Implications of unreliable species identification methods for Neotropical deer conservation planning

Autor(es)

de Faria Peres, Pedro Henrique ^[1] ; Grotta-Neto, Francisco ^[2] ; Luduverio, Douglas Jovino ^[1] ; de Oliveira, Marcio Leite ^[1] ; Barbanti Duarte, Jose Mauricio ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Deer Res & Conservat Ctr NUPECCE, Jaboticabal - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Parana UFPR, Lab Biodiversidade Conservacao & Ecol Anim Silves, Curitiba, Parana - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION; v. 19, n. 4, p. 435-442, OCT-DEC 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Deer species play a key role in processes that maintain ecosystem community structure and composition. However, several of the species are considered at risk of extinction. One of the strategies for their conservation is the maintenance of legally protected areas in which administration is prescribed by a management plan. Species inventories form the basis of this instrument as it allows to identify key resources and taxons. We reviewed the management plans of Brazilian protected areas to assess the suitability of methods employed to identify deer species. We reviewed 118 management plans (covering 298,000 km(2) of protected area) and checked each occurrence record for information regarding detection methods, which we classified according to their suitability for species-level identification. We found that 38% of the records did not report the species detection method used. Specific identifications were obtained through seven different methodologies, of which 12% were considered suitable, 28% were suitable with caveats, and 60% were unsuitable for species identification. We conclude it is necessary to improve the scientific rigor applied to inventories and data collection to avoid producing further inconsistent information, as this might affect management actions and risks the exclusion of threatened species from public policies on conservation planning. (C) 2021 Associacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao. Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/02200-8 - Distribuição e fluxo gênico entre variantes genéticas de veado-mateiro (Mazama americana Erxleben, 1777) no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Pedro Henrique de Faria Peres
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 17/07014-8 - O uso de topotipos atuais para produção de genótipos e citótipos na revisão taxonômica do gênero Mazama: a base para a conservação das espécies
• Beneficiário: José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 15/25742-5 - Distribuição e densidade de veados do gênero Mazama na Mata Atlântica
• Beneficiário: Márcio Leite de Oliveira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado