A5090733871- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine animal studies overview
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Environmental and biological studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2014-2024
University of Florida
2003
The data set provided here includes 8,320 frugivory interactions (records of pairwise between plant and frugivore species) reported for the Atlantic Forest. 331 vertebrate species (232 birds, 90 mammals, 5 fishes, 1 amphibian, 3 reptiles) 788 species. We also present information on traits directly related to process (endozoochory), such as size fruits seeds body mass gape frugivores. Data were extracted from 166 published unpublished sources spanning 1961 2016. While this is probably most...
Most tree species rely on vertebrates for seed dispersal, and many use fruits as food resources in tropical forests. Therefore, plant–frugivore interactions affect population dynamics persistence ecological communities. Plant–frugivore often involve species, forming networks of interacting plants animals that play different roles determining network organization. The organization is the way are structured community, which may have consequences its evolutionary dynamics. Some greater...
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We studied variations in diet and abundance of the bat Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) a montane Atlantic Forest, order to investigate if patterns this habitat differ from those better-studied lowlands. The S. was assessed based on fecal samples, whereas possible were documented capture success. also monitored linked variability air temperature fruit production Solanaceae, main food lilium. Bats fed exclusively fruits, mostly Solanaceae occasionally Piperaceae Cecropiaceae....
Urban forests are usually isolated and highly disturbed, however they important shelters for tolerant animal species. Their food habits expose the different ecological roles these animals perform in habitat. We analyzed contribution of Didelphis albiventris Lund (1840), as a seed disperser, to vegetation renewal an urban forest fragment, describing its frugivorous diet testing viability ingested seeds. Both male female white-eared opossum included vast variety items their diet, mainly...
South America holds 30% of the world's avifauna, with Atlantic Forest representing one richest regions Neotropics. Here we have compiled a data set on Brazilian bird occurrence (150,423) and abundance samples (N = 832 species; 33,119 individuals) using multiple methods, including qualitative surveys, mist nets, point counts, line transects). We used four main sources data: museum collections, on-line databases, literature sources, unpublished reports. The comprises 4,122 localities from 1815...
Bats and birds carry out most of the seed dispersal in Neotropics (Galindo-Gonzáles et al . 2000), are crucial for dynamics regeneration tropical forests (Whittaker & Jones 1994). However, only a few details known about interactions particular bat–fruit systems. Most frugivorous bats highly mobile (Bernard Fenton 2003), do not harm seeds (Fleming Sosa 1994), suggesting that they legitimate effective dispersers ( sensu Fleming
The diet of the Brazilian slender opossum (Marmosops paulensis) was determined through analysis fecal samples collected in an area montane Atlantic forest southeastern Brazil. M. paulensis consumed insects, arachnids, gastropods, fruits, flower parts, and small vertebrates. observed preference for Piper fruits could be related to spatiotemporal predictability this item, whereas Coleoptera, Blattodea, Opiliones due overestimation hard-bodied prey. Diet composition varied seasonally, with...
ABSTRACT Structural and floristic components of vegetation fruit production were examined to evaluate the relative importance each aspect on patterns habitat use determine whether differences in degree frugivory would affect sensitivity birds components. Abundances 12 bird species quantified four different types Southeastern Atlantic rain forest Brazil using captures with mist nets. traits sampled within plots along net lines. Best explanations for variation abundance obtained by...
Abstract Movement patterns of frugivorous birds may be altered in anthropogenically fragmented landscapes, with possible consequences for seed dispersal and plant recruitment. We studied the movement functional connectivity six bird species ( Colaptes melanochloros, Thraupis bonariensis, Pitangus sulphuratus, Saltator aurantiirostris, Turdus amaurochalinus, Elaenia spp.) a Chaco‐woodland landscape Argentina. recorded directions movements (arrivals departures) whether their destination was...
Habitat loss can trigger cascades of secondary extinctions, changing the organization interacting assemblages. Until recently, most extinction models in interaction systems had limited ecological realism. Here, we estimate a realistic sequence species extinctions resulting from habitat to assess its impacts on structure frugivory networks Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We show that and random led similar patterns. also identified threshold response network loss. When forest cover was reduced...
Abstract Dispersal limitation severely impairs the trajectory of restoration, mainly due to lack seed vectors bringing seeds from nearby habitats; a role played by many frugivorous vertebrates that can be absent or reduced in restored degraded sites. Here we propose new technique named Induced Seed Dispersal, amplifies generalist frugivores have dispersal. It consists offering embedded pulp commercial fruits whole native fleshy feeders frugivores, which ingest and defecate them elsewhere. We...
Data on the reproductive patterns of Brazilian slender opossum (Marmosops paulensis) were collected in an area Montane Atlantic forest, southeastern Brazil, from August 2002 to July 2004. Reproduction occurred September March both years, a period high food supply, probably as way maximize survival juveniles. There was nearly zero postmating survival, thus, no individual took part more than 1 breeding event. This pattern characterizes semelparous life history, which has been described other...
Some bat species seem to be lunar phobic, i.e., they avoid flying in bright areas or during periods of the night; however, evidence is still controversial. We think that part this controversy comes from pooling data on captures and moonlight intensity according broad categories, such as moon phases, which conceal high variability among nights. Therefore, we used detailed, long-term field three phyllostomid species, order test hypothesis phobia at two different time scales: 1) nights, by...
Frugivorous birds are key dispersal agents of many plant species and also may facilitate seed germination after gut passage. However, the general effects passage on still not clear, with positive, negative, neutral reported germination. We evaluated seven bird-dispersed Chaco Serrano Woodland in Córdoba, Argentina: Celtis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Liebm., Condalia spp. Cav., Lantana camara L., Lithraea molleoides (Vell.) Engl., Lycium cestroides Schltdl., Schinus fasciculatus (Griseb.) I.M....
Abstract. 1. The effects of prescribed fire on ant community structure were examined in a regenerating longleaf pine savanna Florida, U.S.A. presence ants 20, 10 × m plots was determined by baiting every 1–3 months from 18 before until 6 afterwards. 2. Expected species richness (based rarefaction) and density post‐fire significantly lower than for the same month (September) fire. 3. Cluster analysis revealed that far less important predictors seasonality unexplained inter‐annual variation....
The relative importance of factors that influence the habitats animals select often varies with spatial scale. We evaluated hypotheses habitat selection by 2 sympatric slender opossums (Marmosops) is scale-dependent, and coexistence in gray opossum (Marmosops incanus) Brazilian (M. paulensis) enabled through differential use components or segregation vertical strata, both. At a mesohabitat scale both species selected areas dense understory, especially obstruction 0–0.5 m above ground. finer,...