The forests of southeastern Amazonia are highly threatened by disturbances such as fragmentation, understory fires, and extreme climatic events. Large‐bodied frugivores such as the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) have the potential to offset this process, supporting natural forest regeneration by dispersing a variety of seeds over long distances to disturbed forests. However, we know little about their effectiveness as seed dispersers in degraded forest landscapes. Here, we investigate the seed dispersal function of lowland tapirs in Amazonian forests subject to a range of human (fire and fragmentation) and natural (extreme droughts and windstorms) disturbances, using a combination of field observations, camera traps, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data.
Boletim “Tanguro em Pauta” – 2
Boletim “Tanguro em Pauta” – 2
O Projeto Tanguro realiza pesquisas de queima controlada na Fazenda Tanguro desde 2004 e tem como objetivo entender os impactos do fogo na degradação de florestas tropicais. Confira a segunda edição do “Tanguro em Pauta” e saiba mais sobre o maior e mais longo experimento com fogo controlado em florestas tropicais.