Commented list of the mammals of Morro do Coco, RS: subsidy for the dissemination and conservation of the natural heritage

Authors

  • Cristina Vargas Cademartori Centro Universitário La Salle - Unilasalle Canoas
  • Rosane Vera Marques
  • Daniel Paulo de Souza Pires
  • Tiago Corrales Cabral
  • Everton Conceição da Silveira
  • Camila Silveira de Lima
  • Diana Gonçalves Dellagnese
  • Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/30

Keywords:

Mammals, Biodiversity conservation, Atlantic Forest Domain

Abstract

Brazil is one of the 17 countries with greatest biodiversity, therefore, considered megadiverse. Although being the country with the highest species richness of mammals in the world, is the fourth with respect to number of threatened species. With the aim to contribute to knowledge about the mammals of Rio Grande do Sul and its conservation, we did a survey of mammalian species occurring at Morro do Coco, one of the last forest remnants in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. Using different techniques and sampling methods over two years, with monthly expeditions, we found 28 species of mammals, seven of which are threatened with extinction in Rio Grande do Sul.

Author Biography

Cristina Vargas Cademartori, Centro Universitário La Salle - Unilasalle Canoas

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1988), mestrado em Biociências (Zoologia) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1994) e doutorado em Biociências (Zoologia) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2002). Atualmente, é professora assistente do Unilasalle, integrante da Comissão Científica de Pesquisa, do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa e do Conselho Editorial. Tem experiência nas áreas de Zoologia e Ecologia. Desenvolve pesquisas na área de meio ambiente, dedicando-se à temática da conservação da biodiversidade.

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No. 9 (2011)

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