Tijuca National Park: two pioneering restorationist initiatives in Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

S. R. Freitas¹  C. L. Neves¹  P. Chernicharo¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Ecologia Laboratório de VertebradosRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: environmental history;    conservation;    mammals;    tropical forest;    urban park;    história ambiental;    conservação;    mamíferos;    floresta tropical;    parque urbano;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842006000600004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

As a contribution to the environmental history of the Tijuca National Park, we report on two pioneering restorationist initiatives and list its the mammal species now found in this urban park. The Tijuca National Park (TNP), a 3,200 ha urban park covered by secondary tropical forest, is located within Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. The two restorationist initiatives were a pioneer tropical forest restoration project in the nineteenth century and a fauna management project in the 70' s. The mammal list presented here was based on specimens in the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro and on publications. The mammal community of TNP is composed of 49 species, of which 11 are on regional red lists, and four are on the 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Occurrence of these threatened species and the park history itself made the TNP a priority site for studying conservation, management, and monitoring. Besides maintaining fauna and flora (including threatened species) diversity, the park benefits the population of Rio de Janeiro by providing water, green areas, and recreational and touristic opportunities.

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