Sites reforested with exotic species fail to attract small mammals in Santa Helena, Paraná, Brazil

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size AcknowledgementsWe are grateful to M. Brandão for his help in identifying rodents, as well as to the Conselho Municipal de Meio Ambiente de Santa Helena and Itaipu Binacional for the authorizations to carry out this research on their property (protocol 3692394). Further, we thank the Sistema de Tecnologia e Monitoramento Ambiental do Paraná (SIMEPAR) for providing climate data.Geolocation informationSanta Helena, Paraná, Brazil.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThe research was funded by the Federal University of Technology – Paraná [PROPPG 07/2019].Notes on contributorsAlisson OdyAlisson Ody received his master’s degree (Natural Resources and Sustainability) from the Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Brazil, and is a biologist interested in the effects of degraded habitats on small mammal populations.Thomas PüttkerThomas Püttker received his PhD from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and is currently an assistant professor at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is interested in the effects of anthropic land use on diversity patterns, especially in the distribution of animals in anthropic landscapes (on population and community levels). His recent projects focus on insects and other invertebrates.Leonardo BiralLeonardo Biral received his PhD from the São Paulo State University, Brazil. He is a professor at the Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Brazil, and is a botanist with expertise in the systematics and taxonomy of flowering plants.Vagner CavarzereVagner Cavarzere received his PhD from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and is currently a professor at São Paulo State University. He is an ornithologist with experience in the zoology and ecology of Neotropical birds, and is also interested in studying the diversity of Atlantic Forest vertebrate terrestrial fauna.