Long-term ecological program reveals high species richness of medium- and large-sized mammals in forest fragments of the Cerrado

Authors

  • Roniel Freitas-Oliveira Universidade Federal de Jataí, Laboratório de Macroecologia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4886-6730
  • Marco Antônio Guimarães-Silva Instituto Federal Goiano, Laboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Sistemática de Vertebrados https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-2477
  • Tainã Lucas Andreani Instituto Federal Goiano, Laboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Sistemática de Vertebrados https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0613-4133
  • Wellington Hannibal Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Laboratório de Ecologia e Biogeografia de Mamíferos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7141-1243
  • Helbert S. Barbosa Instituto Federal Goiano, Laboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Sistemática de Vertebrados https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7109-5190
  • João Vitor Vinhais Sousa Instituto Federal Goiano, Laboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Sistemática de Vertebrados
  • Rogério P. Bastos Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5978-3244
  • Jânio C. Moreira Instituto Federal Goiano, Laboratório de Estudos em Divulgação Científica, Ensino de Biociências e Zoologia de Vertebrados Aplicada à Saúde https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-427X
  • Alessandro Ribeiro Morais Instituto Federal Goiano, Laboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Sistemática de Vertebrados https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0511-5790

Abstract

Abstract We inventoried medium- and large-sized mammals in private properties in a long- term ecological program entitled Effect of Landscape Configuration and Composition on Biodiversity: Multilevel Analysis (PELD EBMN), in Southwest of Goiás state, Brazilian Midwest, Cerrado. We inventoried 60 sites in forest fragments inside private properties using camera trap, between March 2022 and April 2023, with 30 days of continuous sampled, after which the camera trap was removed and reinstalled after a period of approximately six months. We registered a total of 31 medium- and large-sized mammals species, with our sampled effort, the largest one employed in the region, the richness found here is the largest already recorded for this region, representing 60% of medium- and large-sized mammals listed from Cerrado. Beyond this, we found seven threatened and two “Data deficient” species, which highlights that despite deforestation in the last century, this region is still capable of harboring threatened species. However, we recorded three exotic, invasive, or domestic species, which is a worrying scenario, which could compromise the ecological balance of the region. Finally, we found that Tapirus terrestris, although threatened, was the most frequent species recorded in our study, showing the potential of this area for medium- and large-sized mammals conservation. Therefore, in the first sampled year of PELD EBMN we found a medium- and large-sized mammals richest in the study area, showing the potential of this project in the long term.

Downloads

Published

2025-01-01

How to Cite

Freitas-Oliveira, R., Guimarães-Silva, M. A., Andreani, T. L., Hannibal, W., Barbosa, H. S., Sousa, J. V. V., Bastos, R. P., Moreira, J. C., & Morais, A. R. (2025). Long-term ecological program reveals high species richness of medium- and large-sized mammals in forest fragments of the Cerrado. Biota Neotropica, 25(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/2115

Issue

Section

Inventories

Most read articles by the same author(s)

Loading...