Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

L. Maltchik¹  Cd. Peixoto¹  C. Stenert¹  Lfb. Moreira¹  If. Machado¹ 

[1] ,Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos São Leopoldo RS ,Brazil

关键词: anuran;    flood;    riparian forest;    wetland;    anuro;    inundação;    floresta ripária;    área úmida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842008000400010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to analyze the richness, abundance and composition of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil over a year (2002-2003). A total of 1,265 terrestrial amphibians were captured, representing 12 species and six families. Leiuperidae represented 41.7 and 56.3% of the total number of species and individuals captured, respectively. The amphibian richness and abundance were higher in the Spring-Summer than in the Autumn-Winter period, and these attributes did not change after the flood events. However, the floods homogeneously distributed the amphibian species over the fragment. Our study documented the terrestrial amphibian's use in a riparian forest fragment associated to a floodplain system in the south of Brazil, showing the importance of these habitats as possible dispersal corridors among nearby wetlands.

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