Skip to main content

Ecological consequences of hunting in Atlantic forest patches, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cullen, Laury Jr., Bodmer, Richard E., Valladares-Padua, Claudio (2001) Ecological consequences of hunting in Atlantic forest patches, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Oryx, 35 (2). pp. 137-144. ISSN 0030-6053. (doi:10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00163.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10313)

The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided.
Official URL:
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00163.x

Abstract

This paper evaluates the ecological consequences of hunting by comparing mammalian densities, biomass, relative energy consumption and community structure between sites with different levels of hunting pressure. Hunting is carried out mainly by colonists who farm on the edge of Atlantic forest fragments in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mammals were studied over a period of 18 months, along 2287 km of line transects. Transects were distributed among two protected sites, one slightly hunted site and two heavily hunted sites. Tapirs, the two peccary species, brocket deer, armadillos and agoutis are preferred by hunters in the region. Primates are not hunted in the region. Hunting has affected community structure, with ungulates dominating mammalian biomass at protected sites and primates dominating at hunted sites. This has caused an ecological inversion in the hunted areas of the Atlantic forests. In amazonian regions of the Neotropics hunting is more evenly distributed among primates, large rodents, and ungulates and has resulted in an opposite inversion, with hunted sites having lower primate biomass. Atlantic forests are very susceptible to the possible ecological imbalances induced by hunting by humans, and this must be considered for management and conservation programmes.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00163.x
Additional information: ISI Document Delivery No.: 428RG Times Cited: 19 Cited Reference Count: 36
Uncontrolled keywords: Atlantic Forest; biomass; Brazil; density; hunting; mammals
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User: C.G.W.G. van-de-Benderskum
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2008 13:31 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:30 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10313 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Bodmer, Richard E..

Creator's ORCID:
CReDIT Contributor Roles:
  • Depositors only (login required):

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.