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1. Patterns and drivers determining phyllostomid bat diversity in land-bridge islands off the south-east coast of Brazil

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Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Helena Godoy Bergallo, Luciana de Moraes Costa, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Elizabete Captivo Lourenço

Subjects
Ecology, Land bridge, media_common.quotation_subject, South east, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Diversity (politics), media_common
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Few studies that apply the theory of island biogeography have considered the functional and phylogenetic dimensions of diversity. However, the joint use of the three diversity dimensions, i.e. taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic, can help us to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying ecological and evolutionary processes. Here, we compare phyllostomid bat assemblages between five land-bridge islands off the south-east coast of Brazil and compare these islands with three sites on the mainland. For this, we have estimated the three dimensions of α- and β-diversity, nestedness and community indexes based on mean trait values for the islands and the mainland. The mainland showed higher species richness and taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity. In addition, only species richness and phylogenetic diversity were positively related to island area. Taxonomically and functionally, the poorest assemblages (minor islands) were subgroups of the richer assemblages (mainland and larger islands). Taken together, our results show that bat assemblages of smaller islands tend to be more sensitive to changes in species richness than those of larger islands, with the larger islands working as a ‘source’ of species for small islands. These results demonstrate the high conservation value of the larger islands, which has direct consequences for local population dynamics of phyllostomid bats.

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2021
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2. Unravelling the drivers of maned wolf activity along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic Forest, south-eastern Brazil

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Luís Miguel Rosalino, Izar Aximoff, David Romero, José Carlos Guerrero, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard

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0106 biological sciences, Range (biology), Ecology, 05 social sciences, Biome, Species distribution, Vegetation, 15. Life on land, Biology, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Maned Wolf, Habitat, Animal ecology, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Animal Science and Zoology, 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology, Protected area, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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The maned wolf, the largest canid in South America, was originally distributed in areas with open natural vegetation in the Cerrado biome, Chaco and Pampas regions. The dynamics of its distribution are, however, in flux, with populations declining at the southern limit of its distribution, and areas of apparent range expansion in Brazil. Although the maned wolf’s overall distribution is well documented, little is known about its smallest-scale landscape use. Here we used a novel approach, characterising “favourable territories” for maned wolves using presence data and information on daily movement capacity. In this way, we used favourability distribution models to relate local landscape use by maned wolves to environmental drivers in the Serra da Mantiqueira, part of the core of the species distribution. Our results showed that the favourablity of territories for maned wolf activity increases with altitude, and with the proportion of coverage of upper montane vegetation refuges and of open habitats such as agricultural fields. Our results also show that the configuration of the environment with respect to topography is an important driver of the favourability of the landscape for maned wolf activity. Finally, we identified some human-wildlife conflicts in the surroundings of the protected area which could increase with increasing maned wolf populations. In conclusion, our results support the importance of maintaining the integrity of high-altitude open areas in the conservation of maned wolf habitat and provide useful data for maned wolf management at the core of its global current distribution. We highlight that this is the first study to use fuzzy logic tools at the local scale to analyze the favourability of territories for maned wolf activity in a highly favourable region along an elevational gradient.

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2020
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3. Activity and foraging efficiency of the aerial insectivorous bat Molossus molossus (Molossidae) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Luciana de Moraes Costa, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Gustavo Pena Freitas, and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
Geography, biology, Ecology, Foraging, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Molossus molossus, Insectivore, Atlantic forest, biology.organism_classification, Molossidae, General Environmental Science
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2020
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5. Reproductive constraints in frugivorous phyllostomid bats: seasonal and elevational variation in reproductive rates in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Mayara Almeida Martins, Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez, Daniela Dias, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Jorge M. Palmeirim

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, education.field_of_study, Carollia perspicillata, Ecology, biology, Sturnira lilium, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Population, Biodiversity, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Frugivore, Habitat, Dry season, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, education, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Artibeus, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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Reproductive rates in bats are higher when there is a greater availability of food, and when temperatures and rainfall are higher. Along elevational gradients, variation in these factors occurs over a small area, making them ideal natural laboratories for studies that aim to describe reproductive patterns and to identify possible vertical migrations for reproduction. We characterized the seasonal and elevational variation in reproductive rates of female and male Artibeus spp., Carollia perspicillata, and Sturnira lilium in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We sampled bats with mist nets at 13 sites in southeastern Brazil, between 23° and 24° of latitude, at elevations between 60 and 1,800 m a.s.l. The reproductive patterns of Artibeus spp. and S. lilium were seasonal, with higher reproductive rates in the period with higher rainfall, temperatures, and, consequently, greater availability of food. Moreover, elevation influenced reproductive activity in all study species. Reproductive rates for females of Artibeus spp. were higher at intermediate elevations (between 501 and 1,000 m a.s.l.), and for females of S. lilium at high elevations (above 1,000 m a.s.l.) with a less evident peak at intermediate elevations. Similarly, the proportions of reproductively active male Artibeus spp. and S. lilium were greater at intermediate and high elevations, respectively. In the dry season, reproductive rates of all females increased with local abundance of all females. Differences in reproductive rates along elevational gradients could influence population dynamics, and therefore entire elevational ranges should be protected to ensure conservation of the best reproductive habitats for a variety of bat species. Public policies are needed to ensure effective conservation of biodiversity, biological processes, and the ecosystem services provided by local fauna from the lower lands to the mountain peaks.

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2019
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6. Traits that allow bats of tropical lowland origin to conquer mountains: Bat assemblages along elevational gradients in the South American Atlantic Forest

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Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Jorge M. Palmeirim, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Mayara Almeida Martins

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 0303 health sciences, geography, geography.geographical_feature_category, Ecology, Range (biology), Biodiversity, Species diversity, Generalist and specialist species, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Habitat, Cave, Productivity (ecology), Abundance (ecology), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 030304 developmental biology
Abstract

AIM: This study aims to contribute to the identification of ecological determinants of tropical moist forest montane biodiversity, analysing changes in the structure of bat assemblages along an elevational gradient and testing the role of species traits shaping those assemblages. LOCATION: Mountain ranges in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. METHODS: We compiled a dataset with the composition of phyllostomid bat assemblages at 32 forested sites, ranging from 60 m to 1,960 m a.s.l. We quantified how abundance and diversity changed along this elevational gradient, and assessed the capacity of each species to be present and abundant at each elevation, identifying traits that may influence that capacity. RESULTS: Abundance and species diversity declined markedly with increasing elevation. Tolerance to low temperatures, low habitat specialization and cave roosting facilitated success at higher elevations. Owing to trait filtering, and to changes in resource availability with elevation, assemblages were progressively dominated by a smaller number of mostly generalist species as elevation increased. Higher elevations harbour only a subset of the species that are present in the lowland forest, with no mountain specialized species. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: High mountains harbour phyllostomid assemblages that are impoverished subsets of those at lower elevations. Phyllostomids have a tropical origin and may thus have a low potential to adapt to montane forest environments, which possibly explains the observed climatic trait filtering. Habitat filtering is also important, keeping forest specialists mostly at lowest elevations. Protected areas in the Atlantic Forest are mostly limited to mountains. While these areas are clearly important to protect biodiversity, including phyllostomid assemblages, it is now critical to protect and restore the few remnants of lower elevation Atlantic Forest where higher productivity and resource levels, increased complexity of vertical structure, and fewer climatic constraints favour the success of a wider range of phyllostomid bat species of tropical origin.

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2019
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7. The Amazonian Savannas of French Guiana: Cultural and Social Importance, Biodiversity, and Conservation Challenges

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Olivier Claessens, Karen Mustin, Stéphen Rostain, Maël Dewynter, Doyle McKey, Benoit de Thoisy, Marianne Palisse, William Douglas de Carvalho, François Catzeflis, Anna Stier, Universidade Federal do Amapà (UNIFAP), Archéologie des Amériques (ArchAm), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (UMR ISEM), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR226, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), University of Aberdeen, Universidade Federal de Pelotas = Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Guyane (UG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR226-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Laboratoire Ecologie, évolution, interactions des systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR226-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])

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0106 biological sciences, [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, Amazonian, Biodiversity, Endangered species, Colonialism, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Invasive species, Nature and Landscape Conservation, biodiversity, Ecology, Fire regime, business.industry, Agroforestry, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, conservation, 15. Life on land, [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, savanna, French Guiana, Geography, archeology, 13. Climate action, Agriculture, [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies, Threatened species, socioecological systems, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, business
Abstract

International audience; The Amazonian savannas of French Guiana are rare and of high ecological and cultural value but are also highly threatened. They are socioecological systems that have been coconstructed by humans and nature and today form mosaic landscapes along the country's coast. From pre-Columbian raised fields through colonial and Cr eole uses to contemporary uses, they have been largely shaped and modified by human activities. They are currently threatened by changes in fire regimes, agricultural practices, invasive species, and infrastructure development. Less than 3% are protected, despite their importance for several endangered animal and plant species. A shift is required in the way we think about their conservation to create a new strategy that would be completely different from existing French environmental protection tools and adapted to the complexity of these landscapes.

