Trees Used as Resource by Primates in Fragments of the Atlantic Forest

ISBN-13: 9786139936946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 52 str.

Valdecir da Silva; Dimítri de Araújo Costa; Martin Lindsey Christoffersen

Opis

The problem of forest fragmentation causes, among other things, the loss of biodiversity; here in Brazil is no different. Therefore, we decided to evaluate if the size of the fragment also affects the availability of resources for the non-human primates in the Atlantic Forest and if the presence of medium and large frugivorous primates can influence the diversity and forest structure. For this, we studied three forest fragments and used different Shannon, Alpha-Fisher and Simpson diversity indexes, as well as analyzing alpha and beta diversity. After all, can the presence of medium and large-sized primates, such as the guaribas (Alouatta belzebul), affect the diversity and availability of resources?

O autorze

da Silva, Valdecir
Valdecir da Silva has B.Sc. in Ecology from the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB; degree in Biology from Cruzeiro do Sul University - UCS; post graduate (specialization) in Plant Biology from Cândido Mendes University - UCAM; post graduate (specialization) in Human Rights Education at the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB.