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Professor Julio Louzada

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    Sparing old-growth maximises conservation outcomes within selectively logged Amazonian rainforest

    Cerullo, G., França, F., Finch, T., Erm, P., Griffiths, H., Louzada, J., Bousfield, C. G., Massam, M. R., Peres, C. A., Barlow, J., Green, R. E., Edwards, D. P. & Balmford, A., 30/06/2023, In: Biological Conservation. 282, 13 p., 110065.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 2022
  4. Published

    Linking land-use and land-cover transitions to their ecological impact in the Amazon

    Nunes, C. A., Berenguer, E., França, F., Ferreira, J., Lees, A. C., Louzada, J., Sayer, E. J., Solar, R., Smith, C. C., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Braga, D. L., de Camargo, P. B., Cerri, C. E. P., de Oliveira R.C., J., Durigan, M., Moura, N., Oliveira, V. H. F., Ribas, C., Vaz-de-Mello, F., Vieira, I., & 2 othersZanetti, R. & Barlow, J., 5/07/2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 27, 9 p., e2202310119.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 2021
  6. Published

    Functional redundancy of Amazonian dung beetles confers community-level resistance to primary forest disturbance

    Alencar Nunes, C., Barlow, J., Machado Franca, F., De Berenguer Cesar, E., Solar, R. R. C., Louzada, J., Leitão, R. P., Mala, L. F., Fonseca Oliveira, V. H., Braga, R. F., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. & Sayer, E., 30/11/2021, In: Biotropica. 53, 6, p. 1510-1521 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 2020
  8. Published

    Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species

    Leal, C. G., Lennox, G. D., Ferraz, S. F. B., Ferreira, J., Gardner, T. A., Thomson, J. R., Berenguer, E., Lees, A. C., Hughes, R. M., MacNally, R., Aragão, L. E. O. C., de Brito, J. G., Castello, L., Garrett, R. D., Hamada, N., Juen, L., Leitão, R. P., Louzada, J., Morello, T. F., Moura, N. G., & 9 othersNessimian, J. L., Oliveira-Junior, J. M. B., Oliveira, V. H. F., de Oliveira, V. C., Parry, L., Pompeu, P. S., Solar, R. R. C., Zuanon, J. & Barlow, J., 2/10/2020, In: Science. 370, 6512, p. 117-121 5 p., eaba7580.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Successional trajectory of dung beetle communities in a tropical grassy ecosystem after livestock grazing removal

    Correa, C. M. A., Audino, L. D., Holdbrook, R., Braga, R. F., Menéndez, R. & Louzada, J., 1/06/2020, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 29, p. 2311-2328 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Climatic and local stressor interactions threaten tropical forests and coral reefs

    França, F. M., Benkwitt, C. E., Peralta, G., Robinson, J. P. W., Graham, N. A. J., Tylianakis, J. M., Berenguer, E., Lees, A. C., Ferreira, J., Louzada, J. & Barlow, J., 16/03/2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1794, 10 p., 20190116.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    El Niño impacts on human-modified tropical forests: Consequences for dung beetle diversity and associated ecological processes: Consequences for dung beetle diversity and associated ecological processes

    França, F. M., Ferreira, J., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., Maia, L. F., Berenguer, E., Ferraz Palmeira, A., Fadini, R., Louzada, J., Braga, R., Hugo Oliveira, V. & Barlow, J., 1/03/2020, In: Biotropica. 52, 2, p. 252-262 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 2019
  13. Published

    Biodiversity in tropical plantations is influenced by surrounding native vegetation but not yield: A case study with dung beetles in Amazonia

    Beiroz, W., Barlow, J., Slade, E. M., Borges, C., Louzada, J. & Sayer, E. J., 15/07/2019, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 444, p. 107-114 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. E-pub ahead of print

    Dung beetle diversity and functions suggest no major impacts of cattle grazing in the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands

    Correa, C. M. A., Braga, R. F., Louzada, J. & Menéndez, R., 27/02/2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecological Entomology. 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 2018
  16. Published

    Dung burial by roller dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae): An individual and specific-level study

