TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Background. The red temazate deer (Mazama temama, Artiodactyla: Cervidae) is a deer with ecological, cultural and economic importance, but its density and habitat characteristics in National Parks are unknown. Objective. To estimate the track index as an indirect measure of density and describe the...
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| author | Ricardo Serna-Lagunes Lizbeth Ramos-Quechulpa Gerardo Benjamín Torres-Cantú Fernando Isaac Gastelum-Mendoza Luis Antonio Tarango-Arambula |
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| description | Background. The red temazate deer (Mazama temama, Artiodactyla: Cervidae) is a deer with ecological, cultural and economic importance, but its density and habitat characteristics in National Parks are unknown. Objective. To estimate the track index as an indirect measure of density and describe the vegetation characteristics of the habitat of M. temama in the town of Zapoapan, Parque Nacional Cañón del Río (PNCRB), Veracruz, Mexico. Methodology. During January to October 2021, eight transects were established to record tracks, phototraps were installed to determine their presence, and Canfield lines were used to describe the vegetation in areas with the presence of the species. Results. Twenty-three tracks of M. temama were recorded: nine tracks (39%), six excreta (26%), three foraging tracks (13%), three stalls (13%) and two photocaptures (8%), equivalent to an index tracks of 0.57 individuals/ha or 2.2 ha/individual, low density compared to other reports of the species. The habitat presented a richness of 19 species of plants, the shrubs being more abundant (36%) than the herbaceous and arboreal (represented by 32% each); the tree layer was dominant in terms of height and diameter. Implications. These results suggest that the habitat does not have sufficient diversity of resources to maintain a dense population of M. temama. Conclusion. The population density of M. temama in the PNCRB was low associated with a restricted carrying capacity in the study area, so actions must be taken towards the conservation and sustainable use of the population of this species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d524fdaa14624edbbcf90476f130f0082024-02-21T16:05:44ZengUniversidad Autónoma de YucatánTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems1870-04622023-05-0126210.56369/tsaes.46661471TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICORicardo Serna-Lagunes0Lizbeth Ramos-Quechulpa1Gerardo Benjamín Torres-Cantú2Fernando Isaac Gastelum-Mendoza3Luis Antonio Tarango-Arambula4Unidad de Manejo y Conservación de Recursos Genéticos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias región Orizaba-Córdoba. Universidad Veracruzana.Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Córdoba.Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, región Orizaba-Córdoba, Universidad VeracruzanaUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California, Facultad de Ciencias, Laboratorio de Manejo y Conservación de Vida Silvestre Carretera Transpeninsular 3917, Col. Playitas, C.P. 22860 Ensenada, Baja California, MéxicoColegio de Postgraduados, Campus San Luís Potosí. C. de Iturbide 73, San Agustin, 78622 Salinas de Hidalgo, S.L.P.Background. The red temazate deer (Mazama temama, Artiodactyla: Cervidae) is a deer with ecological, cultural and economic importance, but its density and habitat characteristics in National Parks are unknown. Objective. To estimate the track index as an indirect measure of density and describe the vegetation characteristics of the habitat of M. temama in the town of Zapoapan, Parque Nacional Cañón del Río (PNCRB), Veracruz, Mexico. Methodology. During January to October 2021, eight transects were established to record tracks, phototraps were installed to determine their presence, and Canfield lines were used to describe the vegetation in areas with the presence of the species. Results. Twenty-three tracks of M. temama were recorded: nine tracks (39%), six excreta (26%), three foraging tracks (13%), three stalls (13%) and two photocaptures (8%), equivalent to an index tracks of 0.57 individuals/ha or 2.2 ha/individual, low density compared to other reports of the species. The habitat presented a richness of 19 species of plants, the shrubs being more abundant (36%) than the herbaceous and arboreal (represented by 32% each); the tree layer was dominant in terms of height and diameter. Implications. These results suggest that the habitat does not have sufficient diversity of resources to maintain a dense population of M. temama. Conclusion. The population density of M. temama in the PNCRB was low associated with a restricted carrying capacity in the study area, so actions must be taken towards the conservation and sustainable use of the population of this species.https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/4666agroecosistemasbosque tropical perennifoliolínea canfieldtransectosvegetación secundaria. |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Serna-Lagunes Lizbeth Ramos-Quechulpa Gerardo Benjamín Torres-Cantú Fernando Isaac Gastelum-Mendoza Luis Antonio Tarango-Arambula TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems agroecosistemas bosque tropical perennifolio línea canfield transectos vegetación secundaria. |
| title | TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO |
| title_full | TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO |
| title_fullStr | TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO |
| title_full_unstemmed | TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO |
| title_short | TRACKS INDEX AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABITAT OF Mazama temama (KERR 1792) IMMERSED IN THE CAÑÓN DE RÍO BLANCO NATIONAL PARK, VERACRUZ, MEXICO |
| title_sort | tracks index and vegetation characteristics of the habitat of mazama temama kerr 1792 immersed in the canon de rio blanco national park veracruz mexico |
| topic | agroecosistemas bosque tropical perennifolio línea canfield transectos vegetación secundaria. |
| url | https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/4666 |
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