Factors affecting seed predation by vertebrates in a non defaunated tropical forest

• Grant number: 10/13014-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2011
• End date: February 28, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Physiology
• Principal Investigator: Ariovaldo Pereira da Cruz-Neto
• Grantee: Lígia Amoroso Galbiati
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 08/57687-0 - Effects of global climate change of the Brazilian fauna: a conservation physiology approach, AP.PFPMCG.TEM

Abstract

Fragmentation and habitat loss leads to a decrease in quantity or variety of food and living area, leaving people more vulnerable to environmental effects (Lande 1993). Chiroptera is one of the most successful orders of mammals and is actively involved in ecological processes. However, despite their high mobility, they may respond negatively to fragmentation, and this effect can vary interspecific. Thus, determining the magnitude of the impacts of fragmentation on bat populations may be useful in order to detect the sensitivity of species to this disorder, making proposals for preventive measures and management.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GALBIATI, Lígia Amoroso. Condição corpórea e hormônios de estresse como indicadores do status fisiológicos de três espécies de morcegos em resposta à fragmentação. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Rio Claro Rio Claro.