Atlantic forest mammals cannot find cellphone coverage

摘要: Abstract We present a novel and simpler way to measure human influence: the cellphone coverage. Besides, we also evaluated its influence in probability of occurrence medium large wild mammals Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as study case. As first step, have demonstrated correlation between coverage footprint globally, using database >23 million antennas. Then, carefully studied correspondence presence species for 45 Forest. recorded 18,211 points mammals, their being under was on average very low (18%). Most showed clear negative relationship with coverage, threatened presented an even lower probability, at least 4% when compared non-threatened ones. The strong positive Human Footprint gradient global scale corroborated our priori hypothesis that can act surrogate presence, forested areas were no other evidence is easily detectable.