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The role of sheltered habitats in biodiversity conservation of species sensitiv...
Baptista, Martim; Carvalho, Rui; Boieiro, Mário; Bartz, Marie L. C.; Mendes, Sara; Timóteo, Sérgio; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M. V. S.; Alves, JoanaIn the aftermath of 2019’ tropical cyclones Idai and Kenneth, we assessed ground beetle communities of the Gorongosa National Park (GNP) in Mozambique. The influence of habitat shelters, namely the buffering role of closed microhabitat conditions on Alpha diversity and community trait values during a long period of drought, was evaluated across the main habitat types of the park: miombo forests, mixed forests, ...
Inventory of tiger- and ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Cicindelidae an...
Serrano, Artur R. M.; Baptista, Martim; Carvalho, Rui; Boieiro, Mário; Mendes, Sara; Bartz, Marie L. C.; Timóteo, SérgioThe Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique) is one of the most emblematic protected areas in Africa, well known for its vertebrate biodiversity and restoration ecology efforts following the Mozambican civil war in 1992. The invertebrate biodiversity of Gorongosa National Park is still poorly studied, although the scarce information available indicates the existence of a rich number of species, namely in the case o...
Inventory of tiger- and ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Caraboidea, Cicindelidae an...
Serrano, Artur; Baptista, Martim; Carvalho, Rui; Boieiro, Mário; Mendes, Sara; Bartz, Marie; Timóteo, Sérgio; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique; Aguiar, CarlosBackground The Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique) is one of the most emblematic protected areas in Africa, well known for its vertebrate biodiversity and restoration ecology efforts following the Mozambican civil war in 1992. The invertebrate biodiversity of Gorongosa National Park is still poorly studied, although the scarce information available indicates the existence of a rich number of species, namely in...
The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitani...
Norte, Ana Cláudia; Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Pascoal da Silva, Luís; Núncio, Maria Sofia; Escudero, Raquel; Anda, Pedro; Ramos, Jaime A.Borrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional. We collected questing ticks, skin biopsies and Ixodes sp. ticks feeding on lizards, birds and small mammals in a B. burgdorferi s.l. (sensu lato) enzootic area to assess their importance in the maintenance of B. lusitania...
Spatial and temporal habitat use and selection by red deer: the use of direct a...
Alves, Joana; Alves da Silva, António; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Fonseca, CarlosGiven the importance of red deer Cervus elaphus for hunting and conservation purposes, understanding the interactions between this species and its habitats in the Mediterranean region is a crucial step for the sustainable management of this species. Aiming to compare pellet group counts and direct observations methods to study the habitat use and selection by red deer, the results obtained by both methods were ...
Sexual segregation in red deer: is social behaviour more important than habitat...
Alves, Joana; Alves da Silva, António; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Fonseca, CarlosSexual segregation among vertebrates is a common phenomenon, usually assumed to be associated with sexual body size dimorphism and explained by differences in habitat use or social behaviours. Various hypotheses explain sexual segregation in terms of social or habitat factors. The factors controlling sexual segregation are as yet unclear and the hypotheses put forward to explain it have generated contradictory ...
Pellet group count methods to estimate red deer densities: precision, potential...
Alves, Joana; Alves da Silva, António; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Fonseca, CarlosPellet group count methods are key tools for wildlife conservation and management. Therefore, it is essential to clarify the performance and suitability of the different pellet group count methods at distinct realities. This issue has been discussed by other researchers but with inconsistent conclusions, leaving open the necessity of additional studies. Aiming to fill this need, we used a combination of field d...
Coexistence of carnivores in a heterogeneous landscape: habitat selection and e...
Pereira, Pedro; Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Matos, Milena; Fonseca, CarlosUnderstanding distributional patterns and mechanisms used by species for habitat selection is crucial to adopt effective land management policies in terms of biodiversityconservation.Aheterogeneouslandscapemay allow coexistence of species. That coexistence will be dependentontheavailabilityoftheresourcesinthehabitat that has to be sufficient to fulfil their basic needs. The present study aimed to investigate habita...