Redirections in Conservation Biology

Verdade, Luciano Martins; Piña, Carlos Ignácio; Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-54751-5_1

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“…Green et al (2005) have shown that there can be more biodiversity in such landscapes when they are not solely managed for production. Our results stress the role of multifunctional landscapes in promoting wildlife conservation (Verdade et al 2014a(Verdade et al , 2016, due to the fact that the current protected area network is insufficient to maintain biodiversity (Ekroos et al 2016).…”

Section: Iforest -Biogeosciences and Forestrymentioning

confidence: 64%

“…This study shows that silvicultural landscapes demand wildlife management efforts (i.e., biodiversity conservation, control, sustainable use and monitoring) and stresses the conservation role of multifunctional landscapes (Verdade et al 2016). The relatively high diversity of predators suggests the possible use of trophic approaches in future monitoring programs of biodiversity and biocomplexity in silvicultural landscapes (Verdade et al 2014a). Consequently, future studies should prioritise the use of wildlife-friendly agricultural management techniques, as well as the reintroduction of locally extinct species of large mammals, like the tapir, to recover the complexity level of ecological and evolutionary processes and the consequent patterns of biological diversity.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Previous studies have shown that fauna diversity is relatively well represented within many agricultural and silvicultural landscapes dominated by Eucalyptus plantations in south-eastern Brazil, even when compared with areas of native vegetation (Dotta & Verdade 2011, Verdade et al 2014a, Timo et al 2015. According to these studies, these areas are not only important corridors that facilitate movement between native habitats, but also provide opportunities for foraging and shelter for some species; therefore, having a potential conservation role.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

Campos¹,

Charters²,

Verdade³

2018

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Agricultural landscapes cover approximately 35% of Brazil and are the second greatest threat to biodiversity worldwide. In Brazil, seven millions hectars of land is covered with Eucalyptus plantations, which is considered to have low conservation value. However, studies have shown that heterogeneous silvicultural landscapes, made up of Eucalyptus matrices and patches dedicated to conservation, are able to support a considerable diversity of wild mammals. This study aims to assess the diversity and distribution patterns of medium-tolarge-sized mammals in a silvicultural landscape in Angatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Nineteen species were detected by camera traps within the study area. Diversity indices did not vary among habitat types (i.e., native vegetation, abandoned pasture and Eucalyptus plantations), suggesting that the species use the landscape as a whole. A relatively diverse range of predator species was found in the area, suggesting that future monitoring programs should focus on predator-prey relationships. A low diversity of frugivores was detected, indicating that management actions should be taken to facilitate their local recovery. Our results stress the fundamental importance of the conservation areas (Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserve) in silvicultural landscapes, as these areas help maintain complexity of the landscape structure.

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Section: Iforest -Biogeosciences and Forestrymentioning

confidence: 64%

Section: Final Considerationsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

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Charters²,

Verdade³

2018

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“…We totally agree with that statement. However, we see controlling hunting of invasive species as a rather simple action of wildlife management (Caughley, ; Verdade, Lyra‐Jorge & Piña, ). The possible conflicts between conservationists and the production sectors resulting from recovery of the jaguar in landscapes dominated by sugarcane and Eucalyptus plantations in southeastern Brazil, on the other hand, are rather complex and deserve to be treated as the conservation front line.…”

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Land‐use change and an exotic potential prey for the jaguar: a reply to da Rosa et al.

Verdade

Palomares

Couto

et al. 2017

Animal Conservation

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“…However, species richness may be biased by a recent evolutionary history, whereas phylogenetic and functional diversity can be, respectively, related to the long-term evolutionary process and to ecological processes . The relationships between species richness and relative abundance provide a momentary pattern in biological diversity (Magnusson, 2002b;Bonar et al, 2010), which varies along the time in response to evolutionary and ecological processes, especially in terms of trophic structure (Verdade et al, 2014b).…”

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Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Uribe¹,

Cristina²

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Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil Studies in agricultural landscapes have shown that anthropogenic environments may be relevant to wildlife species. Given the extent of these areas efficient research methods are needed to assess its ecological value in terms of local diversity, such as the use of biological indicators. The main goal here was to evaluate the possible relationship between the native vegetation biomass and diversity of small mammals in a silvicultural landscape of São Paulo. The study was developed at Fazenda Três Lagoas, which is part of the "Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade" (PPBio), at Angatuba municipality, State of São Paulo, and lasted nine months. From May 2015 to March 2016 nine sampling campaigns were carried over a grid of 15 pitfall traps, five in Eucalyptus plantations, five in native vegetation and five in abandoned pastures. In the Chapter 1 the distribution and abundance patterns of small mammals on a silvicultural landcape during the early second cycle of Eucalyptus plantation in Southeastern Brazil was evaluated. A total of 672 individuals from 15 species of the orders Rodentia (9 spp.) and Didelphimorphia (6 spp.) were captured and five new species were detected in the study area in comparison to the first cycle. Although these species are predominantly generalists, there were differences in the abundance of small mammals in the three environments. The presence of native vegetation patches associated with riparian areas and abandoned pastures and the role of small mammals as a food resource for predators on a trophic structure, gives a certain conservation value to silvicultural landscapes in southeastern Brazil. In the Chapter 2 the relationship between landscape metrics and patterns of diversity, distribution and abundance of small mammals in a silvicultural landscape were evaluated. The species richness and family diversity of small mammals have been predominantly determined by the percentage of native vegetation. However, the abundance of small mammals can be determined by an indirect estimate of the native vegetation biomass (i.e., NDVI), which can be considered a 3D landscape metric as it is related to volume. Therefore, to succeed in assessing the value of agricultural landscape, future studies should consider landscape context, as well as the landscape metrics associated with geospatial data analysis and the distinct responses of species.

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Redirections in Conservation Biology

Cited by 13 publications

References 36 publications

Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

Land‐use change and an exotic potential prey for the jaguar: a reply to da Rosa et al.

Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

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