Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon
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Resumo: | We assessed the species composition and abundance of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment in the Brazilian Amazon, and recorded the preference of some species for particular phytophysiognomies. We placed nine transects with 20 sand plots each in three phytophysiognomies: open rainforest with a dominance of bamboos (OFB), open rainforest with palm trees (OFP), and dense rainforest (DF). We calculated species abundance as the number of records/plot.day, in a total of 2,700 plots.day. We recorded twelve mammal species; Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Wagler, 1831) were the most abundant. The results differed among phytophysiognomies: DF presented the highest mammal diversity, whereas the species composition of OFP was less similar than that of other phytophysiognomies. Rodents showed higher preference for OFP and Sylvilagus brasiliensis was more abundant in OFB. The study area showed high species richness, with the occurrence of mesopredators, but there was a predominance of common species adaptable to disturbed environments, which reflects the severe isolation degree of the forest fragment and the hunting pressure that is still present. |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern AmazonAcresand plotrodents'tapiti'palm treeWe assessed the species composition and abundance of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment in the Brazilian Amazon, and recorded the preference of some species for particular phytophysiognomies. We placed nine transects with 20 sand plots each in three phytophysiognomies: open rainforest with a dominance of bamboos (OFB), open rainforest with palm trees (OFP), and dense rainforest (DF). We calculated species abundance as the number of records/plot.day, in a total of 2,700 plots.day. We recorded twelve mammal species; Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Wagler, 1831) were the most abundant. The results differed among phytophysiognomies: DF presented the highest mammal diversity, whereas the species composition of OFP was less similar than that of other phytophysiognomies. Rodents showed higher preference for OFP and Sylvilagus brasiliensis was more abundant in OFB. The study area showed high species richness, with the occurrence of mesopredators, but there was a predominance of common species adaptable to disturbed environments, which reflects the severe isolation degree of the forest fragment and the hunting pressure that is still present.Museu de Ciências Naturais2014-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212014000200006Iheringia. Série Zoologia v.104 n.2 2014reponame:Iheringia. Série Zoologiainstname:Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul (FZB/RS)instacron:FZB/RS10.1590/1678-476620141042168174info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBorges,Luiz H. M.Calouro,Armando. M.Botelho,André L. M.Silveira,Marcoseng2014-08-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0073-47212014000200006Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/iszPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||iheringia-zoo@fzb.rs.gov.br1678-47660073-4721opendoar:2014-08-27T00:00Iheringia. Série Zoologia - Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul (FZB/RS)false |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon Borges,Luiz H. M. Acre sand plot rodents 'tapiti' palm tree |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon |
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Borges,Luiz H. M. |
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Borges,Luiz H. M. Calouro,Armando. M. Botelho,André L. M. Silveira,Marcos |
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Calouro,Armando. M. Botelho,André L. M. Silveira,Marcos |
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Borges,Luiz H. M. Calouro,Armando. M. Botelho,André L. M. Silveira,Marcos |
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Acre sand plot rodents 'tapiti' palm tree |
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Acre sand plot rodents 'tapiti' palm tree |
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We assessed the species composition and abundance of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment in the Brazilian Amazon, and recorded the preference of some species for particular phytophysiognomies. We placed nine transects with 20 sand plots each in three phytophysiognomies: open rainforest with a dominance of bamboos (OFB), open rainforest with palm trees (OFP), and dense rainforest (DF). We calculated species abundance as the number of records/plot.day, in a total of 2,700 plots.day. We recorded twelve mammal species; Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Wagler, 1831) were the most abundant. The results differed among phytophysiognomies: DF presented the highest mammal diversity, whereas the species composition of OFP was less similar than that of other phytophysiognomies. Rodents showed higher preference for OFP and Sylvilagus brasiliensis was more abundant in OFB. The study area showed high species richness, with the occurrence of mesopredators, but there was a predominance of common species adaptable to disturbed environments, which reflects the severe isolation degree of the forest fragment and the hunting pressure that is still present. |
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