Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment
ABSTRACT Identification of the predators of bird nests is essential to test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses and to make practical management decisions. A variety of nest monitoring devices have been proposed but many remain difficult to set up in the field. The aim of this study was to test c...
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| author | Lais Ribeiro-Silva Daniel F. Perrella Carlos H. Biagolini-Jr Paulo V.Q. Zima Augusto J. Piratelli Marcelo N. Schlindwein Pedro M. Galetti Junior Mercival R. Francisco |
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| description | ABSTRACT Identification of the predators of bird nests is essential to test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses and to make practical management decisions. A variety of nest monitoring devices have been proposed but many remain difficult to set up in the field. The aim of this study was to test camera traps as a potential tool to study predation of natural nests in a tropical rainforest environment. Specifically, we registered the predators, assessed their size range, and we compared the use of one and two cameras per nest. Of 122 nests from 24 bird species, 45 (37%) were depredated, and the cameras recorded the predator species in 29 of the total of depredated nests (64%). We identified predators in eight of 16 depredated nests (50%) in which we used one camera trap per nest, and we identified predators in 21 of 29 depredated nests (72%) when we used two camera traps per nest. The predators included six species of birds and six species of mammals, with body masses varying from 20 g to 16.5 kg. Causes for 10 of the 16 detection failures were identified and are discussed. These results suggest that camera traps are viable tools to investigate nest predation in a tropical rainforest area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9028040215d46c0a02beb4a111c56012023-01-02T19:45:32ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZoologiaZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46892018-06-0135010.3897/zoologia.35.e14678S1984-46702018000100326Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environmentLais Ribeiro-SilvaDaniel F. PerrellaCarlos H. Biagolini-JrPaulo V.Q. ZimaAugusto J. PiratelliMarcelo N. SchlindweinPedro M. Galetti JuniorMercival R. FranciscoABSTRACT Identification of the predators of bird nests is essential to test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses and to make practical management decisions. A variety of nest monitoring devices have been proposed but many remain difficult to set up in the field. The aim of this study was to test camera traps as a potential tool to study predation of natural nests in a tropical rainforest environment. Specifically, we registered the predators, assessed their size range, and we compared the use of one and two cameras per nest. Of 122 nests from 24 bird species, 45 (37%) were depredated, and the cameras recorded the predator species in 29 of the total of depredated nests (64%). We identified predators in eight of 16 depredated nests (50%) in which we used one camera trap per nest, and we identified predators in 21 of 29 depredated nests (72%) when we used two camera traps per nest. The predators included six species of birds and six species of mammals, with body masses varying from 20 g to 16.5 kg. Causes for 10 of the 16 detection failures were identified and are discussed. These results suggest that camera traps are viable tools to investigate nest predation in a tropical rainforest area.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702018000100326&lng=en&tlng=enAtlantic Forestnest monitoringnest predatorsnesting success |
| spellingShingle | Lais Ribeiro-Silva Daniel F. Perrella Carlos H. Biagolini-Jr Paulo V.Q. Zima Augusto J. Piratelli Marcelo N. Schlindwein Pedro M. Galetti Junior Mercival R. Francisco Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment Zoologia (Curitiba) Atlantic Forest nest monitoring nest predators nesting success |
| title | Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment |
| title_full | Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment |
| title_fullStr | Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment |
| title_short | Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment |
| title_sort | testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment |
| topic | Atlantic Forest nest monitoring nest predators nesting success |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702018000100326&lng=en&tlng=en |
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