Environmental suitability of a highly fragmented and heterogeneous landscape for forest bird species in south-eastern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ ◽  
MARINEZ FERREIRA DE SIQUEIRA ◽  
EDUARDO ROBERTO ALEXANDRINO ◽  
DANIELA TOMASIO APOLINARIO DA LUZ ◽  
HILTON THADEU ZARATE DO COUTO
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Landscape Diversity ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Anthropogenic Landscapes ◽  
Forest Bird ◽  
Environmental Suitability ◽  
Heterogeneous Landscape

SUMMARYAssessment of the suitability of anthropogenic landscapes for wildlife species is crucial for setting priorities for biodiversity conservation. This study aimed to analyse the environmental suitability of a highly fragmented region of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, one of the world's 25 recognized biodiversity hotspots, for forest bird species. Eight forest bird species were selected for the analyses, based on point counts (n = 122) conducted in April–September 2006 and January–March 2009. Six additional variables (landscape diversity, distance from forest and streams, aspect, elevation and slope) were modelled in Maxent for (1) actual and (2) simulated land cover, based on the forest expansion required by existing Brazilian forest legislation. Models were evaluated by bootstrap or jackknife methods and their performance was assessed by AUC, omission error, binomial probability or p value. All predictive models were statistically significant, with high AUC values and low omission errors. A small proportion of the actual landscape (24.41 ± 6.31%) was suitable for forest bird species. The simulated landscapes lead to an increase of c.30% in total suitable areas. In average, models predicted a small increase (23.69 ± 6.95%) in the area of suitable native forest for bird species. Being close to forest increased the environmental suitability of landscapes for all bird species; landscape diversity was also a significant factor for some species. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that species distribution modelling (SDM) successfully predicted bird distribution across a heterogeneous landscape at fine spatial resolution, as all models were biologically relevant and statistically significant. The use of landscape variables as predictors contributed significantly to the results, particularly for species distributions over small extents and at fine scales. This is the first study to evaluate the environmental suitability of the remaining Brazilian Atlantic Forest for bird species in an agricultural landscape, and provides important additional data for regional environmental planning.

scholarly journals ATLANTIC BIRDS: a data set of bird species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Ecology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 497-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Érica Hasui ◽  
Jean Paul Metzger ◽  
Rafael G. Pimentel ◽  
Luís Fábio Silveira ◽  
Alex A. d. A. Bovo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Data Set

scholarly journals Increased nesting success of Hawaii Elepaio in response to the removal of invasive black rats

The Condor ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C Banko ◽  
Kelly A Jaenecke ◽  
Robert W Peck ◽  
Kevin W Brinck
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Nest Success ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Nesting Success ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Forest Bird ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
Black Rats

Abstract In Hawaii and other oceanic islands with few native land mammals, black rats (Rattus rattus) are among the most damaging invasive vertebrate species to native forest bird populations and habitats, due to their arboreal behavior and generalist foraging habits and habitat use. We evaluated the nesting response of Hawaii Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis; Monarchidae), a generalist insectivore, to the removal of black rats using rodenticide in a before-after-control-impact study in high- and low-elevation mesic montane habitat recovering from long-term damage from introduced ungulates and weeds. We monitored nesting success and rat abundance during 2015–2016 before applying rodenticide bait in 2017 to remove rats from two 700 × 700 m treatment plots that were paired with 2 nontreatment plots of the same size. Rat abundance was reduced by 90% during treatment, with combined variables treatment and elevation best explaining the change using GLM methods and AIC model selection. The daily survival rate (DSR) of nests (n = 191) was greater on treated plots after rodenticide application (mean ± SE = 0.980 ± 0.004 treatment; 0.964 ± 0.004 nontreatment), modeled nest success increased from 29% to 50%, and apparent nest success (number of successful nests per total nests) increased from 37% to 52%. The most informative model for predicting DSR included the effect of treatment. Predation by rats was documented at 3 of 16 nests using video surveillance, and we observed additional evidence of rat predation during in-person nest monitoring. Rats targeted adults on the nest and sometimes removed intact eggs, leaving little trace of their activity. Our results demonstrate that reducing rat predation can immediately improve the nesting success of even a common bird species in habitat with a long history of forest restoration. Sustained predator control may be critical to accelerating the recovery of native forest bird communities.

