Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal‐central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation‐related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data.
Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non‐detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non‐governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer‐reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non‐detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio‐temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large‐scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data.
Constituída em uma prática educativa, a Educação Ambiental é comprometida com a formação de cidadãos conscientes ambientalmente. Este trabalho objetivou relatar as experiências práticas de Educação Ambiental obtidas por meio de ações de extensão desenvolvidas por discentes de pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais da Universidade Federal de Pelotas, em parceria com o Núcleo de Educação, Pesquisa e Extensão em Resíduos e Sustentabilidade, aplicadas em duas escolas da rede pública, com a participação de aproximadamente cinquenta crianças do ensino fundamental, entre seis e quatorze anos. Por meio da sensibilização, de oficinas pedagógicas de teatro de fantoches, desenhos, oficina de grafite, contação de histórias e de atividades e jogos lúdicos a respeito do meio ambiente, procurou-se abordar temas como: resíduos sólidos, arborização e crimes ocorridos em Mariana e Brumadinho. Observou-se um resultado positivo das oficinas, contribuindo para a melhor compreensão da interação humana com o meio ambiente e com as consequências das ações humanas. Palavras chave: Educação; Resíduos sólidos; Meio ambiente; Consciência ambiental; Práticas lúdicas.
A Educação Ambiental Crítica tende a perceber que os problemas ambientais contemporâneos não encontram respostas em soluções disciplinares e reducionistas. Desta forma, compreende que os processos de exploração do bioma Pampa estão assentados em questões construídas socialmente, a partir de um sistema de dominação e opressão da natureza. Nesse sentido, compreende-se que a dominação da natureza está inter-relacionada com o patriarcado e a dominação do feminino. Assim, este artigo objetivou tecer pontos de convergência entre o bioma Pampa e o ecofeminismo, diante do olhar da educação ambiental crítica.Palavras-chave: Educação ambiental crítica. Ecofeminismo. Bioma Pampa.Approximations between the Pampa biome and Ecofeminism from Critical Environmental EducationAbstract:Critical Environmental Education tends to acknowledge that contemporary environmental problems do not respond well to disciplinary and reductionist solutions. We find that the processes of exploration of the Pampa biome are based on socially constructed issues which arise from a system that dominates and oppresses nature. Therefore, we comprehend that the domination of nature is interrelated with patriarchy and the domination of the feminine. Thus, this article seeks to reveal points of convergence between the pampa biome and ecofeminism from the perspective of critical environmental education.Keywords: Critical environmental education. Ecofeminism. Pampa biome
RESUMODesenvolvido desde 2012, o Projeto Pró-Bicho Pelotas visa auxiliar protetores voluntários de animais e a ONG SOS Pelotas (organização que atua no resgate e no tratamento de animais abandonados) na obtenção de imagens fotográficas com qualidade dos animais resgatados e que se encontram disponíveis para adoção responsável. Através do e-mail do projeto, são agendadas as sessões fotográficas dos animais. As fotografias são obtidas com equipamento profissional e em um fundo infinito portátil, construído pelos discentes. Dessa forma, a obtenção de imagens pode ser realizada no próprio Centro de Artes ou no local onde os animais se encontram. Após a edição e o tratamento, as imagens são veiculadas em álbuns na página do projeto na rede social Facebook. Juntamente com os álbuns, são divulgados os contatos do protetor que está cuidando dos animais até a adoção. O agendamento das sessões, a obtenção de imagens, seu tratamento e sua divulgação são realizados por discentes do Centro de Artes da UFPel que cursaram as disciplinas de Introdução à Fotografia e Fotografia nos cursos de Artes Visuais (Bacharelado e Licenciatura), Design Gráfico e Design Digital. Além de divulgar os álbuns do projeto, na página também são divulgados animais que
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