Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area

Autores
Fernandez, Fernando A.S.; Rheingantz, Marcelo L.; Genes, Luísa; Kenup, Caio F.; Galliez, Maron; Cezimbra, Tomaz; Cid, Bruno; Macedo, Leandro; Araujo, Bernardo B.A.; Moraes, Bruno S.; Monjeau, Jorge Adrian; Pires, Alexandra S.
Año de publicación
2017
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inglés
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versión publicada
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The loss or reduction of animal populations and consequent extinction of ecological interactions in Neotropical forests demand urgent conservation initiatives to reverse these trends. One of the rainforests with the highest levels of mammal defaunation is the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Local mammalian extinctions in the biome were evaluated to set out priorities. Researchers, reserve managers and ex situ animal keepers throughout the Atlantic Forest were connected through a reintroduction network. From 2010 to 2017, we reintroduced two important seed dispersers, the red-humped agouti and the brown howler monkey, in Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro, with other species on their way. We monitored the reintroduced populations regarding demography, spatial patterns, diet and their effect on ecological interactions. They interacted with several plant species, including large-seeded ones. We found 25 dung beetles’ species interacting with howlers’ feces. As TNP lacked medium and large sized frugivores, the increased dispersal can have a disproportional effect on forest regeneration. Among the main constraints for refaunation programs we pointed out delays to obtain environmental licenses, scarcity of source populations and difficulties regarding quarantine, release and monitoring of the animals. Refaunation has shown promise as a low-cost, effective way to restore ecological processes in defaunated Neotropical forests.
Fil: Fernandez, Fernando A.S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Rheingantz, Marcelo L.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Genes, Luísa. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Kenup, Caio F.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Galliez, Maron. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Cezimbra, Tomaz. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Cid, Bruno. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Macedo, Leandro. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Araujo, Bernardo B.A.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Moraes, Bruno S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Monjeau, Jorge Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Pires, Alexandra S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
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Alouatta
Captive Stock
Dasyprocta
Ecological Interactions
Refaunation
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spelling Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected areaFernandez, Fernando A.S.Rheingantz, Marcelo L.Genes, LuísaKenup, Caio F.Galliez, MaronCezimbra, TomazCid, BrunoMacedo, LeandroAraujo, Bernardo B.A.Moraes, Bruno S.Monjeau, Jorge AdrianPires, Alexandra S.AlouattaCaptive StockDasyproctaEcological InteractionsRefaunationhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The loss or reduction of animal populations and consequent extinction of ecological interactions in Neotropical forests demand urgent conservation initiatives to reverse these trends. One of the rainforests with the highest levels of mammal defaunation is the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Local mammalian extinctions in the biome were evaluated to set out priorities. Researchers, reserve managers and ex situ animal keepers throughout the Atlantic Forest were connected through a reintroduction network. From 2010 to 2017, we reintroduced two important seed dispersers, the red-humped agouti and the brown howler monkey, in Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro, with other species on their way. We monitored the reintroduced populations regarding demography, spatial patterns, diet and their effect on ecological interactions. They interacted with several plant species, including large-seeded ones. We found 25 dung beetles’ species interacting with howlers’ feces. As TNP lacked medium and large sized frugivores, the increased dispersal can have a disproportional effect on forest regeneration. Among the main constraints for refaunation programs we pointed out delays to obtain environmental licenses, scarcity of source populations and difficulties regarding quarantine, release and monitoring of the animals. Refaunation has shown promise as a low-cost, effective way to restore ecological processes in defaunated Neotropical forests.Fil: Fernandez, Fernando A.S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Rheingantz, Marcelo L.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Genes, Luísa. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Kenup, Caio F.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Galliez, Maron. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Cezimbra, Tomaz. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Cid, Bruno. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Macedo, Leandro. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Araujo, Bernardo B.A.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Moraes, Bruno S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Monjeau, Jorge Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Pires, Alexandra S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilAssociacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao2017-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/70388Fernandez, Fernando A.S.; Rheingantz, Marcelo L.; Genes, Luísa; Kenup, Caio F.; Galliez, Maron; et al.; Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area; Associacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao; Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation; 15; 4; 10-2017; 308-3142530-0644CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.pecon.2017.09.004info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S253006441730086Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:10:52Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/70388instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:10:52.546CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
title Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
spellingShingle Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
Fernandez, Fernando A.S.
