Variação de curto e longo prazo na ecologia de Callicebus coimbrai Kobayashi e Langguth 1999: implicações para a conservação de populações na paisagem fragmentada da Mata Atlântica de Sergipe.

• Autor(a) principal: Fontes, Isadora Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFS
• Texto Completo: https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/4166
• topic: Callicebus coimbrai; Orçamento de atividades; Dieta; Sazonalidade; Fragmentação de hábitats; Callicebus coimbrai; Activity budget; Seasonality; Habitat fragmentation; CNPQ::OUTROS

This study focused on the behavior patterns and diet of a free-ranging group of endangered titis (Callicebus coimbrai) with the aim of better understanding the ecology of the species in Sergipe and contributing to the development of effective strategies for the conservation of remnant populations and the ecosystems they inhabit. The study took place on the Fazenda Trapsa in the municipality of Itaporanga D Ajuda, where the behavior of a group of C. coimbrai was monitored using scan samples (1-minute scan at 5-minute intervals) and all-events sampling between January and November, 2010. The group was composed of an adult pair, an additional adult male, and a juvenile. The second adult male disappeared in April/May, while an infant was born in December. The overall activity budget of the study group was 33.5% rest, 29.6% feeding, 25.1% locomotion, 6.8% social interaction, and 3.1% foraging (1.9% others). The daily activity period was significantly longer during the dry season, when the time spent at rest was also significantly greater. The group fed primarily on fruit (57.3%) and leaves (26.9%), followed by seeds (7.8%) and flowers (6.7%), with some insects (1.1%). A total of 49 plant species were exploited, with the Sapotaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, and Myrtaceae being the most important families in terms of the number of feeding records. The consumption of fruit and seeds was significantly greater in the rainy season, while that of flowers, leaves, and insects was greater in the dry season, although no clear pattern was observed in relation to the availability of fruit or leaves. The study group used a home range of 13.5 ha, and a slightly larger area in the dry season (12.5 ha) in comparison with the rainy season (10.8 ha), with a significant preference for mature forest. Overall, the behavior and ecology of the study group was typical of the genus, which suggests a high degree of tolerance for the effects of habitat fragmentation. The results of the study provide a number of insights into the ecology of the species, in particular the seasonal and longitudinal variation in many parameters, which will provide an important baseline for the conservation of the species and the ecosystems it inhabits.