Domestic dogs in a fragmented landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: abundance, habitat use and caring by owners
This study aimed at estimating the population size and attitudes of residents towards caring for domestic dogs, through questionnaire surveys, as well as the frequency of these animals in different habitats (anthropic and forest patch), using scent stations. The study was conducted in a severely fra...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:018e045fdd6b47d3bbced3d828f1c598 2023-05-15T15:50:27+02:00 Domestic dogs in a fragmented landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: abundance, habitat use and caring by owners PC. Torres PI. Prado https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842010000500010 https://doaj.org/article/018e045fdd6b47d3bbced3d828f1c598 EN eng Instituto Internacional de Ecologia http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842010000500010&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-4375 1678-4375 doi:10.1590/S1519-69842010000500010 https://doaj.org/article/018e045fdd6b47d3bbced3d828f1c598 Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 70, Iss 4, Pp 987-994 Canis lupus familiaris population size fragmentation edge effect dog ownership Science Q Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Zoology QL1-991 Botany QK1-989 article ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842010000500010 2022-12-31T14:37:03Z This study aimed at estimating the population size and attitudes of residents towards caring for domestic dogs, through questionnaire surveys, as well as the frequency of these animals in different habitats (anthropic and forest patch), using scent stations. The study was conducted in a severely fragmented area of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. A large number of unrestricted dogs was recorded, averaging 6.2 ind/km². These dogs have owners and are regularly fed. Dog records decreased from the anthropogenic matrix to the forest patch edge, which suggests that dogs act as an edge effect on forest patches. Encounters between domestic dog and wild animals can still be frequent in severely fragmented landscapes, mainly at the forest edges. However the fact that most dogs have an owner and are more frequent in the anthropic habitat suggests that their putative effects are less severe than expected for a carnivore of such abundance, but the reinforcement of responsible ownership is needed to further ameliorate such effects. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Brazilian Journal of Biology 70 4 987 994 |
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This study aimed at estimating the population size and attitudes of residents towards caring for domestic dogs, through questionnaire surveys, as well as the frequency of these animals in different habitats (anthropic and forest patch), using scent stations. The study was conducted in a severely fragmented area of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. A large number of unrestricted dogs was recorded, averaging 6.2 ind/km². These dogs have owners and are regularly fed. Dog records decreased from the anthropogenic matrix to the forest patch edge, which suggests that dogs act as an edge effect on forest patches. Encounters between domestic dog and wild animals can still be frequent in severely fragmented landscapes, mainly at the forest edges. However the fact that most dogs have an owner and are more frequent in the anthropic habitat suggests that their putative effects are less severe than expected for a carnivore of such abundance, but the reinforcement of responsible ownership is needed to further ameliorate such effects. |
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Domestic dogs in a fragmented landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: abundance, habitat use and caring by owners |
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Domestic dogs in a fragmented landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: abundance, habitat use and caring by owners |
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