The Conservation Value of Agricultural Landscapes

Verdade, Luciano Martins; Penteado, Marli; Gheler‐Costa, Carla; Dotta, Graziella; Rosalino, Luís Miguel; Pivello, Vânia Regina; Piña, Carlos Ignácio; Lyra-Jorge, Maria Carolina

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“…Diversity of mammals in silvicultural landscapes of SE Brazil mammals inhabiting this landscape are worthy of being monitored to take effective management actions (i.e., conservation, control or sustainable use of species) to improve local biodiversity and biocomplexity, as suggested by Verdade et al (2014b). Species richness within the study site was similar to other studies carried out in areas of Atlantic forest, semi-deciduous forest and Cerrado in São Paulo state, where 15 to 27 medium to large mammals were detected (Dotta & Verdade 2011, Timo et al 2015.…”

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Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

Campos¹,

Charters²,

Verdade³

2018

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Agricultural landscapes cover approximately 35% of Brazil and are the second greatest threat to biodiversity worldwide. In Brazil, seven millions hectars of land is covered with Eucalyptus plantations, which is considered to have low conservation value. However, studies have shown that heterogeneous silvicultural landscapes, made up of Eucalyptus matrices and patches dedicated to conservation, are able to support a considerable diversity of wild mammals. This study aims to assess the diversity and distribution patterns of medium-tolarge-sized mammals in a silvicultural landscape in Angatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Nineteen species were detected by camera traps within the study area. Diversity indices did not vary among habitat types (i.e., native vegetation, abandoned pasture and Eucalyptus plantations), suggesting that the species use the landscape as a whole. A relatively diverse range of predator species was found in the area, suggesting that future monitoring programs should focus on predator-prey relationships. A low diversity of frugivores was detected, indicating that management actions should be taken to facilitate their local recovery. Our results stress the fundamental importance of the conservation areas (Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserve) in silvicultural landscapes, as these areas help maintain complexity of the landscape structure.

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Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

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Verdade³

2018

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“…rabies). In order to confront these challenges, the following issues need to be addressed: (1) wild boars are considered to be the most invasive vertebrate in the world (Barrios-Garcia & Ballari, 2012); the cost of their control could be considerably reduced in the presence of jaguars; (2) agricultural landscapes should be multifunctional with a primary mission of producing crops and domesticated livestock, but also a secondary mission of conserving wild species (Verdade et al, 2014); and last but not least, (3) capacity building in the field of wildlife management should be stimulated in Brazil (Verdade, 2004). Many countries have been facing conflicts related to the recovery of large predators (Marchini, 2014), and their experience would be invaluable in such a task.…”

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Recent land‐use changes and the expansion of an exotic potential prey: a possible redemption for Atlantic forest jaguars?

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“…These wild genes depend on the maintenance of the evolutionary process of populations, which is only possible in situ. For this reason, agricultural landscapes should incorporate a second but also crucial mission: the conservation of wild species (Verdade et al, 2014a).…”

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“…Thus, small mammals have a crucial role in ecosystem functionality and food webs, thereby increasing the conservation value of agroecosystems . Additionally, given that protected areas only represent around 12% of the world´s land, conservation efforts must look beyond these areas in order to maintain global biodiversity (Foley et al, 2005;Verdade et al, 2014). It has been shown that wildlife are able to inhabit and utilize areas such as coffee plantations in Mexico (Moguel & Toledo, 1999), banana plantations and coconut in Costa Rica (Harvey et al, 2006;Harvey & González Villalobos, 2007), subsistence farming in Nepal (Acharya, 2006) and, in the case of Brazil, cocoa, Eucalyptus and sugarcane plantations (Faria et al, 2006;Lyra-Jorge et al, 2008;Timo et al, 2014;.…”

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“…Agricultural landscapes are formed by a matrix of agricultural fields which are agricultural ecosystems (i.e., an agroecosystem), with distinct nutrient cycles and species composition (both usually artificially maintained). Their conservation value is more related to the landscape β-diversity than to the matrix α-diversity (Verdade et al, 2014a). Also, animals can perceive levels of matrix quality and modify their movement behavior in order to minimize risks and maximize benefits according to each environment (Zollner & Lima, 2005;Cornelius et al, 2017).…”

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Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

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Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil Studies in agricultural landscapes have shown that anthropogenic environments may be relevant to wildlife species. Given the extent of these areas efficient research methods are needed to assess its ecological value in terms of local diversity, such as the use of biological indicators. The main goal here was to evaluate the possible relationship between the native vegetation biomass and diversity of small mammals in a silvicultural landscape of São Paulo. The study was developed at Fazenda Três Lagoas, which is part of the "Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade" (PPBio), at Angatuba municipality, State of São Paulo, and lasted nine months. From May 2015 to March 2016 nine sampling campaigns were carried over a grid of 15 pitfall traps, five in Eucalyptus plantations, five in native vegetation and five in abandoned pastures. In the Chapter 1 the distribution and abundance patterns of small mammals on a silvicultural landcape during the early second cycle of Eucalyptus plantation in Southeastern Brazil was evaluated. A total of 672 individuals from 15 species of the orders Rodentia (9 spp.) and Didelphimorphia (6 spp.) were captured and five new species were detected in the study area in comparison to the first cycle. Although these species are predominantly generalists, there were differences in the abundance of small mammals in the three environments. The presence of native vegetation patches associated with riparian areas and abandoned pastures and the role of small mammals as a food resource for predators on a trophic structure, gives a certain conservation value to silvicultural landscapes in southeastern Brazil. In the Chapter 2 the relationship between landscape metrics and patterns of diversity, distribution and abundance of small mammals in a silvicultural landscape were evaluated. The species richness and family diversity of small mammals have been predominantly determined by the percentage of native vegetation. However, the abundance of small mammals can be determined by an indirect estimate of the native vegetation biomass (i.e., NDVI), which can be considered a 3D landscape metric as it is related to volume. Therefore, to succeed in assessing the value of agricultural landscape, future studies should consider landscape context, as well as the landscape metrics associated with geospatial data analysis and the distinct responses of species.

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The Conservation Value of Agricultural Landscapes

Cited by 15 publications

References 72 publications

Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

Diversity and distribution patterns of medium to large mammals in a silvicultural landscape in south-eastern Brazil

Recent land‐use changes and the expansion of an exotic potential prey: a possible redemption for Atlantic forest jaguars?

Use of silvicultural landscapes by small mammals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

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