Mammals of four Caatinga areas in northeastern Brazil: inventory, species biology, and community structure

By

Delciellos, Ana Cláudia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-6-30

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

1916--15

Subjects

camera trap , capture-recapture method , inventory , mammalia , semi-arid

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1916

 

Abstract

Studies on population dynamics and com­munity structure for mammals from the semi-arid Caatinga biome are very scarce. I surveyed non-volant mammals in four sites in the Caatinga of Northeastern Brazil. Herein, 24 species belonging to eight orders are recorded. A total of 165 individuals of five species of small mammals were captured in a 4-year capture-recapture study. Capture success and relative richness were low and not correlated with precipitation and temperature. The present study contributes to the knowledge of species biology and ecology in sites geographically close to priority areas for conservation in this biome.