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2020
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8. Bat conservation and zoonotic disease risk: a research agenda to prevent misguided persecution in the aftermath of COVID-19

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Christian C. Voigt, T. Treuer, Orly Razgour, Danilo Russo, Sheema Abdul Aziz, Paul W. Webala, Rodrigo A. Medellín, Bea Maas, R. Cooper‐Bohannon, Tanja M. Straka, J. C.‐C. Huang, Raina K. Plowright, Alison J. Peel, William Douglas de Carvalho, Tigga Kingston, Winifred F. Frick, Cara E. Brook, Kevin J. Olival, Adrià López-Baucells, Fiona Mathews, Ricardo Rocha, Stephen J. Rossiter, Luísa Rodrigues, Hugo Rebelo, Emma C. Teeling, Rocha, R., Aziz, S. A., Brook, C. E., Carvalho, W. D., Cooper-Bohannon, R., Frick, W. F., Huang, J. C. C., Kingston, T., Lopez-Baucells, A., Maas, B., Mathews, F., Medellin, R. A., Olival, K. J., Peel, A. J., Plowright, R. K., Razgour, O., Rebelo, H., Rodrigues, L., Rossiter, S. J., Russo, D., Straka, T. M., Teeling, E. C., Treuer, T., Voigt, C. C., and Webala, P. W.

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0106 biological sciences, Ecology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, media_common.quotation_subject, Globe, COVID-19, Environmental ethics, bat, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Zoonotic disease, Maelstrom, Human health, medicine.anatomical_structure, Action plan, Pandemic, medicine, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Persecution, media_common
Abstract

Letter to the Editor COVID-19 has spread around the globe, with massive impacts on global human health, national economies and conservation activities. In the timely editorial about conservation in the maelstrom of COVID-19, Evans et al. (2020) urged the conservation community to collaborate with other relevant sectors of society in the search for solutions to the challenges posed by the current pandemic, as well as future zoonotic outbreaks. Considering the association of COVID 19 with bats (Zhou et al., 2020), bat conservationists will undoubtedly be key actors in this dialogue, and thus an action plan on how best to adjust bat conservation to this new reality, alongside a transdisciplinary research agenda, are clear priorities info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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2020

9. Biodiversity, threats and conservation challenges in the Cerrado of Amapá, an Amazonian savanna

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Cláudia Funi, Ivan M. Vasconcelos, Salustiano V. Costa-Neto, Érico E. Kauano, José Julio de Toledo, William Douglas de Carvalho, Ana Margarida Castro Euler, Vivianne Eilers, Raimundo Nonato Gomes Mendes-Júnior, Renato R. Hilário, Philip M. Fearnside, Karen Mustin, Isai Jorge de Castro, José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Claudia Regina Silva, KAREN MUSTIN, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, WILLIAM D. CARVALHO, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Unifap, RENATO R. HILÁRIO, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Unifap, SALUSTIANO VILAR COSTA-NETO, IEPA, CLÁUDIA R. SILVA, IEPA, IVAN M. VASCONCELOS, ICMBio, ISAÍ J. CASTRO, IEPA, VIVIANNE EILERS, IBAMA, ÉRICO E. KAUANO, ICMBio, RAIMUNDO N. G. MENDES-JÚNIOR, ICMBio, CLÁUDIA FUNI, SEMA, PHILIP M. FEARNSIDE, INPA, JOSÉ M. C. SILVA, University of Miami, Department of Geography, ANA MARGARIDA CASTRO EULER, CPAF-AP, and JOSÉ J. TOLEDO, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical, Unifap.

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0106 biological sciences, lcsh:QH1-199.5, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Development policy, Vegetação, Fauna, Amazonian, Vegetation, Biodiversity, lcsh:General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Land clearing, lcsh:QH540-549.5, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Land use, Ecology, business.industry, Conservação, Cerrado, 15. Life on land, Protected areas, Taxon, Geography, Habitat, 13. Climate action, Agriculture, Conservation status, Conservation, lcsh:Ecology, business, Brazil
Abstract

An Amazonian savanna in northern Brazil known as the Cerrado of Amapá is under imminent threat from poor land-use planning, the expansion of large-scale agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures. These savannas house a rich and unique flora and fauna, including endemic plants and animals. However, the area remains under-sampled for most taxa, and better sampling may uncover new species. We estimate that only ~9.16% of these habitats have any kind of protection, and legislative changes threaten to further weaken or remove this protection. Here we present the status of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the Cerrado of Amapá, its conservation status, and the main threats to the conservation of this Amazonian savanna. To secure the future of these unique and imperilled habitats, we suggest urgent expansion of protected areas, as well as measures that would promote less-damaging land uses to support the local population. Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-17T23:15:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CPAFAP2017Biodiversitythreatsandconservation.pdf: 2128567 bytes, checksum: 5cb4b5c05db3b0c07fc15084b072beb1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-10-26

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2017
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10. Novel long-distance movements by Neotropical bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) evidenced by recaptures in southeastern Brazil

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Maíra Sant’Ana de Macedo Godoy, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Letícia Renovato, and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Sturnira lilium, biology, Ecology, Long term sampling, Platyrrhinus lineatus, 010607 zoology, Animal Science and Zoology, Atlantic forest, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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We report recapture data for phyllostomid bats in different types of forests, and at different altitudes, obtained through long-term fieldwork in southeastern Brazil. We provide evidence of long-distance movements, with bats moving up to 120 km from mountains to the beach, with an altitudinal variation of 1,237 m. These movements demonstrate the high mobility of these bats and represent the longest distances recorded for them so far in the Neotropics, besides reinforcing the need for long-term capture and recapture programs aimed at understanding the movement dynamics of bat populations.

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2017
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11. NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

