Effect of humans and pumas on the temporal activity of ocelots in protected areas of Atlantic Forest

Massara, Rodrigo Lima; Paschoal, Ana Maria de Oliveira; Bailey, Larissa L.; Doherty, Paul F.; Barreto, Marcela de Frias; Chiarello, Adriano Garcia

doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2018.04.009

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“…However, protocols associated with the implementation of buffer zones, suggested by the Brazilian system of protected areas (Federal Law# 9985;July 18, 2000;Federal Resolution# 428;December 17, 2010), are not effective for protecting species from this external threat (Massara et al, 2018a).…”

Section: Implications For Conservationmentioning

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Anthropogenic Disturbances Drive Domestic Dog Use of Atlantic Forest Protected Areas

Paschoal

Massara

Bailey

et al. 2018

Tropical Conservation Science

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Domestic dog is the most successful invasive mammalian predator species, and reducing its ecological impacts on wildlife is a central conservation goal globally. Free-ranging dogs can negatively interact with wildlife at multiple levels, posing issues for biodiversity conservation in tropical forests, especially in fragmented Atlantic Forest. To optimize future control programs, it is necessary to identify the main factors influencing their habitat use, particularly in natural reserves. We combined camera trapping data and occupancy models to characterize habitat use of dogs in six Atlantic Forest protected areas (134-36,000 ha). Our results show that dogs were more likely to use sites (É ! 0.90) having higher housing density (!4.00 houses/km 2 ) or higher proportion of croplands and pasture (!75%) relative to sites with no houses (É ¼ 0.23 AE 0.10) or lower proportion of croplands and pasture (É ¼ 0.34 AE 0.08). In addition, dogs had higher detection probability at camera locations on unpaved roads (p ¼ 0.33 AE 0.05) relative to off-road sites (p ¼ 0.18 AE 0.04), and in small protected areas with high housing density, that is, more disturbed sites, dogs had higher detection probabilities. Our findings indicate that the probability of dogs using a site within protected area is mainly driven by type and intensity of human activity in the surroundings. Given the urgent need to control free-ranging dogs within protected areas, we strongly recommend that managers target sites/areas within and near protected areas that have a rural housing density ! 4.00 houses/km 2 or higher proportion of croplands and pasture (!75%).

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Section: Implications For Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anthropogenic Disturbances Drive Domestic Dog Use of Atlantic Forest Protected Areas

Paschoal

Massara

Bailey

et al. 2018

Tropical Conservation Science

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“…Fortin et al , ; Laundré et al , ). Additionally, larger predators are competitively dominant over smaller ones, which may tend to adapt their periods of activity to reduce potential encounters with dominant species (Linkie & Ridout, ; Penteriani et al , ; Massara et al , ; Yang et al , ). Human disturbance (i.e.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatiotemporal mechanisms of coexistence in an European mammal community in a protected area of southern Italy

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Assessing the spatiotemporal overlap amongst animal species living in sympatry helps to shed light on mechanisms of interspecific coexistence. We analysed the spatiotemporal coexistence in a predator–prey system through multiyear camera trapping, in a mountainous protected area of southern Italy (January 2012–January 2017). Temporal activity patterns and their interspecific overlap, as well as spatial overlap, were estimated for a top predator, that is the wolf Canis lupus, three species of wild ungulates, four mesocarnivores, one small herbivore, livestock and humans. A wide nocturnal temporal overlap was detected between the wolf and almost all the other species (71–91%). The highest temporal (91%) and spatial (63%) overlaps were reported between the wolf and the red fox Vulpes vulpes. For wolf‐ungulate pairs, the highest temporal overlap (88%) was reported for the wild boar Sus scrofa, its local main prey. Considering all the other species pairs, spatial overlap was low (i.e. lower than 45%), whereas temporal overlap was substantial (71–91%). Our findings support a significant role of interspecific spatial partitioning in shaping coexistence amongst considered species, which might be influenced by differences in spatial distribution of different food resources.

