MAMÍFEROS DE MÉDIO E GRANDE PORTE NA ÁREA DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL MUNICIPAL DO RIO VERMELHO EM SANTA CATARINA, SUL DO BRASIL

MEDIUM AND LARGE MAMMALS IN RIO VERMELHO MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA, SANTA CATARINA, SOUTHERN BRAZIL: Most studies on medium and large mammals in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are carried out in areas under full protection (as parks and biological reserves). Considering the continuing threats that the forest remnants are suffering, it is essential to carry out mammal surveys in protected areas for sustainable use. In order to evaluate the species richness and the relative frequency of medium and large mammals in the área de proteção ambiental municipal do Rio Vermelho – APARV (northern Santa Catarina state), methodologies of direct visualization and camera traps were used. The study was conducted from the beginning of 2015 to the end of 2019. In Santa Catarina state, there is only one study which sampling effort is comparable to the present one (7300 night-trap). Thirty-three native mammal species and two alien species (Canis familiaris and Lepus europaeus) were found. The species accumulation curve tended to stabilize at the beginning of the third year. Three species were responsible for more than half of the photographic records (Cerdocyon thous, Eira barbara and Procyon cancrivorus). In total, 33.3% of the species are classified in some category of threat, and three of these species are among the less recorded in Santa Catarina state (Tayassu pecari, Tapirus terrestris and Mazama nana). Our survey added 18 new occurrences to the APARV management plan. Only two of the 18 mammal surveys carried out previously in the Santa Catarina state recorded more species than our study. This is the second survey which was carried out in protected areas for sustainable use in Santa Catarina state. Our study contributes to the important knowledge that can be used in conservation measures. In this way, the APARV plays a fundamental role for the conservation of the Atlantic Forest mammals, constituting an important area favoring the population movements of mammals.

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Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/14.5.785 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 785-799

Author(s):

Alan Deivid Pereira ◽

Sergio Bazilio ◽

Mário Luís Orsi

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Research Work ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Large Mammals ◽

Current Analysis ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Domestic Species ◽

Active Research ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

Campos Gerais National Park lies within the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for conservation. Current analysis, featuring a list of large and medium-sized mammal species in the park, was conducted between July 2013 and July 2014 and between May 2016 and April 2017. With a 780-hour sampling effort in active research and 157,516 hours in camera traps, 31 species of 17 families and 8 orders were recorded. Furthermore, 42% of recorded mammals in the park proved to be endangered species at state, national, or international levels. Two exotic and 1 domestic species were reported in the park. Results contribute towards an in-depth knowledge of the fauna in south Brazil and may help in further research work and management, complying with conservation proposals in the biodiversity of the Campos Gerais region in the state of Paraná, Brazil.

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Medium and large-sized mammals of the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçú, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-06032014007414 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Israel Dias de Carvalho ◽

Rildo de Oliveira ◽

Alexandra dos Santos Pires

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Large Mammals ◽

Terrestrial Mammals ◽

Mammal Conservation ◽

Pecari Tajacu ◽

Local Extinctions ◽

Global Threat ◽

Janeiro State

Medium and large-sized terrestrial mammals develop important functions in ecosystems maintenance. However, this group is the most vulnerable to local extinctions, through habitat loss or hunting. This study inventoried the community of medium and large mammals in the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçú (REGUA), Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, providing data on species composition, richness and abundance. Species were registered through the use of camera traps, sign survey and visual encounters on pre-existing trails and roads. The study was conducted from January to October 2012, with each month considered as a sample unit. An effort of 1568 cameras-day and 120 km traveled, resulted on 302 records of 22 species of medium and large-sized mammals, belonging to eight orders. This value corresponds to more than three-quarters of the richness described from this group in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state. Five species are under some level of regional, national or global threat. Three game species, Pecari tajacu, Cuniculus paca and Dasyprocta leporina were abundant in the area. The observed richness was comparable to that found in other studies conducted in rain forests. Thus, for its high number of species, including those under some degree of threat, we conclude that REGUA is an important area to mammal conservation, especially in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state.

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Southernmost records of Pachyramphus marginatus (Passeriformes: Tityridae) and first observation for Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil

Biotemas ◽

10.5007/2175-7925.2021.e80059 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Fernando Bittencourt de Farias ◽

Guilherme Willrich ◽

Guilherme Renzo Rocha Brito

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Adult Male ◽

Protected Area ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

The Creation ◽

Northeastern Coast ◽

Santa Catarina State ◽

Geographically Isolated

The Black-capped Becard (Pachyramphus marginatus) has two geographically isolated subspecies, including the Atlantic Forest subspecies that is distributed from Pernambuco State to Paraná State. Here we report the first observation of the species in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. On 12 November 2019 an adult male of P. marginatus was observed in the municipality of São Francisco do Sul, on the northeastern coast of Santa Catarina, during an inventory for the creation of a protected area. The species was also observed on three other occasions in the same locality. These are the first known records for Santa Catarina and extend the known distribution range of this species 40 km southward. We also discuss some explanations for the records.

