Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal
Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) live in groups that seem to abandon their territories during the flooding season. We studied the spatial ecology of giant otter groups during dry and wet seasons in the Vermelho and Miranda rivers in the Brazilian Pantanal. We monitored visually or by radiotelem...
| Autor principal: | Leuchtenberger, Caroline |
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| Outros Autores: | Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues, Magnusson, William Ernest, Mourão, Guilherme |
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oai:repositorio:1-16069 Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal Leuchtenberger, Caroline Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Magnusson, William Ernest Mourão, Guilherme Flooding Home Range Mustelid Radio Telemetry Site Fidelity Space Use Brasil Pantanal Pteronura Brasiliensis Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) live in groups that seem to abandon their territories during the flooding season. We studied the spatial ecology of giant otter groups during dry and wet seasons in the Vermelho and Miranda rivers in the Brazilian Pantanal. We monitored visually or by radiotelemetry 10 giant otter groups monthly from June 2009 to June 2011.We estimated home-range size for all groups with the following methods: linear river length, considering the extreme locations of each group, and fixed kernel. For the radiotracked groups, we also used the k-LoCoh method. Spatial fidelity and habitat selection of giant otter groups were analyzed seasonally. On the basis of k-LoCoh (98%) method, home-range sizes during the wet season (3.6-7.9 km2) were 4 to 59 times larger than during the dry season (0.1-2.3 km2). Home-range fidelity between seasons varied among giant otter groups from 0% to 87%, and 2 radiotagged groups shifted to flooded areas during the wet seasons. Giant otter groups were selective in relation to the composition of the landscape available during the dry seasons, when the river was used more intensively than other landscape features. However, they seemed to be less selective in positioning activity ranges during the wet season. During this season, giant otters were frequently observed fishing in the areas adjacent to the river, such as flooded forest, grassland, and swamps. © 2013 American Society of Mammalogists. 2020-05-22T21:12:16Z 2020-05-22T21:12:16Z 2013 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16069 10.1644/12-MAMM-A-210.1 en Volume 94, Número 2, Pags. 320-330 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Journal of Mammalogy |
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Flooding Home Range Mustelid Radio Telemetry Site Fidelity Space Use Brasil Pantanal Pteronura Brasiliensis |
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Flooding Home Range Mustelid Radio Telemetry Site Fidelity Space Use Brasil Pantanal Pteronura Brasiliensis Leuchtenberger, Caroline Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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Flooding Home Range Mustelid Radio Telemetry Site Fidelity Space Use Brasil Pantanal Pteronura Brasiliensis |
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Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) live in groups that seem to abandon their territories during the flooding season. We studied the spatial ecology of giant otter groups during dry and wet seasons in the Vermelho and Miranda rivers in the Brazilian Pantanal. We monitored visually or by radiotelemetry 10 giant otter groups monthly from June 2009 to June 2011.We estimated home-range size for all groups with the following methods: linear river length, considering the extreme locations of each group, and fixed kernel. For the radiotracked groups, we also used the k-LoCoh method. Spatial fidelity and habitat selection of giant otter groups were analyzed seasonally. On the basis of k-LoCoh (98%) method, home-range sizes during the wet season (3.6-7.9 km2) were 4 to 59 times larger than during the dry season (0.1-2.3 km2). Home-range fidelity between seasons varied among giant otter groups from 0% to 87%, and 2 radiotagged groups shifted to flooded areas during the wet seasons. Giant otter groups were selective in relation to the composition of the landscape available during the dry seasons, when the river was used more intensively than other landscape features. However, they seemed to be less selective in positioning activity ranges during the wet season. During this season, giant otters were frequently observed fishing in the areas adjacent to the river, such as flooded forest, grassland, and swamps. © 2013 American Society of Mammalogists. |
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Leuchtenberger, Caroline |
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Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Magnusson, William Ernest Mourão, Guilherme |
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Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Magnusson, William Ernest Mourão, Guilherme |
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Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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Space use by giant otter groups in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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space use by giant otter groups in the brazilian pantanal |
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Journal of Mammalogy |
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