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“…Since 2000, studies of ocelot using camera traps have proliferated (Blake et al., ; de Oliveira et al., ; Paviolo et al., ; Pratas‐Santiago, Gonçalves, da Maia Soares, & Spironello, ; Wang, ), in particular, those estimating the species’ abundance and density (Di Bitetti, Paviolo, De Angelo, & Di Blanco, ; Di Bitetti et al., ; Dillon & Kelly, ; Penido et al., ; Rocha, Sollmann, Ramalho, Ilha, & Tan, ). These studies have revealed various aspects of ocelot ecology (Supporting Information Table ), and three of them used the occupancy modeling framework: two of them investigated the interactions between ocelots and sympatric species (Massara, Paschoal, Bailey, Doherty, & Chiarello, ; Massara, de Oliveira Paschoal et al., ; Massara, Paschoal et al., ), the third investigated how an attractant affected detection (Cove, Spinola, Jackson, & Saenz, ). Other studies report that ocelot densities correlate with forest cover (Paviolo et al., ), precipitation (Maffei, Noss, Cuéllar, & Rumiz, ; Rocha et al., ), and latitude (Di Bitetti et al., ; Rocha et al., ); in addition, ocelots may have an affinity for some specific matrices, such as eucalyptus plantation (Massara, de Oliveira Paschoal et al., ; Massara, Paschoal et al., ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These studies have revealed various aspects of ocelot ecology (Supporting Information Table ), and three of them used the occupancy modeling framework: two of them investigated the interactions between ocelots and sympatric species (Massara, Paschoal, Bailey, Doherty, & Chiarello, ; Massara, de Oliveira Paschoal et al., ; Massara, Paschoal et al., ), the third investigated how an attractant affected detection (Cove, Spinola, Jackson, & Saenz, ). Other studies report that ocelot densities correlate with forest cover (Paviolo et al., ), precipitation (Maffei, Noss, Cuéllar, & Rumiz, ; Rocha et al., ), and latitude (Di Bitetti et al., ; Rocha et al., ); in addition, ocelots may have an affinity for some specific matrices, such as eucalyptus plantation (Massara, de Oliveira Paschoal et al., ; Massara, Paschoal et al., ). Ocelots have been recorded in a great variety of habitats, from heavily logged and fragmented forests, to early and late successional forests, the outskirts of major cities and towns, disturbed scrub/woodland Savannah and agricultural areas (de Oliveira et al., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Habitat use of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Brazilian Amazon

Wang

Rocha

Abrahams³

et al. 2019

Ecology and Evolution

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Amazonia forest plays a major role in providing ecosystem services for human and sanctuaries for wildlife. However, ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the Brazilian Amazon has threatened both. The ocelot is an ecologically important mesopredator and a potential conservation ambassador species, yet there are no previous studies on its habitat preference and spatial patterns in this biome. From 2010 to 2017, twelve sites were surveyed, totaling 899 camera trap stations, the largest known dataset for this species. Using occupancy modeling incorporating spatial autocorrelation, we assessed habitat use for ocelot populations across the Brazilian Amazon. Our results revealed a positive sigmoidal correlation between remote‐sensing derived metrics of forest cover, disjunct core area density, elevation, distance to roads, distance to settlements and habitat use, and that habitat use by ocelots was negatively associated with slope and distance to river/lake. These findings shed light on the regional scale habitat use of ocelots and indicate important species–habitat relationships, thus providing valuable information for conservation management and land‐use planning.

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Effect of humans and pumas on the temporal activity of ocelots in protected areas of Atlantic Forest

Cited by 38 publications

References 48 publications

Anthropogenic Disturbances Drive Domestic Dog Use of Atlantic Forest Protected Areas

Anthropogenic Disturbances Drive Domestic Dog Use of Atlantic Forest Protected Areas

Spatiotemporal mechanisms of coexistence in an European mammal community in a protected area of southern Italy

Habitat use of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Brazilian Amazon

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