    Carvalho, R. L., Frazão, F. S., Ferreira–Châline, R. S., Louzada, J., Cordeiro, L. & Machado Franca, F., 31/12/2018, In: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 38, 4, p. 373-380 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Spatial and temporal shifts in functional and taxonomic diversity of dung beetles in a human-modified tropical forest landscape

    Beiroz, W., Sayer, E. J., Slade, E. M., Audino, L., Braga, R. F., Louzada, J. N. & Barlow, B. J., 12/2018, In: Ecological Indicators. 95, Part 1, p. 518-526 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Carbon-focused conservation may fail to protect the most biodiverse tropical forests

    Ferreira, J., Lennox, G. D., Gardner, T. A., Thomson, J. R., Berenguer, E., Lees, A. C., Mac Nally, R., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Ferraz, S. F. B., Louzada, J., Moura, N. G., Oliveira, V. H. F., Pardini, R., Solar, R. R. C., Vieira, I. C. G. & Barlow, J., 16/07/2018, In: Nature Climate Change. 8, 8, p. 744-749 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Selective logging effects on ‘brown world’ faecal-detritus pathway in tropical forests: A case study from Amazonia using dung beetles

    Machado Franca, F., Louzada, J. & Barlow, J., 15/02/2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 410, p. 136-143 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 2017
  21. Published

    Identifying thresholds of logging intensity on dung beetle communities to improve the sustainable management of Amazonian tropical forests

    Machado Franca, F., Frazão, F. S., Korasaki, V., Louzada, J. & Barlow, J., 12/2017, In: Biological Conservation. 216, Supplement C, p. 115-122 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Are we selecting appropriate metrics to assess human impacts on biodiversity?

    Oliveira, V. H. F., Barlow, J., Gardner, T. & Louzada, J., 06/2017, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 21, p. 85-93 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Dung beetle community dynamics in undisturbed tropical forests: implications for ecological evaluations of land-use change

    Da Silva, W., Slade, E. M., Barlow, B. J., Da Silveira, J. M., Louzada, J. N. & Sayer, E. J., 01/2017, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 10, 1, p. 94-106 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 2016
  25. Published

    The value of trophic interactions for ecosystem function: dung beetle communities influence seed burial and seedling recruitment in tropical forests

    Griffiths, H., Bardgett, R. D., Louzada, J. N. & Barlow, B. J., 14/12/2016, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 283, 1844, 9 p., 20161634.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Does selective logging stress tropical forest invertebrates? using fat stores to examine sublethal responses in dung beetles

    Machado Franca, F., Barlow, B. J., Araújo, B. & Louzada, J. N., 1/12/2016, In: Ecology and Evolution. 6, 23, p. 8526-8533 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Do space-for-time assessments underestimate the impacts of logging on tropical biodiversity? an Amazonian case study using dung beetles

    Machado Franca, F., Louzada, J. N., Korasaki, V., Griffiths, H., Silveira, J. M. & Barlow, B. J., 08/2016, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 53, 4, p. 1098-1105 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation

    Barlow, B. J., Lennox, G. D., Ferreira, J., De Berenguer Cesar, E., Lees, A. C., Mac Nally, R., Thomson, J. R., de Barros Ferraz, S. F., Louzada, J. N., Fonseca Oliveira, V. H., Parry, L. T. W., de Castro Solar, R. R., Guimaraes Vieira, I. C., Aragao, L. E. O. C., Begotti, R. A., Braga, R. F., Cardoso, T. M., de Oliveira Junior, R. C., Souza, C., de Moura, N. G., & 5 othersSerra Nunes, S., Siqueira, J. V., Pardini, R., Silveira, J. & Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., 7/07/2016, In: Nature. 535, 7610, p. 144-147 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  29. Published

    Assessing the importance of intraspecific variability in dung beetle functional traits

    Griffiths, H., Louzada, J. N., Bardgett, R. D. & Barlow, B. J., 3/03/2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 3, 14 p., e0145598.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    A multi-taxa assessment of biodiversity change after single and recurrent wildfires in a Brazilian Amazon forest

    Silveira, J., Louzada, J. N., Barlow, B. J., de Andrade, R. B., Mestre, L. A. M., Ribeiro de Castro Solar, R., Lacau, S. & Cochrane, M. A., 03/2016, In: Biotropica. 48, 2, p. 170-180 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    First report on dung beetles in intra-Amazonian savannahs in Roraima, Brazil

    Machado Franca, F., Korasaki, V., Louzada, J. N. & Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., 2016, In: Biota Neotropica. 16, 1, 8 p., e0034.