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Edgar Federico Rivadeneira, Aline Cristina Leite de Oliveira, Ana Cecilia Ochoa, Lucía I. Rodríguez-Planes, Patrick Farias, Itiberê P. Bernardi, Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato, Arthur Soares Fernandes, Milene Alves-Eigenheer, Marina Rivero, Paula Modenesi Ferreira, Ana Paula Nascimento Gomes, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela, Kátia Regina Pisciotta, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Luiz Flamarion B. Oliveira, Alexandre Reis Percequillo, Ricardo Corassa Arrais, Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo, Júlia Emi de Faria Oshima, Ludmila Hufnagel, Clarice Silva Cesário, Igor Soares de Oliveira, Cynthia Doutel Ribas, Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule, Samuel Astete, Ricardo Sampaio, Bruna M. Bezerra, Vinícius Peron de Oliveira Gasparotto, Greici Maia Behling, André Luís Luza, Lucas Neves Perillo, Cindy M. Hurtado, Luiza Neves Guimarães, Gabriel Selbach Hofmann, Ana Cristyna Reis Lacerda, Analice Maria Calaça, Patrício Adriano da Rocha, Renata Valls Pagotto, Cyntia Cavalcante Santos, Carla Denise Tedesco, Leticia Prado Munhoes, Helio Secco, Pablo G. Perovic, Cecília Bueno, Olivier Pays, Mauro Sanvicente Lopez, Renan Lieto Alves Ribeiro, Valquíria Cabral Araújo, Diogo Cavenague Casanova, Gisele Lamberti Zanirato, Saulo Meneses Silvestre de Sousa, William Douglas de Carvalho, Marcos Amaku, Soledad de Bustos, Bianca Köhler, Stefani Gabrieli Age, Arlei Marcili, Fernanda Maria Neri, Roberto Fusco-Costa, Cristina Jaques da Cunha, Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes, Marina T. Zaluar, Matheus Rocha Jorge Corrêa, Lina Marcela García Loaiza, João Gabriel Ribeiro Giovanelli, Marcus Vinícius Vieira, Waldney Pereira Martins, Anderson Feijó, José Maurício Barbanti Duarte, Sara Cortez, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Lilian P. Sales, Fernando Ferreira de Pinho, Marcela Alvares Oliveira, Daniel Jesús-Espinosa, Jardel Brandão Seibert, Valeria Towns, Maria Claudene Barros, Carlos Roberto Abrahão, Marinêz Isaac Marques, Fernando A. S. Fernandez, Henrique Llacer Roig, Juan Francisco Tellarini, Pedro Henrique de Faria Peres, Luziene Conceição de Sousa, Maria Piedad Baptiste, Maria Augusta Andrade, Anah Tereza de Almeida Jácomo, Mariano Maudet Bergel, David Echeverri Lopez, Rosane Vera Marques, Flavia Caruso, Paulo de Tarso Zuquim Antas, Ariel Guilherme Santos do Nascimento, Vinicius José Alves Pereira, Juan Felipe Reátiga Parrish, David M. Post, William Bercê, Felipe Vélez-García, Daniel da Silva Ferraz, Elson Fernandes de Lima, Eduardo Marques Santos, Marcelo Cervini, Adriana Bocchiglieri, Rafael Bessa, Leonardo C. Oliveira, Talitha Mayumi Francisco, Juliana Monteiro de Almeida Rocha, Felipe Pedrosa, Gisele Lessa, James C. Russell, Mauro Galetti, Júlia Beduschi, Elizabeth P. Anderson, Ligia Ferracine de Pina, Ignacio Roesler, Rodiney de Arruda Mauro, Luiz Henrique Lyra, Diana Letícia Kruger Pacheco Carvalho, Jéssica Abonizio Gouvea, Felipe Moreli Fantacini, Sérgio Bazilio, M. Noelia Barrios-Garcia, María Eugenia Iezzi, Henrique Rajão, Paula A Pedreira, Carlos Eduardo Verona, Fernando Gonçalves, Ana Paula Potrich, Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Andrezza Bellotto Nobre, Laura Johanna Nova León, Augusto João Piratelli, André Tavares, Verónica Victoria Benitez, Agnis Cristiane de Souza, Gabrielle Ribeiro de Andrade, Kimberly Danielle Rodrigues de Morais, Gustavo A. Marás, Ricardo Augusto Dias, Alberto Yanosky, Thamy De Almeida Moreira, Alessandra Bertassoni, Ubiratan Piovezan, Ramonna de Oliveira, Carlos De Angelo, Marcell Soares Pinheiro, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Igor Kintopp Ribeiro, Sebastián A. Ballari, Keila Macfadem Juarez, Anna Carolina Figueiredo de Albuquerque, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Jacqueline R. Miller, Gabrielle Beca, Ana Cristina Mendes de Oliveira, Marcos Adriano Tortato, Alessandra Nava, Mario Haberfeld, Flávio Kulaif Ubaid, Allison L. Devlin, Gustavo Rodrigues Canale, María José Andrade-Núñez, Carlos Eduardo Fragoso, Camila Cantagallo Devids, Patrícia Rosas Ribeiro, Juan Ruiz-Esparza, Nicoli Megale, Francisco Grotta Neto, Cíntia de Oliveira, Larissa Fornitano, Gabriela Teixeira Duarte, Juan Camilo de la Cruz Godoy, Miguel Ângelo Marini, Bruno Augusto Torres Parahyba Campos, Luciano Ferreira da Silva, Pierre-Cyril Renaud, Ana Priscila Medeiros Olímpio, Cecília Licarião Luna, Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira, Rodrigo Medina Fróes da Silva, Ezequiel Pedó, Lana Pavão Candelária, Daniela A. S. Bôlla, Raony de Macêdo Alencar, Dennis Nogarolli Patrocínio, Gustavo Gonsioroski, Hiago Ermenegildo, Ramon Lima Silva, Maria Cristina Ferreira do Rosario, Franco L. Souza, Maria Santina de Castro Morini, Ana Cecilia Gozzi, Jorge Alberto Gallo, Rubia Santana Andrade, Renata Pardini, Harley Sebastião, Fernanda Guedes da Silva, Eduardo G. Carrano, Rodrigo Raúl León Pérez, Fabiana Cristina Silveira Alves de Melo, Sebastián García-R, Maísa Ziviani Alves Martins, Marcelo Silva de Almeida, Nicolás Seoane, Antonio de la Torre, Alex Augusto Abreu Bovo, Rebeca Ferreira Sampaio, Carlos E. V. Grelle, Valeria L. Martin-Albarracin, João M. D. Miranda, Enrique González, Raone Beltrão-Mendes, Claudia Guimarães Costa, Samir Gonçalves Rolim, Juan L. Peña-Mondragón, Walna Micaelle de Moraes Pires, Jessica Castro-Prieto, Micheli Ribeiro Luiz, Danianderson Rodrigues Carvalho, Camila Righetto Cassano, Nilton C. Cáceres, Gustavo Alves da Costa Toledo, Newton Gurgel Filho, Emerson M. Vieira, Cintia Gisele Tellaeche, Juliana Silveira dos Santos, Luciano Carramaschi de Alagão Querido, Rubem A.P. Dornas, Salvatore Siciliano, Marcella do Carmo Pônzio, Leandro Jerusalinsky, Joana Zorzal Nodari, Cristiano Trapé Trinca, Nathália Fernandes Canassa, Thiago Ferreira Rodrigues, Vilma Clarice Geraldi, Mariela Borgnia, Marília A. S. Barros, Fabiana Lopes Rocha, Almir de Paula, Ana Carla Medeiros Morato de Aquino, Christine Del Vechio Koike, Mauricio Neves Godoi, Ailin Gatica, Natalia A. Cossa, Isac Mella Méndez, Natália Mundim Tôrres, Bianca Cruz Morais, Monicque Silva Pereira, Camila Raquel Silva Oliveira, Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz, Vanesa Bejarano, Alvaro García-Olaechea, Ricardo Sartorello, Paulo Henrique Peira Ruffino, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius, Patrícia Kerches Rogeri, Alejandro E. J. Valenzuela, Bruna Tamasauskas, Germán Jiménez Romero, Diego Queirolo, Lucas Lacerda Toth Quintilham, Marcello Guerreiro, Elmary da Costa Fraga, Paulo Roberto Amaral, Davi Castro Tavares, Nivaldo Peroni, Fernanda Delborgo Abra, Gabriela Schuck, Fernandode Camargo Passos, Bruno H. Saranholi, Nielson Pasqualotto, Jonathas Linds de Souza, Amadeo Sánchez, Juan I. Reppucci, Camila Aoki, Juan Pablo Arrabal, Bruno R. Ribeiro, Flávia P. Tirelli, Henrique Santiago Alberto Carlos, Catalina Sánchez Lalinde, Fernando Ibanez Martins, Cássia Yumi Ikuta, Antonio M. Mangione, Danilo Angelucci de Amorim, Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro, Laura Fasola, Paula Akkawi, Leandro Dorigan de Macedo, Andrés de Miguel, Lilian Elaine Rampim, Pollyanna Alves de Barros, Michel Miretzki, Marcela Figuerêdo Duarte Moraes, Alexandra Cravino, Mario S. Di Bitetti, Anielise C. Campêlo, João Pedro Souza-Alves, Marcos Coutinho, Dayvid Rodrigues Couto, Raisa Reis de Paula Rodarte, Mariana Bueno Landis, Fernando Lima, Emiliano Guijosa-Guadarrama, Hipólito Ferreira Paulino Neto, Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues, Karlo G. Guidoni-Martins, Aiesca Oliveira Pellegrin, Graziele Oliveira Batista, Dilmar Alberto Gonçalves de Oliveira, Paulo Marinho, Carla Cristina Gestich, Magnus Machado Severo, Hugo Ignacio Coitiño Banquero, Cristiana Simão Seixas, Alexsander Zamorano Antunes, Rayssa Faria Pedroso, Carlos Benhur Kasper, Helena Alves do Prado, Mariane da Cruz Kaizer, Giordano Ciocheti, Erick Francisco Aguiar, Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti, Mariana Sampaio Xavier, Giselle Bastos Alves, Leonardo La Serra, Yuri Raia Mendes, Zilca Campos, Claudia Zukeran Kanda, Alexandre Filippini, Rodrigo Delmonte Gessulli, Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich, Luciano Francisco la Sala, Guilherme Mourão, Lydia Möcklinghoff, Erica Vanessa Maggiorini, Ingrid M. Silva de Lima, Yenifer G. Rodríguez-Calderón, Pablo Rodrigues Gonçalves, Erika de la Peña-Cuéllar, Wesley Dáttilo, Rafael Cerqueira Castro de Souza, André Borja Miranda, Micaela Camino, Maria Lucia Lorini, Rafael D. Zenni, Daiane Cristina Carreira, Marcelo Juliano Rabelo Oliveira, Viviana B. Rojas Bonzi, Samara Arsego Guaragni, Lucía Martín, Gabriel S. Magezi, Natalia Mariana Denkiewicz, Maria Histele Sousa do Nascimento, Mauricio Osvaldo Moura, Marina Ochoa Favarini, Umberto Cotrim Barcos, Júlio César Bicca-Marques, Lilian Bonjorne, Paula Fabiana Pinheiro, Mateus Yan de Oliveira, Leandro Silveira, Jairo José Zocche, Martina Malerba, Maximiliano Augusto Benedetti, Carlos Henrique Salvador, Vinícius Santana Orsini, Ita de Oliveria Silva, Rodrigo Lima Massara, Mayara Guimarães Beltrão, Kathrin Burs, Liliani Marilia Tiepolo, Rafael Loyola, Áureo Banhos dos Santos, Carlos Leonardo Vieira, Felipe Bortolotto Peters, Verônica Parente Gomes de Araujo, Layla Reis de Andrade, Larissa L. Bailey, Viviane Mottin, Eduardo Roberto Alexandrino, Martin Roberto Del Valle Alvarez, Bruno K. Nakagawa, V. S. Silva, Beatriz Azevedo Cezila, Jéssica Caroline de Faria Falcão, Yan Gabriel Celli Ramos, Vinicius A. G. Bastazini, Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha, Daniele Janina Moreno, Tatiane Micheletti, Carlos Rodrigo Brocardo, Matheus Gonçalves dos Reis, Sebastián Cirignoli, Isabel Salgueiro Lermen, Juliani Bruna Zanoni, Márcio Leite de Oliveira, Mariana M. Vale, Vanner Boere, Alan Gerhardt Braz, Edwin L. Hernández-Pérez, Viviane Maria Guedes Layme, Adriana Loeser dos Santos Barbosa, Keynes de la Cruz-Félix, Michell Soares de Campos Perine, Omolabake Alhambra Silva Arimoro, Fabiana Luques Fonseca, Paulo Rogério Mangini, Diego Afonso Silva, Vinicius Alberici, Isadora Beraldi Esperandio, Roberta Montanheiro Paolino, Marcela Guimarães Moreira Lima, Alan Deivid Pereira, Mozart Caetano de Freitas Junior, Isabel Muniz Bechara, Fernanda Zimmermann Teixeira, Rafael Flores Peredo, César Cestari, Fernando Silvério Ribeiro, Jean Pierre Santos, Pedro M. Galetti, Fernando M. Contreras-Moreno, Leandro de Oliveira Marques, Marco Aurélio Galvão da Silva, Natasha Moraes de Albuquerque, Fabiane Girardi, Fernando Carvalho, Mário Luís Orsi, Juliana Rodrigues Ferreira, Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas, Herbert Duarte, Nathalia Detogne, Miriam Lucia Lages Perilli, Roberto Guilherme Trovati, Jorge José Cherem, Francesca Belem Lopes Palmeira, Fernanda Cavalcanti de Azevedo, Marcelo Passamani, Mônica Andrade da Silva, Jader Marinho-Filho, José Luis Passos Cordeiro, Michel Barros Faria, André Felipe Barreto-Lima, Saulo Ramos Lima, Bianca Ingberman, Vanessa S. Daga, Rodrigo de Almeida Nobre, Gabriela Heliodoro, Juan Andrés Martínez Lanfranco, Luciano Tessare Bopp, Andressa Gatti, Christoph Knogge, Liany Regina B. Oliveira-Silva, Danielle Leal Ramos, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira da Cunha, Douglas Machado da Silva, Juliana F. Ribeiro, Caryne Braga, Bruno Busnello Kubiak, Adryelle Francisca de Souza Moreira, Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann, Ana Caroline L. Araújo, Silvana Back Franco, Ana Maria de Oliveira Paschoal, Marina Xavier da Silva, Mauricio M. Núñez-Regueiro, Alex Bager, Bruno Leles, José Oliveira Dantas, Cristina Fabiola López-Fuerte, Katyucha Von Kossel de Andrade Silva, Adriele Aparecida Pereira, Maria Emília de Avelar Fernandes, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Leonardo Henrique da Silva, Simone Rebouças Martins, Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena, Maron Galliez, Artur Luiz de Almeida Felicio, Paula Sanches Martin, Aluane Silva Ferreira, Marcos Antônio Melo, Carla Fabiane de Vera y Conde, Ana Karina de Francisco, Eduardo Martins Venticinque, Francisco Homem Gabriel, Camile Lugarini, Vanessa Tavares Kanaan, Paula Koeler Lira, Santiago Carvalho, Marina Zanin, Italo Mourthe, Yamil Edgardo Di Blanco, André Chein Alonso, Calebe Pereira Mendes, William E. Magnusson, Daiane Chaves do Nascimento, Amanda L. Subalusky, Paloma Marques Santos, Danielle de Oliveira Moreira, Filipe M. Patel, Julio Chacón Pacheco, Whaldener Endo, Diego Varela, Egberto da Fonseca Casazza, Christopher B. Anderson, Carolline Zatta Fieker, Fabíola Keesen Ferreira, Clarissa Alves da Rosa, Pamella Gusmão de Goés Brennand, Fernando Ferreira, Tayanna Medonça da Silva Godim, Marina Lima da Silva, Daniel Henrique Homem, Paulo H. S. A. Camargo, Alexandra S. Pires, Benoit de Thoisy, Hudson de Macedo Lemos, Pryscilla Moura Lombardi, Alexandre Camargo Martensen, Nicole da Rosa Oliveira, Camila Figueiredo, Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Camila Matias Goes de Abreu, João Carlos Zecchini Gebin, Daiane Buscariol, Fernando R. Tortato, Natalie Olifiers, Frederico Gemesio Lemos, Allan Jefferson da Silva de Oliveira, Gabriela Rosa Graviola, Geovana Linhares de Oliveira, Pietro de Oliveira Scarascia, Yuri Geraldo Gomes Ribeiro, Burton K. Lim, Alexandre Vogliotti, Victor Leandro-Silva, Beatris Felipe Rosa, Geruza Leal Melo, Alessandra dos Santos Venturini do Prado, Rafael Souza Cruz Alves, Andreas Kindel, Jociel Ferreira Costa, Renata Twardowsky Ramalho Bonikowski, Marcelo da Silva, Elvira D'Bastiani, Leonardo Sartorello, Francys E. da Veiga da Costa, Robson Odeli Espíndola Hack, Wellington Hannibal, Carla Grasiele Zanin Hegel, Noeli Zanella, André Restel Camilo, Guilherme Braga Ferreira, Javier de la Maza, Maurício Eduardo Graipel, Paulina Arroyo-Gerala, Ricardo S. Bovendorp, Sandra M. C. Cavalcanti, Akyllan Zoppi Medeiro, Bruna Bertagni de Camargo, Rita de Cassia Bianchi, Erik Daniel Martínez-Nambo, Jonas Sponchiado, Fernando Henrique Puertas, Andre Monnerat Lanna, Sandra Maria Hartz, Hugo del Castillo, Sônia A. Talamoni, Guilherme Casoni da Rocha, Sergio Solari Torres, Rogério Cunha de Paula, Sebastián Andrés Costa, Luciana Souza Araújo, Larissa Oliveira Gonçalves, Marina Sales Munerato, Raquel da Silva, Marcos Pérsio Dantas Santos, Thais Guimaraes Luiz, Ana Rojas, José Soares Ferreira Neto, Hilton Entringer Júnior, Daniel Galiano, Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo, Carin Caputo, Juan Carlos Rudolf, Luiz Gustavo R. Oliveira-Santos, Marcelo Magioli, Adriano Garcia Chiarello, João Rafael Gomes de Almeida Marins, Nelson Henrique de Almeida Curi, Javier Hinojosa, Alessandro Rocha, Douglas de Matos Dias, Juliano André Bogoni, Marina Winter, Leandro Santana Moreira, Gindomar Gomes Santana, Jose Roberto de Matos, Adriano Pereira Paglia, Paula Cristina Rodrigues de Almeida Maués, Geverson Luiz Dierings, Anderson Pagoto, Miguel Coutinho Moretta Monteiro, Mariana B. Nagy-Reis, Luz F. Jimenez Segura, André Valle Nunes, Valeria C. Onofrio, Helena Godoy Bergallo, M. Laura Guichón, Orlando Acevedo-Charry, Pedro Ramírez-Bautista, Paulo Landgref Filho, José Salatiel Rodrigues Pires, Amane Paldês Gonçales, Diego Córdoba, Patrick Ricardo De Lázari, Felipe Pessoa da Silva, Lucas Gonçalves da Silva, Stephen F. Ferrari, Erika Castro, Maria Dolores Alves dos Santos Domit, Victor Hugo Duarte da Silva, Leonardo Marques Costa, Patricia Ribeiro Salgado Pinha, Luciana Zago da Silva, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Igor Pfeifer Coelho, Gilberto Sabino-Santos, Ana Yoko Ykeuti Meiga, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Jéssica Paloma Ferreira, Camila Alvez Islas, Eder Barbier, Gabriel Ferreira Vianna Di Panigai, Jean Carlos Ramos Silva, Rômulo Theodoro Costa, Gabriel Lima Aguiar, Mateus Melo Dias, Rosa C. A. da, Ribeiro B.R., Bejarano V., Puertas F.H., Bocchiglieri A., Barbosa A.L. dos S., García Chiarello A., Pereira Paglia A., Pereira A.A., Moreira A.F. de S., Souza A. C. de, and Cravino Mol Alexandra, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales.

