User profiles for Gustavo Zurita

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[HTML][HTML] Pérdida y fragmentación de la selva Paranaense: efectos sobre las aves rapaces diurnas

GA Zurita, MI Bellocq - El hornero, 2007 - SciELO Argentina
Las aves rapaces constituyen un grupo potencialmente sensible a la pérdida y la fragmentación
de su ambiente natural debido a sus requerimientos de hábitat extensos ya su baja …

Computer supported collaborative learning using wirelessly interconnected handheld computers

G Zurita, M Nussbaum - Computers & education, 2004 - Elsevier
Collaborative learning is widely used in elementary classrooms. However, when working
without technological support, some problems can be detected. We describe how weaknesses …

Dynamic grouping in collaborative learning supported by wireless handhelds

G Zurita, M Nussbaum, R Salinas - Journal of Educational Technology & …, 2005 - JSTOR
One of the most important decisions to be made in a face-to-face collaborative learning
activity is how the participating groups are composed. These compositions produce different …

Species–fragmented area relationship

I Hanski, GA Zurita, MI Bellocq… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The species–area relationship (SAR) gives a quantitative description of the increasing
number of species in a community with increasing area of habitat. In conservation, SARs have …

Quantifying edge effects: the role of habitat contrast and species specialization

M Peyras, NI Vespa, MI Bellocq, GA Zurita - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2013 - Springer
Edge effect is a key process influencing populations and communities, particularly in fragmented
landscapes. A general analytical framework has been proposed to quantify the strength …

Edge effects and their influence on habitat suitability calculations: a continuous approach applied to birds of the Atlantic forest

G Zurita, G Pe'er, MI Bellocq… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The suitability of human‐modified habitats for native species and the response of species to
habitat edges are two important ecological processes that affect species and communities in …

Spatial patterns of bird community similarity: bird responses to landscape composition and configuration in the Atlantic forest

GA Zurita, MI Bellocq - Landscape ecology, 2010 - Springer
Studies dealing with community similarity are necessary to understand large scale ecological
processes causing biodiversity loss and to improve landscape and regional planning. Here…

Bird diversity in urban ecosystems: the role of the biome and land use along urbanization gradients

J Filloy, GA Zurita, MI Bellocq - Ecosystems, 2019 - Springer
Urbanization is an expanding process worldwide, causing major threats to biodiversity
through both species extinction and biotic homogenization. Most studies focusing on urban …

Influence of land use on the taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the southern Atlantic forest of Argentina

…, A Munevar, VC Gimenez, MG Gatti, GA Zurita - Journal of Insect …, 2017 - Springer
The degradation and replacement of native ecosystems affects both their taxonomic and
functional biodiversity. However, native species may find a gradient of habitat suitability in …

The World Spider Trait database: a centralized global open repository for curated data on spider traits

…, L Sentenská, L Walker, K Wierucka, GA Zurita… - Database, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Spiders are a highly diversified group of arthropods and play an important role in terrestrial
ecosystems as ubiquitous predators, which makes them a suitable group to test a variety of …