Title
An evaluation of medium and large sized mammals in the semideciduous forest of the upper Tuichi (Madidi NP and IMNA, La Paz Dept.) / Evaluación de mamíferos medianos y grandes en el bosque semideciduo del alto Tuichi (PN y ANMI Madidi, Depto. La Paz)
Author(s)
Boris Ríos-Uzeda; Robert B. Wallace; Hugo Aranibar; Charles Veitch
Published
2001
Publisher
Ecología en Bolivia
Abstract
Large and medium sized mammal diversity and relative abundance are described within two habitats of the dry valleys of the upper Tuichi river in Madidi National Park and Natural Area of Integrated Management (Dept. La Paz, Bolivia). A total of 32 species of large and medium sized mammals were registered for the area. The mammalian community consists mainly of lowland humid forest species with some elements from Andean humid montane and cloud forests. In general, mammalian species showed reduced abundances compared with another nearby lower elevation site. Nevertheless, in terms of more general biodiversity, the dry forests of the upper Tuichi river are of global conservation importance and are also particularly fragile. Our preliminary data on mammalian communities within this region provides a useful baseline for future monitoring programs. / We describe the diversity and abundance of large and medium-sized mammals of two dry valley habitats in the upper Tuichi river within the Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area. A total of 32 species of medium and large mammals were recorded for this area (La Paz Dept., Bolivia). The mammal community consists mainly of lowland rainforest species with some elements of montane rainforest and cloud forest. In general, mammal species show reduced abundance compared to other nearby sites at lower altitudes. However, in more general terms of biodiversity, the dry forests of the upper Tuichi River are of global conservation importance and are also particularly fragile. Our preliminary data on the mammal community in this region provide a useful baseline for future monitoring programs.
Keywords
Mammalian diversity; relative abundances; tropical dry forest; Bolivia; Mammalian diversity; relative abundance; tropical dry forest; Bolivia
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