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0106 biological sciences, Exotic species, Biodiversity, Argentina, Introduced species, Biology, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Invasive species, Dogs, Tropical forest, Abundance (ecology), Savanna, Animals, Ecosystem, Biological invasions, Chile, Biodiversity hotspots, Mexico, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Mammals, Ecology, Novel ecosystems, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, 15. Life on land, Biodiversity hotspot, Habitat destruction, Habitat, Florida, Cattle, Introduced Species
Abstract

Incluye contenido parcial de los autores Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a speciesto become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonna-tive habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this dataset, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposeda geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into theNeotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced recordson alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 speciesbelonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotrop-ics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Floridain the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 coun-tries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g.,Callithrixsp.,Myocastor coypus,Nasua nasua)considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The mostnumerous species in terms of records are fromBossp. (n=37,782),Sus scrofa(n=6,730), andCanis familiaris(n=10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caf-fer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of spe-cies in the data set (n=20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomicidentification of the generaCallithrix,which includes the speciesCallithrix aurita, Callithrixflaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, andtheir hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion riskassessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copy-right restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We alsorequest that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data

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2019

12. Deforestation control in the Brazilian Amazon: A conservation struggle being lost as agreements and regulations are subverted and bypassed

Author

Philip M. Fearnside, Karen Mustin, Vivianne Eilers, Renato R. Hilário, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Ivan M. Vasconcelos

