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Activity Pattern of Brocket Deer (Genus Mazama) in the Atlantic Forest

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  • Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo
  • Tayná Seabra
  • Giovanna Colnago Cecanecchia

    (Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Biodiversidade (LECBio), Universidade Vila Velha – UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, nº 21, Bairro Boa Vista, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
    Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha – UVV, Brazil
    Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Vila Velha – UVV, Brazil
    Instituto SerraDiCal de Pesquisa e Conservação, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)

  • Tayná Seabra

    (Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha – UVV,)

  • Giovanna Colnago Cecanecchia

    (Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, Universidade Vila Velha – UVV, Brazil
    Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Vila Velha – UVV, Brazil)

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the activity pattern of Mazama spp. in an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern Brazil, and to test whether the sampling design can affect the recorded patterns. Data from 4 sampling periods were analyzed (June 2005 to February 2010), using different sampling designs, and these included camera trapping installed along internal unpaved roads or in the forest interior. The records of Mazama spp. were collected throughout the day, with no periods of inactivity, similarly to the results from other regions in South America, but differently from a previous study developed in the same sampled area. There was variation in the distribution of records throughout the day when the sampling periods/designs were compared, but the activity patterns were not statistically different when compared the 2 types of habitat sampled (internal roads and forest interior). Sampling design affect the activity pattern recorded for Mazama spp., which may be related to behavioral differences in response to spatial variations in habitat on a local/regional scale. We recommended the combined use of different sampling designs to better describe the activity pattern of species in camera trap studies, reinforcing that the risk of sample bias should be weighed during the study design.

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  • Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo & Tayná Seabra & Giovanna Colnago Cecanecchia & Tayná Seabra & Giovanna Colnago Cecanecchia, 2019. "Activity Pattern of Brocket Deer (Genus Mazama) in the Atlantic Forest," JOJ Wildlife & Biodiversity, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(2), pages 63-71, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jjojwb:v:1:y:2019:i:2:p:63-71
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJWB.2019.01.555560
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