Trophic ecology, functional diversity and occurrence of terrestrial mammals in the Atlantic Forest

• Grant number: 14/09300-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: March 01, 2015
• End date: August 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Nature Conservation
• Principal Investigator: Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz
• Grantee: Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Beatriz de Mello Beisiegel ; Cristina Camargo Banks-Leite ; Marcelo Zacharias Moreira ; Mauro Galetti Rodrigues ; Renata Alonso Miotto ; Rogerio Cunha de Paula ; Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato ; Silvio Marchini

Abstract

The Atlantic Forest biome has suffered defaunation processes resulting in the loss of ecological functions that compromised their ecosystem services. This study aims to describe the trophic ecology, functional diversity and occurrence of terrestrial mammals in preserved areas (N=5) located at the largest forest continuum of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The study includes the isotopic analysis of fecal samples and hair carnivorous mammals, analysis of the functional diversity of the sampled communities; camera trapping for estimating abundance, density, co-occurrence, and analysis of trophic networks. The integration of different researchers and institutions will allow the exercise of interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and transversality for the conservation of the Atlantic Forest biome. Also, this project is linked to other three projects that will be conducted concurrently - "Ecological consequences of defaunation in the Atlantic rainforest", coordinated by Dr. Mauro Galetti, "Use, habitat selection and jaguar movement in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga biome: a comparative analysis", coordinate by Dr. Ronaldo G. Morato, "Genetic diversity of felines (P. concolor, L. pardalis, L. tigrinus e P. yagouaroundi) and effect of the presence of mesopredator (L. pardalis) density and genetic diversity of the species of small-sized felines", coordinated by Dr. Pedro M. Galetti Jr. - will result in one of the largest conservation efforts in a biodiversity hotspot. Finally, the results shall contribute to the goals of the National Action Plans for the Conservation of Endangered Species of Felines, coordinated by CENAP/ICMBio. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO; MARCHINI, SILVIO; BOGONI, JULIANO A.; PAOLINO, ROBERTA MONTANHEIRO; LANDIS, MARIANA; FUSCO-COSTA, ROBERTO; MAGIOLI, MARCELO; MUNHOES, LETICIA PRADO; SARANHOLI, BRUNO H.; GOMES RIBEIRO, YURI GERALDO; et al. Best of both worlds: Combining ecological and social research to inform conservation decisions in a Neotropical biodiversity hotspot. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, v. 66, p. 14-pg., 2022-04-01. (14/09300-0, 14/10192-7, 13/24453-4, 16/19106-1, 18/16662-6, 19/21074-9, 14/01986-0)

NAGY-REIS, MARIANA; OSHIMA, JULIA EMI DE FARIA; KANDA, CLAUDIA ZUKERAN; PALMEIRA, FRANCESCA BELEM LOPES; DE MELO, FABIANO RODRIGUES; MORATO, RONALDO GONCALVES; BONJORNE, LILIAN; MAGIOLI, MARCELO; LEUCHTENBERGER, CAROLINE; ROHE, FABIO; et al. NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics. ECOLOGY, v. 101, n. 11, NOV 2020. (14/01986-0, 12/14245-2, 10/05343-5, 13/50421-2, 06/04878-7, 17/21816-0, 05/00405-4, 13/24453-4, 15/22844-1, 13/07162-6, 15/19439-8, 16/11595-3, 19/04851-1, 15/18381-6, 13/04957-8, 14/23095-0, 14/09300-0, 11/06782-5, 15/17739-4, 11/22449-4, 14/23132-2, 14/10192-7, 12/00534-2, 14/14925-9)