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, lcsh:QH1-199.5, Natural resource economics, Timber, Beef agreement, Legislation, lcsh:General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ecosystem services, Deforestation, lcsh:QH540-549.5, Clearing, Enforcement, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Amazon rainforest, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Soy Moratorium, Cerrado, Agrarian society, Transparency (graphic), lcsh:Ecology, Business, Amazonian savannahs
Abstract

Despite efforts to reduce deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, there has been an up-turn in clearing rates since 2012. These increases are in part due to failures in deforestation control. Soybean planters, cattle ranchers, and timber merchants find ways to circumvent agreements and legislation. Here we explain some of the key problems with the implementation of the principal agreements and Brazilian laws that should be keeping clearing rates under control. To combat increased clearing in the Amazon, we suggest an urgent need to strengthen Brazilian environmental agencies, improve technologies used to monitor the effectiveness of clearing-reduction programmes, better integrate agrarian and environmental policies and integrate environmental enforcement across federal, state and municipal governments, as well as improve transparency along global supply chains and raise awareness among consumers to put market pressure on producers to avoid new deforestation. © 2019 Associação Brasileira de Ciência Ecológica e Conservação

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2019

13. Temporal activity of rural free-ranging dogs: implications for the predator and prey species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Author

Luís Miguel Rosalino, Marília F. Giorgete, William Douglas de Carvalho, Maíra Sant’Ana de Macedo Godoy, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, and Cristina Harumi Adania

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, carnivores, Ecology, Free ranging, Canis lupus familiaris, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Ecological Modeling, Plant Science, Aquatic Science, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Predation, mesopredators, Leopardus pardalis, Geography, lcsh:Biology (General), Insect Science, competitive exclusion, Animal Science and Zoology, Atlantic forest, prey, temporal segregation, lcsh:QH301-705.5, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract

Domestic or free-ranging dogs (Canislupusfamiliaris) can have deleterious effects on wildlife, acting as predators or competitors to native species. These impacts can be highly important in fragmented pristine habitats or well-preserved areas located in human dominated landscapes and where biodiversity values are usually high, such as those in southeastern Brazil. Here we explored the level of overlap or mismatch in the distributions of activity patterns of rural free-ranging dogs and potential wild prey (Didelphisaurita, Cuniculuspaca; Sylvilagusbrasiliensis) and a wild predator (Leoparduspardalis) in areas of Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil. We further explored the possible influence of the wild predator on the dog presence pattern detected in the territory analyzed. Our camera-trap data (714 camera-trap days) showed that while rural free-ranging dogs display a cathemeral activity pattern, with activity peaks at dusk and dawn, ocelot and prey species are mainly nocturnal. Moreover, we found no evidence of an effect of ocelot presence, the distance to human houses and the presence of native forests on site occupancy by dogs. The ocelot activity patterns in this study were similar to those already reported in previous studies. On the other hand, previous studies have indicated that that free-ranging dogs are often reported to be more diurnal, and it seems that the rural free-ranging dogs in our study area may have adjusted their behaviour to be more active at dawn and dusk periods. This might be to both maintain some overlap with potential prey, e.g. Sylvilagusbrasiliensis, and also to avoid ocelots by being less active in periods when this predator is more active (which also coincides with peaks in activity for potential prey species). We hypothesize that the presence of ocelots might be influencing the temporal niche dimension of rural free-ranging dogs. As a sustainable management strategy, we propose conserving territories to promote the presence of medium to large predators in natural areas, in order to control free-ranging dogs and protect their vertebrate prey species.

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2019

14. Neotropical xenarthrans: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Author

Guilherme Braga Ferreira, Javier de la Maza, Sandra M. C. Cavalcanti, Samir Gonçalves Rolim, Diana Letícia Kruger Pacheco Carvalho, Juan L. Peña-Mondragón, Jessica Castro-Prieto, Maria Luisa S. P. Jorge, Carlos De Angelo, Micheli Ribeiro Luiz, Daniel H. Thornton, Jesús A. Iglesias, Arthur Francisco Araújo Fernandes, Jonas Sponchiado, Juliani Bruna Zanoni, Lucas Lacerda Toth Quintilham, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Daniel da Silva Ferraz, Rayana Diniz da Silva, Agustin Manuel Abba, María Eugenia Iezzi, Andreas Kindel, Flávia Regina Miranda, Gabriel Ivan Boaglio, Pamella Gusmão de Goés Brennand, Maurício Eduardo Graipel, Paula Alves Condé, Paulina Arroyo-Gerala, Rogério Cunha de Paula, Sebastián Andrés Costa, Natasha Moraes de Albuquerque, Teresa Cristina Anacleto, Erich Fischer, Adriano Garcia Chiarello, Fernando M. Contreras-Moreno, Roan McNab, André Luis Regolin, Zoila Vega Guarderas, Francesca Belem Lopes Palmeira, Rodrigo de Almeida Nobre, Marcia Maria de Assis Jardim, Diego Queirolo, Erika Castro, Luciano Carramaschi de Alagão Querido, Freddy Pérez-Garduza, Gabriel Favero Massocato, Karine Galisteo Diemer Lopes, Beatriz Fernandes Lima Luciano, Bruno Rodrigo de Albuquerque França, Enrique González, Giordano Ciocheti, Agustin Paviolo, Eleonore Z. F. Setz, Victor Gasperotto Krepschi, Felipe Martello, Juan Pablo Arrabal, Paulo de Tarso Zuquim Antas, Daiane Buscariol, Frederico Gemesio Lemos, Joana Zorzal Nodari, Cristiano Trapé Trinca, Fernanda Santos, Valéria da Cunha Tavares, Luis Renato Rezende Bernardo, Maria Angélica Barbosa Beccato, Juliana F. Ribeiro, Marina Ochoa Favarini, Alexine Keuroghlian, Cesar Rojano, Márcio Leite de Oliveira, Laura K. Honda, Lilian Elaine Rampim, Paloma Marques Santos, Nicolás Cantero, Helena Alves do Prado, Miriam Lucia Lages Perilli, Whaldener Endo, Diego Varela, Mauricio M. Núñez-Regueiro, Ernesto B.Viveiros de Castro, Fábio de Barros, Sebastián A. Ballari, Andreia Magro Moraes, Scarlat Dalva Ferreira, Lerrane de Fatima Cunha, William James Loughry, Ana Cecilia Ochoa, Alexandra Cravino Mol, Milton José de Paula, Igor Pfeifer Coelho, Samuel Eurich Betkowski, Erika de la Peña-Cuéllar, Milene Alves-Eigenheer, Evelyn Beatriz Brítez, Benoit de Thoisy, María Alicia de la Colina, Fabiana Lopes Rocha, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Cecília Licarião Luna, Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira, Gustavo Gonsioroski, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Deborah Faria, Izar Aximoff, Katyucha Von Kossel de Andrade Silva, Pierre-Cyril Renaud, Raone Beltrão-Mendes, Carlos Henrique Salvador, Alexandre Casagrande Faustino, Pedro Volkmer de Castilho, Paula Koeler Lira, Natalia Fraguas Versiani, Ricardo Sampaio, Santiago Carvalho, Marina Zanin, Geruza Leal Melo, Anne Karoline de Oliveira, Paulo Afonso Hartmann, Leonardo Carreira Trevelin, Marianela Velilla, Ana Raíssa Cunha Costa, Luiz Flamarion B. Oliveira, Patrício Adriano da Rocha, Carla Danielle de Melo-Soares, Dênis A. Sana, Danielle de Oliveira Moreira, Nivaldo Peroni, Carolina Depolito Melo, Marina Furlan Giubbina, José Julio de Toledo, Fredy Ramírez Pinto, Julio Chacón Pacheco, Javier Hinojosa, Pablo Gerardo Fernández Santiago, Maximiliano Augusto Benedetti, Vinícius Santana Orsini, Patrícia Gonçalves Guedes, Elisandra de Almeida Chiquito, Fabiane Girardi, Douglas de Matos Dias, Layla Reis de Andrade, Soledad de Bustos, Maria João Ramos Pereira, Wellington Hannibal, Mariana Bueno Landis, Juliano André Bogoni, Gindomar Gomes Santana, Eloisa Neves Mendonça, Miguel Coutinho Moretta Monteiro, Andre Monnerat Lanna, Isadora Beraldi Esperandio, Francys E. da Veiga da Costa, Sérgio Lucena Mendes, Wesley Dáttilo, Juan M. Campos Krauer, Sebastián Cirignoli, Fernando Gonçalves, Caryne Braga, Helena Godoy Bergallo, Ariane Teixeira Bertoldi, J. Antonio de la Torre, Luciana Souza Araújo, Paulo Marinho, Carla Cristina Gestich, Magnus Machado Severo, Ludmilla Oliveira Ribeiro, Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro, Jairo José Zocche, Mariana B. Nagy-Reis, Fernanda Zimmermann Teixeira, Fábio D. Mazim, Fernando Ferreira de Pinho, Leandro Perez Godoy, André Valle Nunes, Mozart C. Freitas-Junior, André Luiz Ferreira da Silva, Bruno Leles, Flávio Kulaif Ubaid, Fernando Pedroni, Vilmar Picinatto Filho, Sofia Marques Silva, Allison L. Devlin, Denise Lidoro de Mattia, William Douglas de Carvalho, Juan A. Martínez-Lanfranco, Marcela Alvares Oliveira, Bruna Silva Santos, Jorge Ferreira Lima Neto, Fernando Lima, Emiliano Guijosa-Guadarrama, Amadeo Sánchez, Juan I. Reppucci, Sixto Fernández Ramirez, Simonne Chinem, Ana Yoko Ykeuti Meiga, Vinicius A. G. Bastazini, Omar Correia Neto, Gabriel Lima Aguiar, Camila Cantagallo, Luiz H. Varzinczak, Italo Mourthe, Yamil Edgardo Di Blanco, Lydia Möcklinghoff, Bruna Gomes Oliveira, Stefani Gabrieli Age, Gabriel Preuss, Pryscilla Moura Lombardi, José Maurício Barbanti Duarte, Nicholas Gengler, Paul François Colas-Rosas, Paula Gonzalez Ciccia, Fernanda Guedes da Silva, Claudia Zukeran Kanda, Marcelo Hideki Yamane, Marina Lima da Silva, Gustavo Alvez da Costa Toledo, Cintia Gisele Tellaeche, Guilherme Cavicchioli, Larissa Oliveira Gonçalves, Juliana Silveira dos Santos, Alessandra Bertassoni, Newton Mota Filho, Nila Rássia Costa Gontijo, Maria Augusta Andrade da Silva, Guillermo E. Gil, Cyntia Cavalcante Santos, Alexandre Camargo Martensen, Anelise Montanarin, Barbara Zimbres, Anna Carolina Figueiredo de Albuquerque, Frédéric Delsuc, Mircea Mihart Hidalgo, Fernando R. Tortato, Breno Campelo Lima, Ana Cristina Mendes de Oliveira, Rodolfo Assis Magalhães, Eduardo Marques Santos, Ezequiel Pedó, Danianderson Rodrigues Carvalho, Marcelo Cervini, Antonio M. Mangione, Nereyda Falconi, Jose Roberto de Matos, Roberta Montanheiro Paolino, Mauricio Neves Godoi, Rodrigo Costa Araújo, Tayana Godim, Itiberê P. Bernardi, Daniel M. Casali, Alberto Gonzalez Gallina, Flávia P. Tirelli, Carlos Henrique de Freitas, Marcelo Juliano Rabelo Oliveira, Viviana B. Rojas Bonzi, Fernando A. Perini, Catalina Sánchez-Lalinde, Daniela Rodrigues Vasconcellos, Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz, Juarez Carlos Brito Pezzuti, Julia Camara Assis, João Gabriel Ribeiro Giovanelli, Lucía Martínez Retta, Renata Twardowsky Ramalho Bonikowski, Rubem A.P. Dornas, Igor Kintopp Ribeiro, Alvaro García-Olaechea, Ricardo Sartorello, Camila Clozato Lara, Marcos Adriano Tortato, Clinton N. Jenkins, Anderson Feijó, Andrew J. Noss, Roque Lázaro de Gaspari Júnior, Alberto Yanosky, Gabriela Teixeira Duarte, Yaribeth Bravata de la Cruz, Erica Vanessa Maggiorini, Robson Odeli Espíndola Hack, Marcos de Souza Fialho, Noé U. de la Sancha, Camila Silveira Lima, Ricardo S. 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0106 biological sciences, NEOTROPICAL REGION, biodiversity hotspot, xenarthra, habitat loss, Pilosa, HABITAT LOSS, Forest fragmentation, XENARTHRA, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https], PILOSA, Ciencias Biológicas, Cingulata, neotropical mammals, purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https], NEOTROPICAL MAMMALS, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, forest fragmentation, BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT, pilosa, biology, Ecology, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Xenarthra, FOREST FRAGMENTATION, Ecología, biology.organism_classification, Biodiversity hotspot, Data set, Geography, Habitat destruction, cingulata, neotropical region, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, CINGULATA, CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
Abstract

