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Title: Natural factors but not anthropogenic factors affect native and non-native mammal distribution in a Brazilian National Park
Keywords: Biological invasions
Domestic animals
Itatiaia National Park
Protected areas
Wild boar
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona
Citation: SILVEIRA, R. A. D. et al. Natural factors but not anthropogenic factors affect native and non-native mammal distribution in a Brazilian National Park. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, [S.l.], v. 44, n. 2, p. 139-151, 2021. DOI: 10.32800/abc.2021.44.0241.
Abstract: Protected areas, designed for biodiversity conservation, are currently affected by invasive species as most of them have documented biological invasions. This study aimed to test whether non-native mammal species richness influences the local distribution of native mammals and how distance from human settlement, elevation and vegetation characteristics influence native and non-native mammal richness in a national park in Brazil. We recorded 20 mammal species in the park, 17 native species and three non-native species. Native mammal richness was higher at intermediate elevations and in forests with lower tree densities and tree basal area. Non-native mammal richness was greater at higher elevations and in forests with low tree densities. Non-native mammals did not influence native mammal presence. In conclusion, the distribution of both native and non-native mammal species was affected by elevation and vegetation but not by distance from human settlements or non-native mammal presence.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/49505
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