MENDES, CALEBE P.; CARREIRA, DAIANE; PEDROSA, FELIPE; BECA, GABRIELLE; LAUTENSCHLAGER, LAIS; AKKAWI, PAULA; BERCE, WILLIAM; FERRAZ, KATIA M. P. M. B.; GALETTI, MAURO. Landscape of human fear in Neotropical rainforest mammals. Biological Conservation, v. 241, JAN 2020. (15/18381-6, 15/22844-1, 14/01986-0, 14/09300-0, 14/23095-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; MOREIRA, MARCELO ZACHARIAS; BATISTA FONSECA, RENATA CRISTINA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; RODRIGUES, MARCIA GONCALVES; MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO. Human-modified landscapes alter mammal resource and habitat use and trophic structure. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. 116, n. 37, p. 18466-18472, SEP 10 2019. (14/10192-7, 14/09300-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; BOVO, ALEX AUGUSTO ABREU; ALBERICI, VINICIUS; MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO. The use of hair traps as a complementary method in mammal ecology studies. MAMMALIA, v. 83, n. 2, p. 144-149, MAR 2019. (14/10192-7, 14/09300-0, 13/24929-9)

PAVIOLO, AGUSTIN; DE ANGELO, CARLOS; FERRAZ, KATIA M. P. M. B.; MORATO, RONALDO G.; PARDO, JULIA MARTINEZ; SRBEK-ARAUJO, ANA C.; BEISIEGEL, BEATRIZ DE MELLO; LIMA, FERNANDO; SANA, DENIS; DA SILVA, MARINA XAVIER; et al. A biodiversity hotspot losing its top predator: The challenge of jaguar conservation in the Atlantic Forest of South America. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 6, NOV 16 2016. (14/09300-0)

BOVO, ALEX A. A.; FERRAZ, KATIA M. P. M. B.; MAGIOLI, MARCELO; ALEXANDRINO, EDUARDO R.; HASUI, ERICA; RIBEIRO, MILTON C.; TOBIAS, JOSEPH A.. Habitat fragmentation narrows the distribution of avian functional traits associated with seed dispersal in tropical forest. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 16, n. 2, p. 90-96, APR-JUN 2018. (13/24929-9, 14/14925-9, 14/10192-7, 11/06782-5, 14/23809-2, 10/05343-5, 14/09300-0, 13/50421-2)

DE ABREU BOVO, ALEX AUGUSTO; MAGIOLI, MARCELO; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE REIS; KRUSZYNSKI, CECILIA; ALBERICI, VINICIUS; MELLO, MARCO A. R.; CORREA, LIDIANI SILVA; ZECCHINI GEBIN, JOAO CARLOS; GOMES RIBEIRO, YURI GERALDO; COSTA, FRANCISCO BORGES; et al. Paisagem antropicamente modificada atua como refúgio para mamíferos na Mata Atlântica. Biota Neotropica, v. 18, n. 2, 2018. (14/10192-7, 13/18046-7, 14/23809-2, 09/16009-1, 13/24929-9, 14/09300-0)

GALETTI, MAURO; CARMIGNOTTO, ANA PAULA; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE R.; SANTOS, MARCOS C. DE O.; DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA P. M.; LIMA, FERNANDO; VANCINE, MAURICIO H.; MUYLAERT, RENATA L.; GONCALVES BONFIM, FERNANDO CESAR; MAGIOLI, MARCELO; et al. Mammals in Sao Paulo State: diversity, distribution, ecology, and conservation. Biota Neotropica, v. 22, p. 11-pg., 2022-01-01. (21/10195-0, 20/12658-4, 13/19377-7, 21/08534-0, 15/21259-8, 18/16662-6, 19/20525-7, 11/22449-4, 15/17739-4, 16/19106-1, 12/04096-0, 14/10192-7, 18/50038-8, 20/01779-5, 17/23548-2, 11/20022-3, 10/52315-7, 14/01986-0, 08/03099-0, 18/14091-1, 14/09300-0, 13/50421-2)

