European Hare invasion and its association with structure, composition and agricultural crops cycle in the interior of São Paulo

• Grant number: 18/11788-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2018
• Effective date (End): September 01, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Nature Conservation
• Principal Investigator: Adriano Garcia Chiarello
• Grantee: Nielson Aparecido Pasqualotto Salvador
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/26334-9 - European hare invasion and its association with landscape heterogeneity and agricultural crops cycle in a biofuel producing zone, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Invasion of species is one of the main threats to biodiversity conservation. Although not every introduction of species results in invasion, aliens species commonly cause severe impact both to humans and wildlife, so it is very important to understand the interaction of aliens with the new environments. In this respect, this work aims to investigate European Hare occupancy association with heterogeneity and agricultural crops cycle that occur near the limit of its geographical expansion front. Besides, the patterns of co-occurrence between the European Hare, Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778, an exotic species introduced in South America, and tapiti, Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758), the single native lagomorph of Brazil, will be investigated. The study will sample 60 agricultural landscapes in the interior of São Paulo and will be based on data from complementary sampling methods (direct sampling with camera-traps and indirect sampling in transects). Analyzes will involve occupation models at multiple scales, explicitly dealing imperfect detection (<1). The landscapes to be sampled will have a wide spatial distribution (centers distant from each other for at least 6180 m) and were selected based on criteria that maximize the variance of predictors of interest and minimize the interference of uncontrolled factors. This study intends to broaden the understanding of European Hare invasion in Brazil, generating results that will have implications not only for the conservation of the native fauna but also for the agricultural policy and economy in general. (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)

RODRIGUES, NAYRA T.; SARANHOLI, BRUNO H.; ANGELONI, THAIS A.; PASQUALOTTO, NIELSON; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO G.; GALETTI, JR., PEDRO M.. DNA mini-barcoding of leporids using noninvasive fecal DNA samples and its significance for monitoring an invasive species. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 10, n. 12, JUN 2020. (16/19106-1, 13/24453-4, 18/11788-1)

VERSIANI, NATALIA F.; BAILEY, LARISSA L.; PASQUALOTTO, NIELSON; RODRIGUES, THIAGO F.; PAOLINO, ROBERTA M.; ALBERICI, VINICIUS; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO G.. Protected areas and unpaved roads mediate habitat use of the giant anteater in anthropogenic landscapes. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, v. 102, n. 3, p. 802-813, JUN 2021. (18/11788-1, 13/12914-7, 11/22449-4, 16/19106-1)

PONZIO, MARCELLA DO CARMO; PASQUALOTTO, NIELSON; ALBERICI, VINICIUS; PAOLINO, ROBERTA MONTANHEIRO; RODRIGUES, THIAGO FERREIRA; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO G.. Space use patterns of two large carnivores: Puma (Puma concolor) and Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in tropical agroecosystems. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2023-10-03. (13/12914-7, 19/26334-9, 18/11788-1, 11/22449-4)

PASQUALOTTO, NIELSON; BOSCOLO, DANILO; VERSIANI, NATALIA F.; PAOLINO, ROBERTA M.; RODRIGUES, THIAGO F.; KREPSCHI, VICTOR G.; CHIARELLO, ADRIANO G.. Niche opportunity created by land cover change is driving the European hare invasion in the Neotropics. Biological Invasions, v. 23, n. 1, SEP 2020. (11/22449-4, 18/11788-1)

Academic Publications

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

SALVADOR, Nielson Aparecido Pasqualotto. European hare invasion in southeastern Brazil: identifying drivers of occupancy and abundance and analyzing the invader\'s impact on the Brazilian cottontails spatial distribution. 2023. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.