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The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia

Riparian forest is protected under federal legislation in Brazil. In the Amazon Basin, numerous streams and rivers provide huge potential for increasing the conservation value of deforested and fragmented landscapes through the protection of linear remnants along watercourses. However, the potential...

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Autor principal: Lima, Marcelo G. de
Outros Autores: Gascon, Claude
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Biological Conservation 2020
Assuntos:
Community Structure
Connectivity
Habitat Conservation
Rainforest
Riparian Forest
Brasil
Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19195
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spelling oai:repositorio:1-19195 The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia Lima, Marcelo G. de Gascon, Claude Community Structure Connectivity Habitat Conservation Rainforest Riparian Forest Brasil Riparian forest is protected under federal legislation in Brazil. In the Amazon Basin, numerous streams and rivers provide huge potential for increasing the conservation value of deforested and fragmented landscapes through the protection of linear remnants along watercourses. However, the potential of such remnants to be used as faunal habitat and possibly as movement corridors has never been fully investigated. We surveyed small mammal and litter-frog communities in linear remnants of primary rainforest ranging from 140 to 190 m in width, and in adjacent continuous rainforest, to compare their species richness, composition, and abundance. No significant differences were found in any aspect of community structure or species abundance. This suggests that linear remnants along watercourses provide suitable habitat for at least some forest vertebrates, a conclusion reinforced by the fact that many frogs and small mammals were found reproducing and moving in the remnants. These results highlight the potential of linear remnants to serve as habitat for small forest vertebrates and suggest they could function as corridors for some species to increase landscape connectivity. 2020-06-15T22:06:13Z 2020-06-15T22:06:13Z 1999 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/19195 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00084-1 en Volume 91, Número 2-3, Pags. 241-247 Restrito Biological Conservation
institution Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional
collection INPA-RI
language English
topic Community Structure
Connectivity
Habitat Conservation
Rainforest
Riparian Forest
Brasil
spellingShingle Community Structure
Connectivity
Habitat Conservation
Rainforest
Riparian Forest
Brasil
Lima, Marcelo G. de
The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia
topic_facet Community Structure
Connectivity
Habitat Conservation
Rainforest
Riparian Forest
Brasil
description Riparian forest is protected under federal legislation in Brazil. In the Amazon Basin, numerous streams and rivers provide huge potential for increasing the conservation value of deforested and fragmented landscapes through the protection of linear remnants along watercourses. However, the potential of such remnants to be used as faunal habitat and possibly as movement corridors has never been fully investigated. We surveyed small mammal and litter-frog communities in linear remnants of primary rainforest ranging from 140 to 190 m in width, and in adjacent continuous rainforest, to compare their species richness, composition, and abundance. No significant differences were found in any aspect of community structure or species abundance. This suggests that linear remnants along watercourses provide suitable habitat for at least some forest vertebrates, a conclusion reinforced by the fact that many frogs and small mammals were found reproducing and moving in the remnants. These results highlight the potential of linear remnants to serve as habitat for small forest vertebrates and suggest they could function as corridors for some species to increase landscape connectivity.
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author Lima, Marcelo G. de
author2 Gascon, Claude
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title The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia
title_short The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia
title_full The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia
title_fullStr The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia
title_full_unstemmed The conservation value of linear forest remnants in central Amazonia
title_sort conservation value of linear forest remnants in central amazonia
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publishDate 2020
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