PUTTKER, THOMAS; CROUZEILLES, RENATO; ALMEIDA-GOMES, MAURICIO; SCHMOELLER, MARINA; MAURENZA, DANIEL; ALVES-PINTO, HELENA; PARDINI, RENATA; VIEIRA, MARCUS V.; BANKS-LEITE, CRISTINA; FONSECA, CARLOS R.; et al. Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: A cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species. Biological Conservation, v. 241, JAN 2020. (14/09300-0, 05/00405-4, 14/10192-7, 06/04878-7, 08/03724-1, 11/06782-5, 04/04820-3, 14/14503-7, 13/50718-5, 11/19767-4, 08/01866-3, 13/22679-5, 14/14925-9, 99/09635-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA P. M.. Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) predation by puma (Puma concolor) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Biota Neotropica, v. 18, n. 1, 2018. (14/10192-7, 14/09300-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; VILLAR, NACHO; JORGE, MARIA LUISA; BIONDO, CIBELE; KEUROGHLIAN, ALEXINE; BRADHAM, JENNIFER; PEDROSA, FELIPE; COSTA, VLADIMIR; MOREIRA, MARCELO ZACHARIAS; PASCHOALETTO MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA; et al. Dietary expansion facilitates the persistence of a large frugivore in fragmented tropical forests. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, DEC 2021. (14/01986-0, 14/10192-7, 14/50434-0, 16/15436-7, 15/18381-6, 15/11521-7, 14/09300-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO MICCHI DE BARROS. Deforestation leads to prey shrinkage for an apex predator in a biodiversity hotspot. MAMMAL RESEARCH, v. 66, n. 2, FEB 2021. (14/09300-0, 14/10192-7)

CARREIRA, DAIANE C.; DATTILO, WESLEY; BRUNO, DAFINI L.; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE REIS; FERRAZ, KATIA M. P. M. B.; GALETTI, MAURO. Small vertebrates are key elements in the frugivory networks of a hyperdiverse tropical forest. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 10, n. 1, JUN 29 2020. (14/09300-0, 14/01986-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO; FREIRE SETZ, ELEONORE ZULNARA; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE REIS; DE SA SANTOS RONDON, MICHELLE VIVIANE; KUHNEN, VANESSA VILLANOVA; DA SILVA CANHOTO, MARIANA CRISTINA; ALMEIDA DOS SANTOS, KAREN EVELYN; KANDA, CLAUDIA ZUKERAN; FREGONEZI, GABRIELA DE LIMA; et al. Connectivity maintain mammal assemblages functional diversity within agricultural and fragmented landscapes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH, v. 62, n. 4, p. 431-446, AUG 2016. (14/10192-7, 14/09300-0, 13/50421-2, 09/16009-1)

MAGIOLI, M.; RIBEIRO, M. C.; FERRAZ, K. M. P. M. B.; RODRIGUES, M. G.. Thresholds in the relationship between functional diversity and patch size for mammals in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, v. 18, n. 6, p. 499-511, DEC 2015. (14/09300-0, 13/50421-2)

CARREIRA, DAIANE CRISTINA; BRODIE, JEDEDIAH F.; MENDES, CALEBE P.; FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA P. M. B.; GALETTI, MAURO. A question of size and fear: competition and predation risk perception among frugivores and predators. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, v. 101, n. 3, p. 648-657, MAY 22 2020. (14/01986-0, 14/09300-0)

MAGIOLI, MARCELO; MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ, KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO GARCIA; GALETTI, MAURO; FREIRE SETZ, ELEONORE ZULNARA; PAGLIA, ADRIANO PEREIRA; ABREGO, NEREA; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; OVASKAINEN, OTSO. Land-use changes lead to functional loss of terrestrial mammals in a Neotropical rainforest. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 19, n. 2, p. 161-170, APR-JUN 2021. (14/09300-0, 16/19106-1, 14/10192-7)

DE OLIVEIRA, MARCIO LEITE; GROTTA-NETTO, FRANCISCO; DE FARIA PERES, PEDRO HENRIQUE; VOGLIOTTI, ALEXANDRE; BROCARDO, CARLOS RODRIGO; CHEREM, JORGE JOSE; LANDIS, MARIANA; PAOLINO, ROBERTA MONTANHEIRO; FUSCO-COSTA, ROBERTO; GATTI, ANDRESSA; et al. lusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of survey. MAMMAL RESEARCH, v. 67, n. 1, OCT 2021. (14/09300-0, 17/00331-8, 17/02200-8, 15/25742-5)