Mamíferos De Médio E Grande Porte Na Área De Proteção Ambiental Municipal Do Rio Vermelho Em Santa Catarina, Sul Do Brasil

Abstract

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

Long-Term Perspective on Fishing and Mammal Defaunation in the Atlantic Forest Coast of Brazil Using Archaeological Faunal Remains

“…The last recorded sightings of tapirs and peccaries in Babitonga Bay date back to 1996, while the last record of a red brocket deer was in 2001 (Cherem et al, 2004). By contrast, these species have been reported between 2015 and 2019 in a Protected Area located approximately 45 km away from Babitonga Bay (Hübel et al, 2021), reinforcing the role of conservation strategies in reducing defaunation (Bogoni et al, 2020). Despite a long history of hunting, Babitonga Bay shows a notable diversity of medium and large terrestrial mammal species (n = 30, excluding volant mammals), surpassing the average observed in the Atlantic Forest from 1983 to 2017 (n = 14.7 species) (Bogoni et al, 2018).…”

Medium to Large Sized Mammals in Várzeas Do Rio Ivinhema State Park, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Central-Western Brazil

“…Além disso, nossos resultados duplicaram o total de espécies registradas previamente no PEVRI, pois adicionamos 16 espécies à lista de 17 espécies de A riqueza de espécies de mamíferos terrestres de médio e grande porte obtida no PEVRI (N = 30) representa 64% das espécies desse grupo registradas para o estado de Mato Grosso do Sul -MS (N = 47, Tomas et al 2017). Em outros estudos que também utilizaram armadilhas fotográficas e observações diretas em áreas protegidas de Mata Atlântica no sudeste e sul do Brasil, a riqueza variou entre 23 e 36 espécies (Aximoff et al 2015, Mazza et al 2018, Brocardo et al 2020, Hübel et al 2020, Elias et al 2021.…”