scholarly journals Diversity of birds in the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge, a remnant of the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ruiz-Esparza ◽  
Caroline Silva dos Santos ◽  
Mônica Alves da Cunha ◽  
Daniela Pinheiro Bitencurti Ruiz-Esparza ◽  
Patrício A. da Rocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Bird Fauna ◽  
Different Levels

This study presents an inventory of the bird fauna of the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge in Capela, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe. Monthly samples were collected between January 2011 and May 2012. Each 3-day sample was based on mist-netting (100 m) in two areas and the compilation of MacKinnon lists of 10 species. During the 17 months of the study period, the occurrence of 129 bird species belonging to 41 families was confirmed for the study area. In the mist-nets, a total of 469 individuals representing 58 species were captured in 3400 net-hours of sampling effort. A total of 100 MacKinnon lists were compiled, resulting in an inventory of 119 bird species. Eight of the species are endemic to Brazil, of which, five are restricted to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Three of the species are included in the IUCN Red List, at different levels of concern. Overall, the results of the study indicate that the Mata do Junco represents an important area for the protection of the region’s avian fauna and the habitats they rely on.

scholarly journals Birds in Anthropogenic Landscapes: The Responses of Ecological Groups to Forest Loss in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0128923 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Morante-Filho ◽  
Deborah Faria ◽  
Eduardo Mariano-Neto ◽  
Jonathan Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Forest Loss ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Anthropogenic Landscapes

scholarly journals The occurrence of Eptesicus chiriquinus Thomas, 1920 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest with comments on the species’ distribution

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 672
Author(s):  
Marlon Zortéa ◽  
Felipe Sampaio Morais Zenha ◽  
Vinycio Araújo Carrijo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Forest Biome

This study provides a second recording of the bat Eptesicus chiriquinus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) for the Atlantic Forest biome in Brazil. A specimen was captured in a native forest near the Contas River in the District of Taboquinhas, municipality of Itacaré, in southern Bahia. In Brazil, this species had sparse known records, although it is previously considered endemic to the Amazon region and the States of Amazonas and Pará. Recently, this species was recorded in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. This present record extends over a 1000 km northeast distribution of this species in Brazil.

Impact of Road Clearings on the Movements of Three Understory Insectivorous Bird Species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Roberto Ramos de Oliveira ◽  
Carlos Camargo Alberts ◽  
Mercival Roberto Francisco
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Insectivorous Bird

Bird species abundance–occupancy patterns and sensitivity to forest fragmentation: Implications for conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

2011 ◽  
Vol 144 (9) ◽  
pp. 2213-2222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz dos Anjos ◽  
Cathy D. Collins ◽  
Robert D. Holt ◽  
Graziele H. Volpato ◽  
Luciana B. Mendonça ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fragmentation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Occupancy Patterns

The centipede genus Otostigmus Porat in Brazil: Description of three new species from the Atlantic Forest; a summary and an identification key to the Brazilian species of this genus (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae, Otostigminae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3280 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMAZONAS CHAGAS-JÚNIOR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Distribution

Three new species of Otostigmus Porat, 1876 from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are described. Otostigmus beckeri sp. n. andO. lanceolatus sp. n. are described from the state of Bahia and O. giupponii sp. n. from the state of Espírito Santo. InBrazil, the otostigmine scolopendrid genus Otostigmus comprises 22 species. A summary of Brazilian Otostigmus speciesis presented with new distribution records, taxonomic remarks when appropriate and an identification key. Otostigmus sul-catus Meinert, 1886 is recorded for the first time from Brazil; the Andean Otostigmus silvestrii Kraepelin 1903, previouslyrecorded from Brazil, is here considered not to be present in this country. Eight nominal species are regarded here as newsynonyms. Five of them—Otostigmus pradoi Bücherl, 1939, O. longistigma Bücherl, 1939, O. longipes Bücherl, 1939,O. langei Bücherl, 1946 and O. dentifusus Bücherl, 1946—are based on females of O. tibialis Brölemann, 1902. O. latipesBücherl, 1954 is conspecific with and is considered a junior synonym of O. sulcatus Meinert, 1886; O. limbatus diminutusBücherl, 1946 is a junior synonym of O. limbatus Meinert, 1886 and O. fossulatus Attems, 1928 is a junior synonym of O. goeldii Brölemann, 1898. A lectotype is designated for O. goeldii.

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