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| Espinosa, C.C.; Galiano, D.; Kubiak, B.B.; Marinho, J.R. | |
| Medium- and large-sized mammals in a steppic savanna area of the Brazilian Pampa: survey and conservation issues of a poorly know fauna | |
| 2016 Brazilian Journal of Biology (76): 73-79 | |
The wildlife of the Brazilian Pampa is threatened by large-scale habitat loss, due in particular to the expansion of soybean cultivation and the conversion of grasslands areas into extensive areas of silviculture. It is essential to study how the mammal fauna copes with the highly fragmented, human-influenced, non-protected landscape. Our study presents the results of a survey of the large- and medium-sized mammals of a typical human-influenced steppic savanna area of the Pampa biome. The survey was conducted exclusively with the use of camera traps over a period of 16 months. The relative frequencies of species in the area were evaluated. We recorded 18 species, some of them locally threatened (_Tamandua tetradactyla_, _Alouatta caraya_, _Leopardus colocolo_, _Leopardus geoffroyi_, _Leopardus wiedii_, _Puma yagouaroundi_, _Mazama gouazoubira _and _Cuniculus paca_). Several species were found to thrive in the area; however, many species were considered rare, and undoubtedly new species could be recorded if we continued the sampling. Our results contribute to the knowledge of faunal diversity in the Pampa biome and associated habitats, warn about threats and provide support for conservation measures. |
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