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  32. 2015
  33. Published

    How pervasive is biotic homogenization in human‐modified tropical forest landscapes?

    Solar, R. R. C., Barlow, B. J., Ferreira, J., De Berenguer Cesar, E., Lees, A. C., Louzada, J. N., Maues, M. M., Moura, N., Fonseca Oliveira, V. H., Mario Chaul, J. C., Vieira, I. C., Mac Nally, R. & Gardner, T., 10/2015, In: Ecology Letters. 18, 10, p. 1108-1118 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Biodiversity and environmental context predict dung beetle-mediated seed dispersal in a tropical forest field experiment

    Griffiths, H. M., Louzada, J., Bardgett, R. D., Beiroz, W., Machado Franca, F., Tregidgo, D. & Barlow, J., 06/2015, In: Ecology. 96, 6, p. 1607-1619 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. 2014
  36. Published

    Tropical forest fires and biodiversity: dung beetle community and biomass responses in a northern Brazilian Amazon forest

    de Andrade, R. B., Barlow, J., Louzada, J., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., Silveira, J. & Cochrane, M. A., 12/2014, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 18, 6, p. 1097-1104 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Brazil's environmental leadership at risk

    Ferreira, J., Aragao, L. E. O. C., Barlow, J., Barreto, P., Berenguer, E., Bustamante, M., Gardner, T. A., Lees, A. C., Lima, A., Louzada, J., Pardini, R., Parry, L., Peres, C. A., Pompeu, P. S., Tabarelli, M. & Zuanon, J., 7/11/2014, In: Science. 346, 6210, p. 706-707 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Biotic congruence in humid tropical forests: a multi-taxa examination of spatial distribution and responses to forest disturbance

    de Andrade, R. B., Barlow, J., Louzada, J., Mestre, L., Silveira, J., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. & Cochrane, M. A., 01/2014, In: Ecological Indicators. 36, p. 572-581 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Dung beetles as indicators of tropical forest restoration success: is it possible to recover species and functional diversity?

    Audino, L., Louzada, J. & Comita, L., 01/2014, In: Biological Conservation. 169, p. 248-257 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. 2013
  41. Published

    A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable Amazon Network

    Gardner, T. A., Ferreira, J., Barlow, J., Lees, A. C., Parry, L., Guimaraes Vieira, I. C., Berenguer, E., Abramovay, R., Aleixo, A., Andretti, C., Aragao, L. E. O. C., Araujo, I., de Avila, W. S., Bardgett, R. D., Batistella, M., Begotti, R. A., Beldini, T., de Blas, D. E., Braga, R. F., Braga, D. D. L., & 79 othersde Brito, J. G., de Camargo, P. B., dos Santos, F. C., de Oliveira, V. C., Nunes Cordeiro, A. C., Cardoso, T. M., de Carvalho, D. R., Castelani, S. A., Mario Chaul, J. C., Cerri, C. E., Costa, F. D. A., Furtado da Costa, C. D., Coudel, E., Coutinho, A. C., Cunha, D., D'Antona, A., Dezincourt, J., Dias-Silva, K., Durigan, M., Dalla Mora Esquerdo, J. C., Feres, J., de Barros Ferraz, S. F., de Melo Ferreira, A. E., Fiorini, A. C., Flores da Silva, L. V., Frazao, F. S., Garrett, R., Gomes, A. D. S., Goncalves, K. D. S., Guerrero, J. B., Hamada, N., Hughes, R. M., Igliori, D. C., Jesus, E. D. C., Juen, L., Junior, M., de Oliveira Junior, J. M. B., de Oliveira Junior, R. C., Souza Junior, C., Kaufmann, P., Korasaki, V., Leal, C. G., Leitao, R., Lima, N., Lopes Almeida, M. D. F., Lourival, R., Louzada, J., Mac Nally, R., Marchand, S., Maues, M. M., Moreira, F. M. S., Morsello, C., Moura, N., Nessimian, J., Nunes, S., Fonseca Oliveira, V. H., Pardini, R., Pereira, H. C., Pompeu, P. S., Ribas, C. R., Rossetti, F., Schmidt, F. A., da Silva, R., Viana Martins da Silva, R. C., Morello Ramalho da Silva, T. F., Silveira, J., Siqueira, J. V., de Carvalho, T. S., Solar, R. R. C., Holanda Tancredi, N. S., Thomson, J. R., Torres, P. C., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., Stulpen Veiga, R. C., Venturieri, A., Viana, C., Weinhold, D., Zanetti, R. & Zuanon, J., 5/06/2013, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368, 1619, 11 p., 20120166.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Dung Beetle community and functions along a habitat-disturbance gradient in the Amazon: a rapid assessment of ecological functions associated to biodiversity

