Habitat structure and food resources for wildlife across successional stages in a tropical forest

Pinotti, Bruno T.; Pagotto, Camilla P.; Pardini, Renata

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.020

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“…This diversity of environments can provide food resources and shelter for the establishment of a well-structured community of mammals (August 1983), if conservation measures are in place (Pinotti et al 2012).…”

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Non-volant mammals of the Mestre Álvaro Environmental Protection Area, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Guerra¹,

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2017

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The Atlantic Forest faces a critical fragmentation process, and is now reduced to just 12.5% of its historical coverage. The state of Espírito Santo is completely inserted within the Atlantic Forest and has a high mammal richness, despite the severe habitat reduction and fragmentation. The Mestre Álvaro Environmental Protection Area is located in the metropolitan region of Vitória and serves as a potential wildlife refuge. We conducted field surveys in this protected area between 2012 and 2013 using live traps and interviews with locals. Herein, we compile a list of 36 species (including 5 threatened species) in the Mestre Álvaro; these mammal species belong to 8 orders, 19 families, and 34 genera. Despite the proximity of Mestre Álvaro to urban areas, published records on the area's fauna and flora are very scarce, and this paper is the first to document the diversity of non-volant mammals in this area.

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Non-volant mammals of the Mestre Álvaro Environmental Protection Area, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

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“…Most practitioners consider planting high density of trees in total area a tried-and-true method, but plantations can also be expensive and ecologically insufficient in many environmental contexts (Murcia 1997;Souza and Batista 2004;Sampaio et al 2007;Rey Benayas et al 2008) since they still relies on natural processes, for example, the recovery of pollinators (Dixon 2009), seed dispersers, consumers and mycorrhizae (Ruiz-Jaen and Aide 2005; Brudvig 2011; Morrison and Lindell 2012). More than creating vegetative cover, the success of habitat restoration depends on the arrival of these wildlife colonists (Wunderle 1997;Scott et al 2001;Bowen et al 2007;Pinotti et al 2012;Chazdon 2014;Peña-Domene et al 2014). …”

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Neotropical rainforest restoration: comparing passive, plantation and nucleation approaches

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“…Studies in the tropics have reported that understory insectivores and omnivores tend to be more associated with intermediate successional forests and secondary forests (Raman et al 1998, Pinotti et al 2012, Casas et al 2016). This can be attributed to the abundant availability of moisture-dependent insects and shade-dependent plants/fruits in these habitats (Villard 1998, Pinotti et al 2012).…”

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“…This can be attributed to the abundant availability of moisture-dependent insects and shade-dependent plants/fruits in these habitats (Villard 1998, Pinotti et al 2012). This probably explains why insectivore and frugivore feeding guilds dominate the secondary forest habitat in this study.…”

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Response of tropical birds to habitat modifications in fragmented forest patches: A case from a tropical lowland rainforest in south-west Sri Lanka

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Disturbed forest fragments comprise a substantial proportion of tropical landscapes, and these habitats along with associated ecotones have become important to tropical biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes. This study evaluated how tropical avifaunal communities respond to moderate habitat disturbances, such as shifting cultivation, selective logging and restoration from exotic plant species, in the Yagirala Forest Reserve, a fragmented tropical lowland rainforest in south-west Sri Lanka. Thirty circular plots with a 25-m fixed-radius, located to cover four prominent habitat types (secondary forest, Pinus-dominated forest, abandoned paddy lands and home gardens), were studied from March to December 2014. The results suggest that despite being fragmented and disturbed by human actions, the Yagirala Forest Reserve and associated ecotone collectively provide an important refuge for avifauna in the landscape context. The forest-home garden interface supported the highest avifaunal diversity. Edge habitats represented by home gardens and abandoned paddy lands generally supported greater bird richness. However, less disturbed secondary forest and Pinus-dominated forest were be more important for endemic and forest-specialist birds. Our results further highlight the potential value of wooded forest-home garden interfaces and forest stands restored with exotic pines in supporting native forest bird assemblages, especially in fragmented and isolated forest patches.Nomenclature: BirdLife International (2015).

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Habitat structure and food resources for wildlife across successional stages in a tropical forest

Cited by 34 publications

References 74 publications

Non-volant mammals of the Mestre Álvaro Environmental Protection Area, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Non-volant mammals of the Mestre Álvaro Environmental Protection Area, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Neotropical rainforest restoration: comparing passive, plantation and nucleation approaches

Response of tropical birds to habitat modifications in fragmented forest patches: A case from a tropical lowland rainforest in south-west Sri Lanka

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Habitat structure and food resources for wildlife across successional stages in a tropical forest

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Non-volant mammals of the Mestre &Aacute;lvaro Environmental&nbsp;Protection Area, state of Esp&iacute;rito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Non-volant mammals of the Mestre &Aacute;lvaro Environmental&nbsp;Protection Area, state of Esp&iacute;rito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Neotropical rainforest restoration: comparing passive, plantation and nucleation approaches

Response of tropical birds to habitat modifications in fragmented forest patches: A case from a tropical lowland rainforest in south-west Sri Lanka

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