Large and medium-sized mammals in the urban park Cinturão Verde, Cianorte, northwestern Paraná

By

Martins, Thais De Oliveira
Bunhuolo, Simone Pereira
Ortêncio Filho, Henrique
Lacher Jr., Thomas Edward

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-3-5

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

1851--10

Subjects

Atlantic forest , corridors , Fragmentation , species richness , urban wildlife

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.2.1851

 

Abstract

We surveyed the composition of large and medium-sized mammals in the urban park Cinturão Verde in the city of Cianorte, Paraná, Brazil. This urban reserve is an important regional corridor for wildlife. Data were collected monthly during seven months for six days with track plots, camera traps, and visual searches for animals and sign. Richness estimates were calculated using Chao 2 and ICE estimators. Nineteen species of mammals in seven orders and 14 families were recorded. Although the area displays a high degree of disturbance, it supports the presence of important species for the fauna of northwestern Paraná, including state, regional and globally threatened species.