Xenarthrans -anteaters, sloths, and armadillos- have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. Have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become. Fil: Marques Santos, Paloma. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Brasil Fil: Bocchiglieri, Adriana. Universidade Federal de Sergipe; Brasil Fil: Garcia Chiarello, Adriano. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Pereira Paglia, Adriano. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Brasil Fil: Moreira, Adryelle. Amplo Engenharia e Gestão de Projetos ; Brasil Fil: Abba, Agustin Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores; Argentina Fil: Paviolo, Agustin Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical; Argentina Fil: Gatica, Ailin. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; Argentina Fil: Ochoa, Ana Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; Argentina Fil: de Angelo, Carlos Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Biodiversidad y Ambiente. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. 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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Caruso, María Flavia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Delegación Regional del Noroeste; Argentina Fil: Arrabal, Juan Pablo. Secretaria de Gobierno de Salud. Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical - Sede Puerto Iguazú Misiones; Argentina. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico; Argentina Fil: Iezzi, María Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Di Bitetti, Mario Santiago. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Cruz, Paula Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico; Argentina Fil: Reppucci, Juan Ignacio. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Delegación Regional del Noroeste; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Benito Santamaria, Silvia. Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Quiroga, Verónica Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina Fil: Di Blanco, Yamil Edgardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Marás, Gustavo Arnaldo. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Delegación Regional del Noroeste; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Camino, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina Fil: Perovic, Pablo Gastón. Administración de Parques Nacionales. Delegación Regional del Noroeste; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martínez Pardo, Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Costa, Sebastián Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Pinheiro, Fabiana. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Brasil Fil: Volkmer de Castilho, Pedro. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Brasil Fil: Bercê, William. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; Brasil Fil: Camara Assis, Julia. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho. Faculdade de Engenharia.; Brasil Fil: Rodrigues Tonetti, Vinicius. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; Brasil Fil: Alves Eigenheer, Milene. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; Brasil Fil: Chinem, Simonne. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Honda, Laura K.. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; Brasil Fil: Bergallo, Helena de Godoy. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; Brasil Fil: Alberici, Vinicius. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Wallace, Robert. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados Unidos Fil: Ribeiro, Milton Cezar. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Galetti, Mauro. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; Brasil

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2019
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15. First soft-release of a relocated puma in South America

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Jairo de Cassio Pereira, Peter G. Crawshaw, William Douglas de Carvalho, Cristina Harumi Adania, and Luís Miguel Rosalino

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Fragmentation (reproduction), geography.geographical_feature_category, Ecology, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Nocturnal, Old-growth forest, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Crepuscular, Geography, Habitat destruction, Habitat, Animal ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, Diel vertical migration, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract

Pumas (Puma concolor) are the second largest Neotropical felid, widespread throughout of the Americas. In Brazil, the species is presently affected by habitat destruction and fragmentation, driven often by the increase of road density. As a result, individuals are often victims of collisions with vehicles, some of which survive and are taken to zoos and other institutions for treatment. Some animals recover fully and would be fit for reintroduction into the wild. However, few attempts have been made to adequately conduct and monitor these reintroductions throughout South and Central America. We here present data on a soft-release experiment with a young male puma which was hit by a vehicle in state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. After 16 months in a felid conservation center, the animal recovered from the wounds and was transferred to a pre-release fenced area. Diel activity differed between the two enclosures, with that in the latter being closer to what has been described for individuals in the wild (i.e., mainly nocturnal and crepuscular activity). Prior to release, the animal was equipped with a radio collar. Monitoring showed a preference for commercial forests (Pinus spp. and Eucalyptus spp.) and avoidance of pastures and secondary forests. Later, there was a shift towards primary forest. Four hundred and thirty-three days after its release, the animal was killed in another vehicle collision, 55 km from the first one. Although sample size is small and the study period short, our data on activity, habitat preferences, and movements showed that the released animal presented ecological patterns close to those described in wild animals. This suggests that the soft-release protocol used in this study worked, giving the animal another chance to survive in the highly altered anthropogenic landscapes of state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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2016
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16. Bat richness (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in an area of montane Atlantic Forest in the Serra da Mantiqueira, state of Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil

Author

Daniela Dias, Lorena de Oliveira Tabosa, Bruna da Silva Xavier, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Carlos Eduardo Lopes Santos, and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, sampling, 010607 zoology, Biodiversity, Molossus molossus, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Abundance (ecology), inventário, Atlantic forest, Molossidae, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, high elevation, biology, Ecology, Biodiversidade, Verspertilionidae, Insectivore, biology.organism_classification, Geography, Desmodus rotundus, Species richness, altitude elevada, Phyllostomidae
Abstract