Alouatta
Captive Stock
Dasyprocta
Ecological Interactions
Refaunation
title_short Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
title_full Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
title_fullStr Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
title_full_unstemmed Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
title_sort Rewilding the Atlantic Forest: Restoring the fauna and ecological interactions of a protected area
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernandez, Fernando A.S.
Rheingantz, Marcelo L.
Genes, Luísa
Kenup, Caio F.
Galliez, Maron
Cezimbra, Tomaz
Cid, Bruno
Macedo, Leandro
Araujo, Bernardo B.A.
Moraes, Bruno S.
Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
Pires, Alexandra S.
author Fernandez, Fernando A.S.
author_facet Fernandez, Fernando A.S.
Rheingantz, Marcelo L.
Genes, Luísa
Kenup, Caio F.
Galliez, Maron
Cezimbra, Tomaz
Cid, Bruno
Macedo, Leandro
Araujo, Bernardo B.A.
Moraes, Bruno S.
Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
Pires, Alexandra S.
author_role author
author2 Rheingantz, Marcelo L.
Genes, Luísa
Kenup, Caio F.
Galliez, Maron
Cezimbra, Tomaz
Cid, Bruno
Macedo, Leandro
Araujo, Bernardo B.A.
Moraes, Bruno S.
Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
Pires, Alexandra S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alouatta
Captive Stock
Dasyprocta
Ecological Interactions
Refaunation
topic Alouatta
Captive Stock
Dasyprocta
Ecological Interactions
Refaunation
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The loss or reduction of animal populations and consequent extinction of ecological interactions in Neotropical forests demand urgent conservation initiatives to reverse these trends. One of the rainforests with the highest levels of mammal defaunation is the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Local mammalian extinctions in the biome were evaluated to set out priorities. Researchers, reserve managers and ex situ animal keepers throughout the Atlantic Forest were connected through a reintroduction network. From 2010 to 2017, we reintroduced two important seed dispersers, the red-humped agouti and the brown howler monkey, in Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro, with other species on their way. We monitored the reintroduced populations regarding demography, spatial patterns, diet and their effect on ecological interactions. They interacted with several plant species, including large-seeded ones. We found 25 dung beetles’ species interacting with howlers’ feces. As TNP lacked medium and large sized frugivores, the increased dispersal can have a disproportional effect on forest regeneration. Among the main constraints for refaunation programs we pointed out delays to obtain environmental licenses, scarcity of source populations and difficulties regarding quarantine, release and monitoring of the animals. Refaunation has shown promise as a low-cost, effective way to restore ecological processes in defaunated Neotropical forests.
Fil: Fernandez, Fernando A.S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Rheingantz, Marcelo L.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Genes, Luísa. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Kenup, Caio F.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Galliez, Maron. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Cezimbra, Tomaz. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Cid, Bruno. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Macedo, Leandro. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Araujo, Bernardo B.A.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Moraes, Bruno S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Monjeau, Jorge Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Pires, Alexandra S.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
description The loss or reduction of animal populations and consequent extinction of ecological interactions in Neotropical forests demand urgent conservation initiatives to reverse these trends. One of the rainforests with the highest levels of mammal defaunation is the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Local mammalian extinctions in the biome were evaluated to set out priorities. Researchers, reserve managers and ex situ animal keepers throughout the Atlantic Forest were connected through a reintroduction network. From 2010 to 2017, we reintroduced two important seed dispersers, the red-humped agouti and the brown howler monkey, in Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro, with other species on their way. We monitored the reintroduced populations regarding demography, spatial patterns, diet and their effect on ecological interactions. They interacted with several plant species, including large-seeded ones. We found 25 dung beetles’ species interacting with howlers’ feces. As TNP lacked medium and large sized frugivores, the increased dispersal can have a disproportional effect on forest regeneration. Among the main constraints for refaunation programs we pointed out delays to obtain environmental licenses, scarcity of source populations and difficulties regarding quarantine, release and monitoring of the animals. Refaunation has shown promise as a low-cost, effective way to restore ecological processes in defaunated Neotropical forests.
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