Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica
Introduction: Change of natural land use has become major a driver of biodiversity loss around the world. Mammals are important components of forests because they affect forest structure and composition, but few studies have compared mammals in tropical areas with different levels of human disturba...
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| author | Diego Fallas Madrigal Catherine Sanchez-González Didier González-Mora Melissa Chavarría-Arroyo Mercedes Penit-Llobet |
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Introduction: Change of natural land use has become major a driver of biodiversity loss around the world. Mammals are important components of forests because they affect forest structure and composition, but few studies have compared mammals in tropical areas with different levels of human disturbance. Objective: To do a rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, in three zones with different levels of human disturbance. Methods: On July 18-21, 2019, we identified non-flying mammals with trail walk sightings, camera traps, and Sherman traps. Results: We identified 17 species but no differences among zones. The most common were Cebus imitador and Pecari tajacu, the most used plant was Mangifera indica. Conclusion: This brief study identified 17 non-flying mammals in this reserve.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8146a5f74fc143f29603a3d9d615b15a2023-06-03T19:07:08ZengUniversidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)Cuadernos de investigación UNED1659-42661659-441X2023-05-0115110.22458/urj.v15i1.4558Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa RicaDiego Fallas Madrigal0Catherine Sanchez-González1Didier González-Mora2Melissa Chavarría-Arroyo3Mercedes Penit-Llobet4Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, San José, Costa RicaUniversidad Latina de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, San José, Costa RicaUniversidad Latina de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, San José, Costa RicaUniversidad Latina de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, San José, Costa RicaUniversidad Latina de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, San José, Costa Rica Introduction: Change of natural land use has become major a driver of biodiversity loss around the world. Mammals are important components of forests because they affect forest structure and composition, but few studies have compared mammals in tropical areas with different levels of human disturbance. Objective: To do a rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, in three zones with different levels of human disturbance. Methods: On July 18-21, 2019, we identified non-flying mammals with trail walk sightings, camera traps, and Sherman traps. Results: We identified 17 species but no differences among zones. The most common were Cebus imitador and Pecari tajacu, the most used plant was Mangifera indica. Conclusion: This brief study identified 17 non-flying mammals in this reserve. https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/4558conservationprotectionfirst evaluationforestlowland |
| spellingShingle | Diego Fallas Madrigal Catherine Sanchez-González Didier González-Mora Melissa Chavarría-Arroyo Mercedes Penit-Llobet Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica Cuadernos de investigación UNED conservation protection first evaluation forest lowland |
| title | Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica |
| title_full | Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica |
| title_short | Rapid assessment of non-flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica |
| title_sort | rapid assessment of non flying mammals in three levels of human disturbance hacienda baru national wildlife refuge costa rica |
| topic | conservation protection first evaluation forest lowland |
| url | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/4558 |
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