In recent years there has been an increase in research interest in remnants of Atlantic Forest above 500 m a.s.l., such as in the Serra da Mantiqueira, which is considered a priority area for conservation. The chiropterofauna of the Serra da Mantiqueira remains relatively under-studied, and here we present a list of bat species from the "Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Cachoeira do Tombo", a private conservation unit located in an area of montane Atlantic Forest in the Serra da Mantiqueira. Bats were captured with mist nets along trails and near a diurnal roost. A total of 498 individuals of 19 bat species belonging to the families Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae and Molossidae were captured. Phyllostomidae were captured only along the trails, Molossidae were captured only in the diurnal roost and Vespertilionidae were captured in both. The species accumulation curves did not show stabilizing trends. However, 80% of the expected richness was sampled and the species richness of bats found is similar to other studies previously carried out in the region. In contrast to other inventories carried out in the Atlantic Forest, Desmodus rotundus was the species most frequently captured along the trails. A large number of individuals of Molossus aztecus sheltering in man-made structures were caught, constituting an unusual event. Additionally, here we report cohabitation of this species with Molossus molossus for the first time. Our results show that this area, which appears on the map of environmental conflicts for the state of Minas Gerais, has a rich chiropterofauna and also further corroborate the importance of using mist-nets at roosts to increase the probability of capturing the richness and abundance of insectivorous bats present in the area. Resumo: Nos últimos anos houve um aumento no interesse em pesquisas em remanescentes de Floresta Atlântica acima de 500 m de altitude, como na Serra da Mantiqueira, a qual é considerada área prioritária para a conservação. A fauna de quirópteros na Serra da Mantiqueira ainda permanece relativamente pouco estudada, e aqui nós apresentamos uma lista de espécies de morcegos da Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Cachoeira do Tombo, uma unidade de conservação privada localizada em área de Floresta Atlântica Montana na Serra da Mantiqueira. Os morcegos foram capturados com redes de neblina ao longo de trilhas e junto de um abrigo diurno. Um total de 498 indivíduos de 19 espécies de morcegos pertencentes às famílias Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae e Molossidae foram capturados. Phyllostomidae foram capturados somente em trilhas, Molossidae no abrigo diurno e Vespertilionidae em ambos. As curvas de acumulação de espécies não mostraram tendência de estabilização. No entanto, 80% da riqueza esperada foi amostrada e a riqueza de espécies encontrada foi similar a outros estudos previamente conduzidos na região. Diferente de outros inventários realizados na Mata Atlântica, Desmodus rotundus foi a espécie mais frequentemente capturada ao longo das trilhas. Um grande número de indivíduos de Molossus aztecus foi encontrado se abrigando em abrigo artificial, o que constitui um evento pouco usual. Adicionalmente, a coabitação dessa espécie com Molossus molossus é reportada aqui pela primeira vez. Os resultados mostram que essa área, que está inserida no mapa de conflitos ambientais do estado de Minas Gerais, possui uma rica chiropterofauna e corrobora a importância de usar redes de neblina em abrigos para aumentar a probabilidade de capturar a riqueza e abundância de morcegos insetívoros presentes na área.

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2018
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17. Bat Species Richness (Mammalia, Chiroptera) Along an Elevational Gradient in the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil

Author

Mayara Almeida Martins, Marcione Brito de Oliveira, Adriano Lúcio Peracchi, Daniela Dias, Débora de Souza França, and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
Elevational Diversity Gradient, Altitude, Ecology, Abundance (ecology), Range (biology), Elevation, Animal Science and Zoology, Atlantic forest, Species richness, Biology, Effects of high altitude on humans
Abstract

The effect of elevational gradients on the richness and composition of communities are reflected by different biotas. The objective of this study was to document changes in the species richness and composition of bats along a tropical elevational gradient between 500 and 2,500 m of elevation in southeastern Brazil. We carried out fieldwork from June 2009 to December 2012 with the use of mist nets. During 32 sampling nights we recorded 270 bats from 22 species. Species richness peaked around low-elevation (500–1,000 m a.s.l.) and there was richness decrease at higher elevations. The analysis of bat assemblage between the elevational range showed a significant difference in species composition along an elevational gradient. Bat richness and abundance were negatively related to altitude.

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2015
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18. Can Footprints of Small and Medium Sized Felids be Distinguished in the Field? Evidences from Brazil's Atlantic Forest

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Luís Miguel Rosalino, Júlio Cesar Dalponte, William Douglas de Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Cristina Harumi Adania, and Bárbara Santos

Subjects
Leopardus, Ecology, biology, Biodiversity, biology.organism_classification, Substrate (marine biology), Footprint, Food chain, Geography, Atlantic forest, Felis catus, Puma yagouaroundi, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract

Carnivores, particularly felids, face threats in many regions of the world. They are a crucial component of biodiversity with a functional role in the top of the food chain. Therefore, they have been the target of surveys and monitoring and ecological studies, most of which are based on footprint identifications, an efficient and low-cost method compared to other approaches. In these cases, species identifications may suffer from a high degree of bias due to the overlap in the size and shape of footprints among species. We experimented with small to medium captive wild felids of five species: ocelot, Leopardus pardalis, margay L. wiedii, oncilla, L. guttulus, domestic cat, Felis catus, and jaguarondi, Puma yagouaroundi). We tested for differences in footprint measurements, including main pad and toe pad sizes. We used humid sand as substrate and took measurements from several front and hind footprints of seven animals per species (except jaguarondi, for which only four animals were available). Our results showed that ocelot is the only species for which it is possible to obtain 100%-accurate footprint identifications, mainly because of its footprint area ( i.e., length × width). The remaining species presented a wide variation in measurements, making them almost impossible to distinguish based solely on footprint dimensions. Our results suggest that researchers should restrict identification to the genus level or adopt a multidisciplinary sampling strategy by combining footprint detection with camera-trapping, visual observation, scat collection, molecular ecology techniques, and/or face-to-face interviews with local residents.

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2015
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19. Opportunistic predation of a Common Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) by a Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon

Author

William Douglas de Carvalho, Darren Norris, and Fernanda Michalski

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Spider, biology, Ecology, Amazon rainforest, 010607 zoology, Antbird, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Theraphosa, Predation, Willisornis, Animal Science and Zoology, Amazon forest, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract

We report the opportunistic predation of a female Common Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) entangled in a mist-net by a Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) in the Brazilian Amazon. We suggest that the predation event occurred for the following combination of reasons: the spider is common in the study area; the bird became entangled at dusk, when the spider begins its activity; and the lowest mist-net shelf was suspended close to the ground. To reduce opportunistic predation events we recommend that it is critical to keep intervals between mist-net checks to a maximum of 15 min in Amazon forests. We also emphasize that attention is required when installing mist-nets to avoid nets touching the ground when animals become trapped in them.

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2016
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20. The highly threatened and little known Amazonian savannahs

Author

William Douglas de Carvalho and Karen Mustin

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Geography, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Ecology, Agroforestry, Amazonian, Threatened species, Biodiversity, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Abstract

The biodiversity of the Amazonian savannahs may be lost before it is known, unless scientists, conservationists and policymakers come together quickly to protect it.

Published
2017

21. Reproductive biology of the bat Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil

Author

Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Maíra Sant’Ana de Macedo Godoy, and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
Male, Sturnira lilium, media_common.quotation_subject, Population, Zoology, Forests, reproductive season, Pregnancy, lcsh:Botany, Chiroptera, lcsh:Zoology, Reproductive biology, medicine, Animals, Atlantic forest, lcsh:QL1-991, Sex Ratio, lcsh:Science, education, lcsh:QH301-705.5, media_common, education.field_of_study, biology, Lilium, seasonality, Ecology, Reproduction, Seasonality, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, lcsh:QK1-989, lcsh:Biology (General), Atlantic Forest, rain influence, Rio de Janeiro, lcsh:Q, Female, Seasons, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Brazil, Sex ratio
Abstract

Bats can be monoestrous or polyestrous, and seasonal or non-seasonal in their reproductive patterns. The strategy adopted by each species or population depends on the regional climate. The objective this study was to analyze reproductive data of Sturnira lilium from long-term sampling carried out in several sites in Rio de Janeiro states, southeastern Brazil. We carried out sampling in 42 sites (with altitudes ranging from sea level to 1300 m a.s.l.) from May 1989 to December 2011. In total, we obtained 2602 captures of S. lilium: 1242 captures of adult females, 1225 captures of adult males, and 136 captures of subadults. The sex ratio was 0.99 males: 1 female. The reproductive season varied from eight to twelve months a year, and it was not related to the total accumulated rainfall. Sturnira lilium have continuously polyestrous reproduction with postpartum estrus and pregnant females can be observed in all months except July. In the present study, the highest proportions of pregnant females were observed in the months with the highest rainfall.

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2014
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22. First record of common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) consumption by Great Black Hawk (Urubitinga urubitinga)

Author

Herbert Duarte and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
Ecology, biology, animal diseases, viruses, Ecology (disciplines), Great black-hawk, Black hawk, Squirrel monkey, Zoology, Saimiri sciureus, Consumption (sociology), biology.organism_classification, behavioral disciplines and activities, Predation, visual_art.visual_artist, Geography, visual_art, parasitic diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, Food resource, psychological phenomena and processes, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract

Although raptors are known to be among the predators of the squirrel monkey (Saimiri spp.), there is little specific information concerning this interaction. In this short communication, we report the use of a common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) as a food resource by a Great Black Hawk (Urubitinga urubitinga). Beyond aggregating useful information on the natural history and ecology of both the squirrel monkey and the Great Black Hawk, we also highlight that squirrel monkeys are, on average, heavier than the mammals most commonly consumed by Great Black Hawks.

