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| Oliveira, V.B.; Camara, E.M.V.C.; Oliveira, L.C. | |
| Composi‡Æo e caracteriza‡Æo da mastofauna de m‚dio e grande porte do Parque Nacional de Serra do Cip¢, Minas Gerais, Brasil | |
| 2009 Mastozoologia Neotropical (16): 355-364 | |
The Cerrado is one of the 34 hotspots because of its species richness, high degree of endemism and because just 20% of its original cover still remains. The Serra do Cip¢ National Park, located on the Central part of Minas Gerais State is inserted in the Cerrado domain. From August 2001 to July 2002, medium and large sized mammal species were surveyed by census, indirect tracks and track stations. We recorded 26 species representing 51% of all medium/large sized mammals of Cerrado. From those, four species are considered endangered at national level while eight are considered endangered at state level. The highest richness was found on gallery forest, highlighting the importance of these habitat for the mammals of the Cerrado. The track stations were not efficient to sampling medium/large sized mammals recording just six species while the remaining species were recorded by census and indirect tracks. The species with higher records were those well adapted to disturbed environments or which present high populational densities while the least recorded were the endangered species or those with naturally lower populational densities. |
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