    Braga, R. F., Korasaki, V., Andresen, E. & Louzada, J., 27/02/2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 2, 12 p., e57786.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    The responses of leaf litter ant communities to wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon: a multi-region assessment

    Silveira, J. M., Barlow, J., Andrade, R. B., Louzada, J., Mestre, L. A., Lacau, S., Zanetti, R., Numata, I. & Cochrane, M. A., 02/2013, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 22, 2, p. 513-529 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. 2012
  45. Published

    Evaluating the impacts and conservation value of exotic and native tree afforestation in Cerrado grasslands using dung beetles

    Gries, R., Louzada, J., Almeida, S., Macedo, R. & Barlow, J., 05/2012, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 5, 3, p. 175-185 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Wildfires in Bamboo-Dominated Amazonian Forest: Impacts on Above-Ground Biomass and Biodiversity

    Barlow, J., Silveira, J. M., Mestre, L. A. M., Andrade, R. B., D'Andrea, G. C., Louzada, J., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., Numata, I., Lacau, S. & Cochrane, M. A., 9/03/2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 3, p. - 11 p., e33373.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. 2011
  48. Published

    Subtle land-use change and tropical biodiversity: dung beetle communities in Cerrado grasslands and exotic pastures

    Almeida, S., Louzada, J., Sperber, C. & Barlow, J., 11/2011, In: Biotropica. 43, 6, p. 704-710 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Quantifying responses of dung beetles to fire disturbance in tropical forests: the importance of trapping method and seasonality

    de Andrade, R. B., Barlow, J., Louzada, J., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z., Souza, M., Silveira, J. M. & Cochrane, M. A., 18/10/2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 10, p. - 9 p., e26208.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. 2010
  51. Published

    Improving the design and management of forest strips in human-dominated tropical landscapes : a field test on dung beetles in the Brazilian Amazon.

    Barlow, J., Louzada, J., Parry, L., Hernandez, M. I. M., Hawes, J., Peres, C. A., Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. & Gardner, T. A., 08/2010, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 47, 4, p. 779-788 10 p.

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  52. Published

    A multi-taxa assessment of nestedness patterns across a multiple-use Amazonian forest landscape.

    Louzada, J., Gardner, T. A., Peres, C. A. & Barlow, J., 05/2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 5, p. 1102-1109 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Community structure of dung beetles in Amazonian savannas : role of fire disturbance, vegetation and landscape structure.

    Louzada, J., Lima, A., Matavelli, R., Lima, L. Z. & Barlow, J., 04/2010, In: Landscape Ecology. 25, 4, p. 631-641 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Measuring the conservation value of tropical primary forests: the effect of occasional species on estimates of biodiversity uniqueness

    Barlow, J., Gardner, T., Louzada, J. & Peres, C. A., 9/03/2010, In: PLoS ONE. 5, 3, 8 p., e9609.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. Published

    Factors affecting the abundance of leaf-litter arthropods in unburned and thrice-burned seasonally-dry Amazonian forests.

    Silveira, J. M., Barlow, J., Louzada, J. & Moutinho, P., 2010, In: PLoS ONE. 5, 9, p. e12877

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