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Species richness and edge effects on bat communities from Perobas Biological Reserve, Paraná, southern Brazil
2013; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 48; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01650521.2013.845967
ISSN1744-5140
AutoresJosiane Rodrigues Rocha da Silva, Henrique Ortêncio Filho, Thomas E. Lacher,
Tópico(s)Amphibian and Reptile Biology
ResumoAbstractWe investigated the influence of edge effects on the composition of bat species communities in Perobas Biological Reserve. Mist nets were set along forest edges and in fragments; 170 individuals and 13 species were captured. Eleven species were registered in the forest and nine in the edge, and mean number of captures by month was significantly lower in edge habitat. Artibeus lituratus and Sturnira lilium were the most frequently captured species. Some species were sampled exclusively in the edge; others were captured only in forest. Insectivorous bats were more frequently captured in more open edge habitats.Keywords: fragmentationChiropteraBrazilbiodiversitycommunity ecology AcknowledgmentsWe thank the Universidade Paranaense and Araucaria Foundation for their encouragement and financial support; Sandra Mara Milani Nishimura, Marcos Magalhães, Marcelo Aparecido Marques, Antonio Carlos Franco de Lima, Simone Pereira Bunhuolo, Lilian Janke, Leandro Ranucci Silva, Leandro Domeneguetti Bezerra, Leandro Gaioto, Josiane Lavanholi, Jonatan Wilian Soares da Silva, Vagner Carlos Canuto and Rosenildo Simões de Andrade, for participation and assistance in field collections and Carlos Alberto Ferrarezi de Giovanni, head of the Biological Reserve of Perobas, for support and encouragement during the research. Texas A&M University provided logistical support for Henrique Ortêncio Filho during a visit to College Station, Texas and during a subsequent visit of Thomas Lacher to Brazil.
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