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Preliminary evidence of association between species of mosquitoes in Atlantic forest of Santa Catarina State, (Diptera: Culicidae)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ◽

10.1590/s0037-86822005000100019 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 75-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Carlos Brisola Marcondes ◽

Ueslei Paterno

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Positive Coefficient ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Anopheles Cruzii ◽

Santa Catarina State

A positive coefficient of association (affinity) between Runchomyia reversa and Anopheles cruzii and high (0.38) index were observed, probably due to the similar breeding places (bromeliads) and to landing habits. Furthermore, a high (0.92) index of association between Oc. scapularis and Wyeomyia incaudata, with low coefficient of association was observed.

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Diversity of small land mammals in a subtropical Atlantic forest in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-06032014012914 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Renan Maestri ◽

Daniel Galiano ◽

Bruno Busnello Kubiak ◽

Jorge Reppold Marinho

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Spatial Autocorrelation ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Small Mammals ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Similar Species ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Interior Forest

Small land mammals possess features that significantly influence the dynamics of ecosystems and participate in various levels of the food web. In the Brazilian Atlantic Forest the richness of these animals is high, which makes them even more ecologically and numerically relevant in this environment. In this context, we investigated the species composition of small mammals in an unexplored area of southern Brazil, and compared the species composition of this area with other Atlantic Forest regions in order to understand how this community is related to others. The study area was located in an interior Atlantic forest formation, at a transition region between deciduous and Araucaria forests. Small mammals were captured at five collection points using pitfall traps. We compared the species composition found in our studied area with the composition of other 11 studies in different regions by a cluster analysis, and we investigated the presence of spatial autocorrelation between communities with a Mantel test. We recorded 779 individuals from 21 species of small rodents (15 species) and marsupials (six species) during the 13 months of the collection period. This richness was high compared to other studies conducted in the Atlantic Forest formations near to coastline and in interior forest formations. This may be a result of the conditions provided by this transition area (deciduous and Araucaria forests), where could be found elements of the both forests formations, which probably allows the establishment of small mammal species from both forest types. Despite differences in sampling effort of the studies, our results suggest that the interior forest formations may harbor a number of species comparable to the formations near the coast. The species composition of this area was similar to those found in other interior forest formations with the same phytophysiognomy characteristics and at nearby regions, and it was less similar to the distant formations located in southeastern and northeastern Brazil and nearby to the coastline. This can be a result of both the spatial autocorrelation (i.e. more nearby communities tend to have more similar species composition) and the differences of forest characteristics among regions.

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Hunter-gatherers in context: Mammal community composition in a northern Tanzania landscape used by Hadza foragers and Datoga pastoralists

10.31219/osf.io/pcsxh ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Brian Wood ◽

Riccardo S. Millar ◽

Nicholas Wright ◽

Joshua Baumgartner ◽

Hannah Holmquist ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Composition ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Hunter Gatherers ◽

Wild Mammals ◽

Northern Tanzania ◽

Mammal Community ◽

Species Specific

In many regions of sub Saharan Africa large mammals occur in human-dominated areas, yet their community composition and species-specific densities have rarely been described in areas occupied by traditional hunter-gatherers and pastoralists. Surveys of mammal populations in such areas provide important measures of biodiversity and provide ecological context for understanding hunting practices. Using a sampling grid centered on a Hadza hunter-gatherer camp and covering 36 km² of semi-arid savannah in northern Tanzania, we assessed mammals using camera traps (n = 19 stations) for c. 5 months (2,182 trap nights). In the study area (Tli’ika in the Hadza language), we recorded 36 wild mammal species, resembling a near complete mammal community. Rarefaction curves suggest that sampling effort was sufficient to capture mammal species richness. Species-specific densities were estimated using a random encounter model and site- and species’ body mass- specific estimates of the area sampled at each camera; confidence intervals were estimated using bootstrapping. Point estimates of densities varied by c. four orders of magnitude, from 0.003 ind./km² (African wild dog) to 27.5 ind./km² (Kirk’s dik dik). Densities of livestock (cattle, donkey, sheep and goat) were high, particularly when estimated using directly observed herd sizes. Cumulative biomass density of herbivorous livestock species exceeded that of all wild mammals by a factor of 3.3-38.7. We compare our study’s data to camera trap rates recorded in a fully protected area of northern Tanzania with similar precipitation (Lake Manyara National Park), revealing that abundance indices of most wildlife species in Tli’ika were much lower. We discuss how these data inform studies of Hadza hunting and models of hunter-gatherer foraging ecology and diet.