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2019
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23. Drivers of mammal richness, diversity and occurrence in heterogeneous landscapes composed by plantation forests and natural environments

Author

Luís Miguel Rosalino, Renato R. Hilário, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Tony E.N. Piña

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Ecology, Biodiversity, Forestry, Vegetation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Eucalyptus, Geography, Habitat, Threatened species, Camera trap, Mammal, Species richness, 010606 plant biology & botany, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract

Agroecosystems dominate many landscapes throughout the world and it is crucial to understand the patterns of wildlife communities thriving in these areas, and the drivers shaping these patterns. Thus, we evaluated the effects of vegetation structure and landscape composition on the richness, diversity and occurrence patterns of medium and large mammal in a heterogeneous Amazonian landscape, composed by planted forest and native habitats. Based on line transects and camera trap surveys in three different environments (eucalyptus plantations, savannas and forests), we detected 17 mammal species, including two species threatened nationally and worldwide. Mammal richness and diversity were similar among the environments. Mammals were more recorded in eucalyptus plantations, at homogeneous areas (i.e. few edges), in sites with fewer roads, and with larger proportions of natural environments. The detection of Primates, Carnivora, Rodentia and Pilosa was positively correlated with the distance to savannas, while Cingulata, Artiodactyla, and Perissodactyla show the same pattern towards forest patches. Primates, Carnivora, and Rodentia were also associated with taller vegetation. Didelphimorphia was registered mostly in heterogeneous areas (i.e. higher total edge amount) while five orders were mainly recorded in homogeneous areas. Eucalyptus plantations immersed in a landscape containing significant patches of savanna and forest can maintain part of the local biodiversity, although plantations alone may not be enough to support populations of most mammal species. Indeed, eucalyptus plantations, savannas, and forest patches have a complementary role in mammal richness and occurrence patterns. Since distinct drivers influence occurrence patterns of different taxonomic groups, the existence of areas with different characteristics in the same landscape will favor higher total biodiversity.

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2019
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24. Beyond the Amazon Forest: Richness and Abundance of Bats in the Understory of Savannahs, Campinaranas and Terra Firme Forest

Author

Ana Carolina Moreira Martins, Isai Jorge de Castro, Luiz Antonio Costa Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, William Douglas de Carvalho, and Karen Mustin

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 0301 basic medicine, Amazon rainforest, Ecology, Rainforest, Understory, 030108 mycology & parasitology, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Mist net, Basal area, 03 medical and health sciences, Geography, Habitat, Abundance (ecology), Animal Science and Zoology, Species richness
Abstract

The Amazon region is made up of a mosaic of important habitats scattered throughout the rainforests, which differ in vegetation structure, basal area, primary productivity, biomass and production of flowers and fruits. Consequently, species richness and abundance also vary between these habitat types, in part explaining the high levels of richness found in the Amazon region. Here, we sampled bats using mist nets in three Amazonian habitats to explore variation in richness, abundance and community composition between habitats and seasons, and test for variation in the number and composition of bats captured in different mist net shelves. Overall abundance was highest in Amazonian savannahs, which is probably due to these habitats being more complex at the landscape scale — being composed of areas of savannah interspersed with forest fragments, gallery forests and palm stands. Abundance was also higher in the rainy season in savannahs and terra firme forest, and in the dry season in campinarana. In all habitats, bats were most frequently captured between 0.7 and 2.4 m from the ground. These results have important implications for our understanding of the ecology of, and habitat use by bats in the Amazon, particularly in the less well-studied habitat types of Amazonian savannah and campinarana. In addition, knowledge of the distribution of bat captures between mist net shelves serves to highlight that nets need not be set so close to the ground to maintain sampling efficiency, which is important as it may help to reduce opportunistic predation events of individuals caught in the lowest mist net shelf.

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2019
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25. Mammal inventories in Seasonal Neotropical Forests: traditional approaches still compensate drawbacks of modern technologies

Author

William Douglas de Carvalho, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, and Cristina Harumi Adania

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 010607 zoology, estimativa da abundância, Armadilhas fotográficas, direct observations, Body size, Biology, Focal species, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Abundance (ecology), lcsh:Zoology, mammals, lcsh:QL1-991, Camera trap, Transect, Ecology, rastros de animais, animal tracks, abundance estimates, Habitat, mamíferos, Animal Science and Zoology, Mammal, Species richness, Physical geography, observações diretas
Abstract

Variation in body size, behavior, feeding habits and habitat use patterns in medium- and large-sized mammals influence the adequacy of sampling methods to register presence and abundance. Moreover, even if methods are similarly adequate, different methodologies result in distinct cost-efficiency relationships (i.e. some may have reduced costs, be less time-consuming and/or require less-skilled technicians). Focusing on three different sampling methods commonly used to monitor medium and large mammals in seasonal tropical forests, we compared the species richness detected by each method and quantified their cost-efficiencies: (1) camera traps; (2) line transects for direct observations of animals; and (3) line transects seeking tracks/footprints. We simultaneously monitored medium and large mammals along five trails between July and August 2009 and January and February 2010, in the Serra do Japi Biological Reserve, São Paulo, Brazil. Data from two distinct seasons demonstrated that significantly higher species richness was achieved by using signs of presence and direct observations detected in transects. Camera traps recorded the fewest species, but represented the lowest cost per species. Direct observations and searches for tracks/footprints required a greater number of field technicians (with more skill and experience) to record the focal species and therefore have a higher cost, but allowed twice as many species to be recorded compared to camera traps. The choice of sampling methodology depends on the study objective, mammal species targeted and/or amount of resources available. We advocate use of camera traps for long-term studies and in conjunction with the other two methods to improve identification accuracy, allow individual identification and permit more accurate abundance estimates.

Published
2016

26. Comparison of two mammalian surveys made with camera traps in southeastern Brazil, focusing the abundance of wild mammals and domestic dogs

Author

Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard, Cristina Harumi Adania, and William Douglas de Carvalho

Subjects
Conservation of Natural Resources, Animals, Wild, Biology, Population density, diversity, methods, Dogs, Abundance (ecology), domestic animals, Urbanization, lcsh:Botany, parasitic diseases, lcsh:Zoology, Animals, Humans, Human Activities, survey, Biomass, lcsh:QL1-991, lcsh:Science, lcsh:QH301-705.5, Nature reserve, Mammals, Population Density, Biomass (ecology), Ecology, Sampling (statistics), Pets, nature reserves, lcsh:QK1-989, lcsh:Biology (General), Mammal, lcsh:Q, Species richness, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Brazil
Abstract

Sampling allows assessing the impact of human activities on mammal communities. It is also possible to assess the accuracy of different sampling methods, especially when the sampling effort is similar. The present study aimed at comparing two mammalian surveys carried out over a three-year interval, in terms of sampling effort, capture success, abundance of domestic dogs, impact of human activities, and relative biomass using camera traps, in the Serra do Japi Biological Reserve and surroundings, located in Jundiaí, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The total richness recorded was 13 species, one domestic and 12 wild mammals. Sampling effort in both surveys was similar, but capture success and number of captures differed. The abundance of wild mammals and dogs did also differ between surveys. There was a highly significant correlation between abundance of wild mammals and capture effort for the survey performed in 2006/2007, but not for the survey performed in 2009/2010. The difference between samples may be related to human disturbance, since the number of domestic mammals photographed was higher in the second survey, three years after the first survey. Despite being a reserve, the area is still under pressure from urbanization, biological invasion, environmental degradation, and hunting, which may reduce the abundance of wild mammals.

27. The Fate of an Amazonian Savanna: Government Land-Use Planning Endangers Sustainable Development in Amapá, the Most Protected Brazilian State

Author

Érico E. Kauano, José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Ana Margarida Castro Euler, José Julio de Toledo, Cláudia Funi, Salustiano V. Costa-Neto, Raimundo Nonato Gomes Mendes-Júnior, William Douglas de Carvalho, Philip M. Fearnside, Renato R. Hilário, Karen Mustin, Ivan M. Vasconcelos, Isai Jorge de Castro, and Vivianne Eilers

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Amazonian, media_common.quotation_subject, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ecosystem services, State (polity), 11. Sustainability, Savanas, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation, media_common, Zoneamento, 2. Zero hunger, Sustainable development, Government, Ecology, Agroforestry, Amazon rainforest, business.industry, Amapá, Land-use planning, 15. Life on land, Geography, Agriculture, business
Abstract

Although Amapa´ is the most protected Brazilian state, the same level of protection does not extend to its savannas. These are currently suffering increased pressure from threats including large-scale agriculture, particularly the expansion of soybean plantations. In September 2016, the Government of Amapa´ presented a zoning proposal (Zoneamento Socioambiental do Cerrado [ZSC]) that reserves most of the savannas for agricultural activities. Here, we outline how the methodology employed is flawed because it does not include fauna surveys, evaluations of ecosystem services or an assessment of the social importance of the savannas. The ZSC authors admit that, contrary to Brazilian legislation, the zoning was carried out with the single intention of increasing agriculture production. Current knowledge indicates that Amapa´’s savannas are rich in biodiversity, including endemic and threatened species, and are also home to a rich culture of traditional populations. These savannas are important providers of ecosystem services that, if intact, could represent around US$ 1.52 billion annually. We hold that the ZSC should be reformulated, with fair participation of stakeholders, in accordance with Brazil’s legal requirements. At least 30% of the savannas should be protected, local family farming should be supported, and the rights of traditional peoples must now be assured through recognition of their land rights.

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