Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments
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Resumo: | The Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) is a semi-aquatic species spread throughout Central and South America, except Chile. It uses cavities on the river banks or spaces amidst dense vegetation as shelter and defecates in conspicuous places as a means of territorial marking. The study was conducted between April 2008 and March 2009, aiming to compare and correlate the frequency of shelter use and marking by the otters, considering vertical vegetation cover, height, distance, disturbance degree and type of structure/substrate factors, in a lotic environment (Sapé stream, São Paulo state, Brazil) and a semi-lotic environment (Canoas I hydroelectric reservoir, Paranapanema Valley, São Paulo and Paraná states, also in Brazil). The aim was to compare and correlate the frequency of shelter use and marking by the otters, considering factors like vertical vegetation cover, height, distance, degree of disturbance and type of structure/substrate in two areas. It was evidenced that the otter's shelters show visual protection differences in each environment. Around the reservoir, the otters make greater use of areas with higher degrees of disturbance and are selective about the type of shelter structure. Along the stream, the otters favor areas with greater vegetation cover to demarcate. Our results warrant emphasis that other abiotic, biotic or density dependent factors (population number and intra or interspecific competition, for example) may be responsible for the otters' different choice of sites used for shelters and markings in the two environments but they were not identified in this study. Moreover, the different number of samples obtained in each location may have harmed the statistical analyses. However, based on the results, we were able to conclude that the species is able to adapt to the altered environment of the reservoir, using shelters and depositing markings according to the imposed environmental conditions and, whenever possible, it takes advantage of the facilitated food capture offered by environment. Nevertheless, the otters still present some dependence on areas with preserved vegetation, where they find sites with better shelter and marking conditions. |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environmentslotic environmentNeotropical otterscent markingsemilotic environmentshelter sitesThe Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) is a semi-aquatic species spread throughout Central and South America, except Chile. It uses cavities on the river banks or spaces amidst dense vegetation as shelter and defecates in conspicuous places as a means of territorial marking. The study was conducted between April 2008 and March 2009, aiming to compare and correlate the frequency of shelter use and marking by the otters, considering vertical vegetation cover, height, distance, disturbance degree and type of structure/substrate factors, in a lotic environment (Sapé stream, São Paulo state, Brazil) and a semi-lotic environment (Canoas I hydroelectric reservoir, Paranapanema Valley, São Paulo and Paraná states, also in Brazil). The aim was to compare and correlate the frequency of shelter use and marking by the otters, considering factors like vertical vegetation cover, height, distance, degree of disturbance and type of structure/substrate in two areas. It was evidenced that the otter's shelters show visual protection differences in each environment. Around the reservoir, the otters make greater use of areas with higher degrees of disturbance and are selective about the type of shelter structure. Along the stream, the otters favor areas with greater vegetation cover to demarcate. Our results warrant emphasis that other abiotic, biotic or density dependent factors (population number and intra or interspecific competition, for example) may be responsible for the otters' different choice of sites used for shelters and markings in the two environments but they were not identified in this study. Moreover, the different number of samples obtained in each location may have harmed the statistical analyses. However, based on the results, we were able to conclude that the species is able to adapt to the altered environment of the reservoir, using shelters and depositing markings according to the imposed environmental conditions and, whenever possible, it takes advantage of the facilitated food capture offered by environment. Nevertheless, the otters still present some dependence on areas with preserved vegetation, where they find sites with better shelter and marking conditions.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2012-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032012000100016Biota Neotropica v.12 n.1 2012reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/S1676-06032012000100016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSantos,Lívia BertollaReis,Nelio Roberto doseng2012-07-24T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032012000100016Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2012-07-24T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments Santos,Lívia Bertolla lotic environment Neotropical otter scent marking semilotic environment shelter sites |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
title_full |
Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
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Use of shelters and marking sites by Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in lotic and semilotic environments |
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Santos,Lívia Bertolla |
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Santos,Lívia Bertolla Reis,Nelio Roberto dos |
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Reis,Nelio Roberto dos |
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Santos,Lívia Bertolla Reis,Nelio Roberto dos |
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lotic environment Neotropical otter scent marking semilotic environment shelter sites |
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lotic environment Neotropical otter scent marking semilotic environment shelter sites |
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The Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) is a semi-aquatic species spread throughout Central and South America, except Chile. It uses cavities on the river banks or spaces amidst dense vegetation as shelter and defecates in conspicuous places as a means of territorial marking. The study was conducted between April 2008 and March 2009, aiming to compare and correlate the frequency of shelter use and marking by the otters, considering vertical vegetation cover, height, distance, disturbance degree and type of structure/substrate factors, in a lotic environment (Sapé stream, São Paulo state, Brazil) and a semi-lotic environment (Canoas I hydroelectric reservoir, Paranapanema Valley, São Paulo and Paraná states, also in Brazil). The aim was to compare and correlate the frequency of shelter use and marking by the otters, considering factors like vertical vegetation cover, height, distance, degree of disturbance and type of structure/substrate in two areas. It was evidenced that the otter's shelters show visual protection differences in each environment. Around the reservoir, the otters make greater use of areas with higher degrees of disturbance and are selective about the type of shelter structure. Along the stream, the otters favor areas with greater vegetation cover to demarcate. Our results warrant emphasis that other abiotic, biotic or density dependent factors (population number and intra or interspecific competition, for example) may be responsible for the otters' different choice of sites used for shelters and markings in the two environments but they were not identified in this study. Moreover, the different number of samples obtained in each location may have harmed the statistical analyses. However, based on the results, we were able to conclude that the species is able to adapt to the altered environment of the reservoir, using shelters and depositing markings according to the imposed environmental conditions and, whenever possible, it takes advantage of the facilitated food capture offered by environment. Nevertheless, the otters still present some dependence on areas with preserved vegetation, where they find sites with better shelter and marking conditions. |
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