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Checklist of large and medium-bodied mammals from four areas of Tocantins state, Central Brazil

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Naturais ◽

10.46357/bcnaturais.v15i3.218 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 683-700

Author(s):

Michelle Pinto Mercês ◽

Kleiton Rodolfo Alves-Silva ◽

Wlainer Silva De Paula

Keyword(s):

The State ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Central Brazil ◽

Cerrado Savanna ◽

Tapirus Terrestris ◽

Available Information ◽

First Time ◽

Speothos Venaticus

The state of Tocantins is located in Central Brazil. The northern extreme of this state corresponds to the southeastern portion of the Amazon biome, while it is covered primarily by Cerrado savanna, as well as the transition area between these two biomes. We provide a checklist of large- and medium-bodied mammals from four localities in Tocantins, update the list of species for the state, and compile the available information on their geographic distribution. We surveyed mammals at four sites during different periods (between 2010 and 2018), using camera traps and opportunistic observations. In spite of the differences in the sampling effort among the sites, we recorded 42 mammal species belonging to eight orders and 20 families. Our list includes rare and threatened species, such as the jaguar (Panthera onca), the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), and the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris). One species (Galictis cuja) was recorded in the state for the first time and the known range distribution of two others (Speothos venaticus and Alouatta caraya) was updated.

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Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica

Check List ◽

10.15560/16.4.939 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 939-950

Author(s):

Maxwell R. W. Beal ◽

Parker J. Matzinger ◽

Guido Saborío-R. ◽

Jonathan Noguera Bristan ◽

Erik R. Olson

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

National Park ◽

Alouatta Palliata ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Large Mammals ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Osa Peninsula ◽

Biological Corridor ◽

Saimiri Oerstedii ◽

Corcovado National Park

Piedras Blancas National Park, in southern Costa Rica, is an important component of two biological corridors connecting the Osa Peninsula (Corcovado National Park) and La Amistad International Park. Understanding the mammal community composition of Piedras Blancas will provide baseline data to evaluate the success of conservation efforts. We used camera traps and opportunistic observations to describe the medium-sized and large mammals of the park. We deployed camera traps for 1,440 trap nights (2016-2018). We detected 19 mammal species from seven orders and 13 families. Five species are globally threatened: Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821), Saimiri oerstedii (Linnaeus, 1758), Ateles geoffroyi (Kuhl, 1820), Alouatta palliata (Gray, 1849), and Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865). We did not detect two locally threatened species, Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) and Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795). Our research highlights a need for critical conservation work within the proposed biological corridor to support Costa Rica’s most threatened wildlife.

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Non-volant mammals, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Rio das Pedras, municipality of Mangaratiba, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/5.3.577 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 577 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Flávia Soares Pessôa ◽

Thiago Carvalho Modesto ◽

Hermano Gomes Albuquerque ◽

Nina Attias ◽

Helena De Godoy Bergallo

Keyword(s):

Exotic Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Threatened Species ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

The State ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Terrestrial Mammal ◽

Hunting Activity ◽

State List

The Atlantic Forest is recognized as a global hotspot for having one of the highest rates of endemism and biodiversity. Its portion in the state of Rio de Janeiro is extremely fragmented and reduced. The present study seeks to get information on the non-volant mammals of RPPN Rio das Pedras in municipality of Mangaratiba, state of Rio de Janeiro. The rapid mammal's survey was accomplished by the use of pitfalls, live traps, transects and camera traps. We recorded 23 non-volant species that represent 13.1 % of Rio de Janeiro’s terrestrial mammal species. Among the recorded species, five are endemic of the Atlantic Forest and three are in the state list of threatened or presumably threatened species. The area presents great mammal richness, but the hunting activity and the presence of exotic species may represent a threat to the local biodiversity and should be controlled.

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Use of camera-traps in natural trails and shelters for the mammalian survey in the Atlantic Forest

Iheringia Série Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0073-47212012000100012 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 102 (1) ◽

pp. 88-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Geruza L. Melo ◽

Jonas Sponchiado ◽

Nilton C. Cáceres

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sampling Design ◽

Sampling Methods ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Sampling Strategy ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Forest Park ◽

Forest Sites

In order to evaluate the efficiency of different mammalian survey methods, we compared traditional sampling techniques (use of camera-traps on roads and artificial trails, track censuses, and direct field visualization) with an alternative sampling design (camera-traps positioned in natural areas such as natural trails and shelters). We conducted the study in a deciduous Atlantic-Forest park in southern Brazil, and additionally compared our results with a previous intensive study carried out in the same area. Our considerably smaller sampling effort (example: 336 trap.day for our camera-traps versus 2,154 trap.day for the earlier study) registered the presence of 85% of the local known species, with camera-traps being 68% efficient. Moreover, shelter camera-traps revealed a different species composition regarding most of other sampling methods. This sampling strategy involving natural forest sites was therefore able to effectively optimize the chances of evaluating species composition in a shorter period, especially with respect to lower-density and cryptic species, as well as to detect species that avoid open, disturbed sites such as roads and man-made forest trails.

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