Os mamíferos de médio porte e suas respostas à fatores ambientais, físicos e antrópicos, sobre diferentes perspectivas, no Parque Estadual da Ilha Grande RJ

Abstract

The spatial variation of the biotic and abiotic characteristics of environment affects the mammal s distributions on different scales. The State Park of Ilha Grande (PEIG) has heterogeneous habitats by diverse vegetation and is home to mediumsized mammals, but they still few studied. Our goals in this study are to evaluate the effect of variables physical, micro-habitat, vegetation structure and human impacts on the mammal s community and species. The record of the species was by camera- traps and the environmental variables measured by different methods in 49 camera stations. The results of this study inferred that the richness of nine species of native medium size mammals corresponds to an island environment expected. The most abundant species were Dasyprocta leporina, Agouti paca, Dasypus novemcinctus and Didelphis aurita, the rarest was the Leopardus wiedii. The mammal fauna composition differs between the northern and southern slopes of the Ilha Grande (ANOVA, p = 0.01). The most of individuals was recorded on the southern slope, where there is the effect of variation in altitude, the lower variation of micro-habitat and lower human population density. However the vegetation structure does not differ between the slopes and does not affect the most abundant species. These species are sensitive to physical variables. There is an impact on the composition and abundance of species of mammals by human population density in the villages on, despite the hunt wasn t effective in the sampled areas. The medium-sized mammals are sensitive to larger-scale variables and may have structured their community due to the impact of human activity. The complexity of habitat and population control in PEIG is important to keep the community of medium-sized mammals.