Artigo
Severe population decline of marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus (Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae), a threatened species, caused by flooding related to a hydroelectric power plant
Registro en:
Zoologia (Curitiba). Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, v. 30, n. 6, p. 630-638, 2013.
1984-4670
10.1590/S1984-46702013005000015
S1984-46702013000600007
WOS:000329939500007
S1984-46702013000600007.pdf
7784945129978219
Autor
Andriolo, Artur
Piovezan, Ubiratan
Costa, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da [UNESP]
Torres, Hermógenes Aparecido [UNESP]
Vogliotti, Alexandre
Zerbini, Alexandre N.
Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti [UNESP]
Resumen
Balancing power production and environmental conservation can be problematic. The objective of this study was to investigate the abundance of marsh deer in the Paraná River Basin, above the Sergio Motta (Porto Primavera) Dam, before and after the impact of the dam closure. A fixed-wing, flat window aircraft was used to survey study transects. Observations were recorded based on the distance sampling line transect method, assuming that the detection probability decreases with increased distance. The abundance of marsh deer in the survey region prior to flooding was estimated to be 974 individuals (CV = 0.23). The overall abundance dropped from 974 to 444 (CV = 0.26) individuals after flooding, an overall reduction of 54%. This reduction can be attributed to the direct impact of the flooding process, but it was likely exacerbated by indirect effects, such as increased disease, hunting, and reduction in food availability. Prior to flooding, the marsh deer was distributed widely throughout the dam's catchment area; however, the marsh deer habitat was almost completely destroyed by the flooding process. This situation highlights the need to implement management strategies that ensure the survival of the remaining fragmented population. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Zoologia Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária Embrapa Pantanal Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho