Camera Trap Feasibility for Ecological Studies of Elusive Forest Deer
| Autor: | Fernando C. Passos, José Maurício Barbanti Duarte, Ubiratan Piovezan, Pedro Henrique de Faria Peres, Francisco Grotta-Neto |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), FRANCISCO GROTTA?NETO,1, PEDRO H. F. PERES, UBIRATAN PIOVEZAN, CPATC, FERNANDO C. PASSOS, JOSÉ M. B. DUARTE. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA-Alice) Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) instacron:EMBRAPA |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:37:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01 The difficulty in observing and capturing elusive species in the wild is one of the main reasons for the limited number of studies on such species. This knowledge gap affects the development of conservation and management plans. Hence, testing the feasibility of research tools is essential for the future use and reliability of such tools. Camera traps increasingly are used as an alternative to capturing animals for wildlife research, and to generate important data for the management and conservation of many species. We identified individual free-ranging gray brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira) from the Brazilian Pantanal by their natural markings. From October 2011 through September 2012, we investigated the feasibility of using camera traps for home range, habitat use, and activity period studies based on individuals with natural marks compared with the concurrent data collected from Global Positioning System (GPS) collars. Home range studies based on camera traps have limitations related to the quantity of individuals with natural marks and need for population premonitoring to detect them. The irregular performance of camera traps and lower detection probability in open habitats restricted its application in the habitat use study, especially among highly heterogeneous habitats. However, the positive correlation (r = 0.98, P < 0.001) between the frequency of photographic records and distances travelled by deer with GPS locations indicated reliable use of camera traps for research into activity periods. Camera traps can be used as an alternative to telemetry, potentially expanding the perspective and scope of noninvasive ecological studies for elusive and cryptic species. © 2020 The Wildlife Society. Laboratório de Biodiversidade Conservação e Ecologia de Animais Silvestres (LABCEAS) Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Av. Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210, CEP Núcleo de Pesquisa e Conservação de Cervídeos (NUPECCE) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Tabuleiros Costeiros Departamento de ATC, Av. Governador Paulo Barreto de Menezes 3250, CEP Laboratório de Biodiversidade Conservação e Ecologia de Animais Silvestres (LABCEAS) Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação Departamento de Zoologia Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Av. Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210 Núcleo de Pesquisa e Conservação de Cervídeos (NUPECCE) Departamento de Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n Núcleo de Pesquisa e Conservação de Cervídeos (NUPECCE) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n Núcleo de Pesquisa e Conservação de Cervídeos (NUPECCE) Departamento de Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n |
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