Preliminary survey results of the mammal species composition of the Xuan Son national park, Phu Tho province

Protected areas generally occur within a matrix of intensively human-modified landscapes. As a way to maintain the biodiversity in these areas, enclosure by fencing is often preferred. This strategy, however, is costly and little is known about the effectiveness of the alternative of unfenced borders on the vegetation and fauna. The objectives of this study are to assess whether there is a distinct difference in biodiversity and composition of plants and mammals between the protected Lake Mburo National Park and the adjacent ranchlands across an unfenced border and to determine the associations between vegetation and faunal species over the same border. We recorded herbaceous vegetation, woody vegetation, and mammal species composition in plots 300 to 500 m away from the border both inside the protected area and in the adjacent ranchlands. The species composition of herbs and mammals in the protected area differ from the adjacent ranchlands, but there is no difference for trees and shrubs. After accounting for land-use type, distance from the border did not significantly account for any additional variation. We also find a correlation between the species composition of vegetation and fauna. Our results suggest that unfenced borders around protected areas create a clear effect.

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Medium- and large-sized mammal composition in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park and adjacent areas, state of Goiás, Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.42 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. e20195942 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti ◽

Isadora Cristina Motta Lessa ◽

Emerson Monteiro Vieira ◽

André Almeida Cunha ◽

Helena Godoy Bergallo

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

National Park ◽

Mammalian Species ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Large Mammals ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Mammal Species ◽

The Difference ◽

Dry And Rainy Seasons

The Cerrado is the second largest Brazilian biome and only 2.8% is represented by protected areas. Considering the relevance of the Cerrado and Conservation Units in preserving the mammalian diversity, we provided the first assessment of the diversity of medium- and large-sized mammal species in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park (CVNP) and surroundings. We tested the effectiveness of the CVNP by assessing the difference in species composition within the park and its surroundings. We sampled CVNP in the rainy (October-December 2013) and dry seasons (March-June 2014) in order to characterize the seasonality within the community. We selected 36 sampling sites to evaluate the composition of the medium and large mammals in the CVNP and its surroundings, 18 in the CVNP and 18 in the park surroundings. We ordered mammalian composition and frequency of individuals data by using a Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling analysis (NMDS). We assessed the effect of season (dry and rainy seasons) and locality (within the CVNP and surroundings) on mammalian species richness with a two-way analysis of variance (Two-way ANOVA). We recorded 23 species, 13 within the CVNP and 17 species in its surroundings. Composition and frequency of records differed between dry and rainy seasons, with higher richness in the rainy season. Species’ composition and the frequency of records were also different between within the CVNP and its surroundings, with higher richness in the surroundings. These results provide information for the increase of the knowledge of mammalian ecology but also is useful as a tool for future strategies to the conservation of these species. More attention should be given to the monitoring of these species in the long term because this area still harbor some viable populations.

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A preliminary survey of the aculeate wasps and the bees of the lower reaches of the Nossob River Valley, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v34i2.424 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F.W. Gess ◽

S.K. Gess

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Species Composition ◽

National Park ◽

River Valley ◽

Preliminary Survey ◽

Annotated List ◽

Nest Type

An annotated list of aculeate wasps and of bees collected during a preliminary survey of these insects in the lower reaches of the Nossob River Valley, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park is presented. Flowers visisted, and notes on provision and nest type are given. Meloid beetles collected on the flowers are listed. The species composition and geographical affinities of the community of aculeate wasps and of bees in relation to those of four sites in the Karoo Biome (in Namaqualand, in the southern Great Karoo, in the Little Karoo and in the easternmost extension of the Nama Karoo) are discussed briefly.

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The influence of fire on populations of small mammals of the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v24i1.624 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

N. G Kern

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Species Composition ◽

Small Mammals ◽

Small Mammal ◽

National Park ◽

Kruger National Park ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Low Diversity ◽

Small Mammal Species

A total of 16 000 trap-nights was employed over eleven months to examine the influence of burning on small mammal populations in two major veld-types of the Kruger National Park. Four burning treatments (control, annual August burning, triennial August and April burning) were examined in detail and the following parameters determined: small mammal species composition, population density, biomass and species diversity. The control treatment had a high, stable small mammal density, biomass and diversity; the annual burning treatment had a low diversity and was dominated by Tatera leucogaster. The triennial burning treatments showed a cycle of species composition from domination by T. leucogaster following burning, through domination by other rodent species to domination by Crocidura hirta at the end of the cycle. The distributions and movements of the small mammals can be explained in terms of cover and litter preferences.

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The distributionof terrestrial vertebrates and plants in relation to vegetation and habitat-mapping schemes in Stage III of Kakadu National Park

Wildlife Research ◽

10.1071/wr9930355 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 355 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

JCZ Woinarski ◽

RW Braithwaite

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

National Park ◽

Basal Area ◽

Habitat Mapping ◽

Individual Species ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Floristic Similarity ◽

Terrestrial Vertebrates ◽

Species Association ◽

Plant Groups

The abundance of birds, reptiles and frogs was recorded at 370 quadrats and the abundance of mammals and the basal area of woody plants was recorded at these and a further 10 quadrats in Stage I11 of Kakadu National Park. Patterns in the distribution of these species were related to two environmental mapping schemes. The more specific and localised of these was a 1 : 100 000 habitat map for Kakadu National Park, established by Schodde et al. (1987), based on environmental attributes considered to be significant for the distribution of wildlife species: floristics, vegetation structure, substrate and landscape position. The more generalised scheme was that of Wilson et a[. (1991), which mapped vegetation communities at a 1:1 000 000 scale across the Northern Territory. The distributions of assemblages of plant, all vertebrate, bird and reptile species were strongly associated with the distributions of both Schodde habitats and Wilson vegetation units. The associations were less good, but still highly significant, for distributions of native mammal and frog assemblages. Patterns in the similarity of species composition between the different habitats or vegetation units varied between different animal and plant groups. Similarity in vertebrate species composition was high between most sandstone habitats. Floristic similarity was high between woodland habitats on different substrates. Melaleuca open forests were distinct from other vegetation units in their composition of bird, frog, reptile and plant species. Mammal species composition divided the vegetation units into an upland rocky group and a lowland group. The distribution and abundance of most individual animal species were significantly related to the habitat or floristic unit divisions. This association was clearer for species recorded from at least 20 quadrats than for those recorded from 6-19 quadrats. For the latter group of species, association was more apparent with the Schodde habitat scheme than with the Wilson vegetation classification. The proportion of native mammals that showed significant associations with either classification was smaller than that for birds and reptites. The generally significant associations between distributions of individual species and the mapping of defined habitats suggests that the Schodde scheme offers a useful template for predicting species distributions within Stage 111 of Kakadu. However, the restriction of this habitat mapping to the Kakadu area renders this scheme inapplicable for the prediction of distributions beyond Kakadu, and therefore handicaps the assessment of the wildlife value of Kakadu National Park in a regional context. The Wilson vegetation map can be used to extrapolate distributions beyond Kakadu, but because that ~lassification scheme includes many vegetation units that were not sampled within the Kakadu area the predicted distribution in this case will be very incomplete.

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