Density, habitat use and activity patterns of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina

Fauna in Tropical Dry Forest (TDF) is highly dependent on water availability due to a marked seasonality in precipitation. There are few studies addressing carnivore’s ecology and the role of seasonality of TDF in Neotropics. We used scent-station and camera trapping to assess seasonal changes in occurrence and habitat use probability with seasonality. We also described activity patterns and collected fresh scats to describe diet for small sized carnivore species in a TDF fragment in the Colombian Caribbean region. We present information regarding: Cerdocyon thous, Leopardus pardalis, and Procyon spp. The analysis showed a significantly higher occurrence probability during the dry season for the three species, and no differences in the detection probability between seasons. The diet of C. thous included 24 different food items; for L. pardalis it was composed of seven items, and finally, 25 food items were identified in the diet of Procyon spp. We found that the three species presented activity patterns corresponding with previous studies. Finally, our results reflect that these species are probably making more/larger habitat use during the dry season than in the wet season, because the area has permanent water ponds by which limited resources (such as water and food) are available almost constantly in this natural reserve.

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Density, habitat use, and activity patterns of a vulnerable population of the Solitary Tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragment

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/cjz-2017-0153 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 96 (3) ◽

pp. 245-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti ◽

Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro ◽

Walfrido Moraes Tomas ◽

Helena Godoy Bergallo ◽

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Forest Edge ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Line Transect ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Line Transect Survey ◽

Forest Remnants

We present the first estimates of density of the Solitary Tinamou (Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819)) in the Reserva Natural Vale (RNV), one of the two largest remnants of the Atlantic Rainforest in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We also modeled the spatial distribution and habitat use of the species using occupancy and detectability modeling. We used a line-transect survey to estimate density and abundance and camera traps to estimate habitat use and activity pattern. We conducted the survey within a 13 month period (April 2013 to May 2014). Estimated density was 9 ± 2 individuals/km2 and estimated population size for the entire RNV was 2115 ± 470 individuals. Occupancy was best described by distance to forest edge, distance between trees, poaching intensity, and understory cover. Detectability was affected by distance between trees and poaching intensity. We conclude that in the RNV, the Near Threatened T. solitarius is a diurnal species preferring intact closed-canopy forest but tending to avoid areas near to forest edges or areas under comparatively high intensity of poaching. These results reinforce the importance of RNV as a resource source for T. solitarius reproduction at Brazilian Atlantic forest remnants.

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Activity Patterns, Habitat Use, and Prey Selection by Some African Insectivorous Bats

Biotropica ◽

10.2307/2387662 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 73 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

M. B. Fenton ◽

N. G. H. Boyle ◽

T. M. Harrison ◽

D. J. Oxley

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Prey Selection ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Insectivorous Bats

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Fruit Availability and Peccary Frugivory in an Isolated Atlantic Forest Fragment: Effects on Peccary Ranging Behavior and Habitat Use

Biotropica ◽

10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00351.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

pp. 070925063121003-??? ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Alexine Keuroghlian ◽

Donald P. Eaton

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Ranging Behavior ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Fruit Availability

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Cougar and jaguar habitat use and activity patterns in central Mexico

Animal Biology ◽

10.1163/157075609x437673 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 59 (2) ◽

pp. 145-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Octavio Monroy-Vilchis ◽

Vicente Urios ◽

Martha Zarco-González ◽

Clarita Rodríguez-Soto

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Positive Response ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Activity Period ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Steep Slopes ◽

Forest Habitats

AbstractIn this study the habitat use and activity patterns of the two of the largest cats of the Americas in central Mexico were studied. Three ways to detect felid presence were employed from August 2002 to May 2006: interviews, signs, and camera-traps. 478 records were obtained, from which 441 were from cougar and 37 from jaguar. These records included positive response in 118 of 140 interviews and 236 records of signs (mainly tracks and scats), and 124 photographs. Both felids preferred pine-oak forest habitats, with altitudes higher than 1800 m, distances between 3509 and 4377 m from roads, between 2329 and 4650 m from settlements, and distances to very steep slopes between 1048 and 2059 m, for jaguar, and for cougar lower than 1047 m. Jaguar activity was recorded mainly during nighttimes, between 0:00 and 6:00, whereas cougar was active between 4:00 and 6:00 and between 18:00 and 22:00 hours, avoiding the jaguar's principal activity period.

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