiversidade de Mamíferos In: Os Campos do Sul.1, p. 101-114. 2015. 2-LUZA, AL, Zanella, N, Christoff, AU, BARRETO-LIMA, AF, Grando, JV. Diversidade beta de roedores e a conservação de remanescentes florestais do Rio Grande do Sul In: Parque Natural Municipal de Sertão.1 ed.Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul: UPF Editora, v.1, p. 104-123. 2014
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