Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia
Forest management strategies often compromised the patterns and processes of the naturally dynamic forest ecosystems. As species occurrence and diversity are directly associated with ecological and environment factors, this study evaluated the effect of low-impact forest management on the structure...
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| author | Fabrício Otávio do Nascimento Pereira Graciliano Galdino Alves dos Santos Anderson Borges Serra Cleuton Lima Miranda Guilherme da Silva Araújo Emil José Hernández Ruz |
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| description | Forest management strategies often compromised the patterns and processes of the naturally dynamic forest ecosystems. As species occurrence and diversity are directly associated with ecological and environment factors, this study evaluated the effect of low-impact forest management on the structure of the anuran community, considering the effects of the environment types generated by the management and the post-exploitation time in the Fazenda Uberlândia, southeastern Amazonia (Portel, Pará, Brazil). Field data were collected in the period of the highest rainfall in the region (February to March 2021) by sampling 84 linear transects (25 m each) at a minimum distance of 500 m between them. The time elapsed since logging that took place in the study sites varied from 2 to 17 years. We analyzed an area without forest management (used as a control) and three environment types formed by logging activities: secondary roads, skid trails, and storage yard. Our results showed no differences in species richness, abundance, and composition of the anuran community with respect to time since exploitation. Meanwhile, we found significant differences across different environment types, suggesting that the observed pattern of richness and abundance may benefit the assembly of anurans in the short term. Still, over a longer period, it may have a homogenizing effect, gradually modifying the anurofauna assemblage in managed areas to favor species adapted to more open environments, resulting in damage to the local diversity of anurans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4f0e58f1aa54e18b15170f36ddd267b2023-11-18T20:07:37ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2023-07-01127143710.3390/land12071437Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern AmazoniaFabrício Otávio do Nascimento Pereira0Graciliano Galdino Alves dos Santos1Anderson Borges Serra2Cleuton Lima Miranda3Guilherme da Silva Araújo4Emil José Hernández Ruz5Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Pará, Altamira 66075-110, PA, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação Bionorte, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belém 66077-830, PA, BrazilFaculdade de Engenharia Florestal, Campus Universitário de Altamira, Universidade Federal do Pará, Altamira 68371-155, PA, BrazilLaboratório de Genética e Evolução Animal (LEGAL), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus 69067-005, AZ, BrazilLaboratório de Zoologia, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas, Altamira 68371-155, PA, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Pará, Altamira 66075-110, PA, BrazilForest management strategies often compromised the patterns and processes of the naturally dynamic forest ecosystems. As species occurrence and diversity are directly associated with ecological and environment factors, this study evaluated the effect of low-impact forest management on the structure of the anuran community, considering the effects of the environment types generated by the management and the post-exploitation time in the Fazenda Uberlândia, southeastern Amazonia (Portel, Pará, Brazil). Field data were collected in the period of the highest rainfall in the region (February to March 2021) by sampling 84 linear transects (25 m each) at a minimum distance of 500 m between them. The time elapsed since logging that took place in the study sites varied from 2 to 17 years. We analyzed an area without forest management (used as a control) and three environment types formed by logging activities: secondary roads, skid trails, and storage yard. Our results showed no differences in species richness, abundance, and composition of the anuran community with respect to time since exploitation. Meanwhile, we found significant differences across different environment types, suggesting that the observed pattern of richness and abundance may benefit the assembly of anurans in the short term. Still, over a longer period, it may have a homogenizing effect, gradually modifying the anurofauna assemblage in managed areas to favor species adapted to more open environments, resulting in damage to the local diversity of anurans.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1437anuransAmazonforest managementforestry generalistsartificial pools |
| spellingShingle | Fabrício Otávio do Nascimento Pereira Graciliano Galdino Alves dos Santos Anderson Borges Serra Cleuton Lima Miranda Guilherme da Silva Araújo Emil José Hernández Ruz Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia Land anurans Amazon forest management forestry generalists artificial pools |
| title | Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia |
| title_full | Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia |
| title_fullStr | Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia |
| title_short | Composition of the Anuran Community in a Forest Management Area in Southeastern Amazonia |
| title_sort | composition of the anuran community in a forest management area in southeastern amazonia |
| topic | anurans Amazon forest management forestry generalists artificial pools |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1437 |
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