Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
The dry enclave of Amaime River is one of the few places that remain as Tropical Dry Forest in the Valle del Cauca department, which is considered one of the most threatened ecosystems in the Neotropics. The site has been heavily transformed and threatened by anthropic means like continued burning f...
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doaj-7aefd040b52b48fbb36ff26b526b034a2020-11-24T23:13:30ZengInstituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von HumboldtBiota Colombiana0124-53762539-200X2014-07-0115110.21068/bc.v15i1.315315Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaGiovanni CárdenasViviana Vidal-AstudilloHarrison LópezCésar H. GiraldoCatalina RuízCarlos A. Saavedra-RodríguezPadu FrancoCatalina Gutiérrez-ChacónThe dry enclave of Amaime River is one of the few places that remain as Tropical Dry Forest in the Valle del Cauca department, which is considered one of the most threatened ecosystems in the Neotropics. The site has been heavily transformed and threatened by anthropic means like continued burning for the suitability of land for agriculture and livestock, small short rotation crops among others. The aim of the study was to develop detailed inventories of avifauna, herpetofauna, mammalian fauna, and flora in relict sub-xerophytic forests of the enclave, therefore revealing the biodiversity of these remnants, their conservation status and potential threats in order to propose recommendations for conservation. Four sampling areas were selected with cover vegetation as thorny scrub vegetation, riparian forests and forest fragments. For registration and data collection mist nets, transects, direct observations and Sherman traps were used, additionally informal interviews with the community were performed. Despite the reduction of vegetation cover in the dry enclave of Amaime River, the forest fragments serve as shelter and feeding site for both transient species and typical dry and very dry forest wildlife.http://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/315PlantasBosque secoAnfibiosReptilesAvesMamíferos |
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Giovanni Cárdenas Viviana Vidal-Astudillo Harrison López César H. Giraldo Catalina Ruíz Carlos A. Saavedra-Rodríguez Padu Franco Catalina Gutiérrez-Chacón Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Biota Colombiana Plantas Bosque seco Anfibios Reptiles Aves Mamíferos |
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Giovanni Cárdenas Viviana Vidal-Astudillo Harrison López César H. Giraldo Catalina Ruíz Carlos A. Saavedra-Rodríguez Padu Franco Catalina Gutiérrez-Chacón |
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Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
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Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
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Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
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Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
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Inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río Amaime, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
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inventarios de fauna y flora en relictos de bosque en el enclave seco del río amaime, valle del cauca, colombia |
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Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt |
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Biota Colombiana |
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0124-5376 2539-200X |
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2014-07-01 |
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The dry enclave of Amaime River is one of the few places that remain as Tropical Dry Forest in the Valle del Cauca department, which is considered one of the most threatened ecosystems in the Neotropics. The site has been heavily transformed and threatened by anthropic means like continued burning for the suitability of land for agriculture and livestock, small short rotation crops among others. The aim of the study was to develop detailed inventories of avifauna, herpetofauna, mammalian fauna, and flora in relict sub-xerophytic forests of the enclave,
therefore revealing the biodiversity of these remnants, their conservation status and potential threats in order to propose recommendations for conservation. Four sampling areas were selected with cover vegetation as thorny scrub vegetation, riparian forests and forest fragments. For registration and data collection mist nets, transects, direct observations and Sherman traps were used, additionally informal interviews with the community were performed. Despite the reduction of vegetation cover in the dry enclave of Amaime River, the forest fragments serve as shelter and feeding site for both transient species and typical dry and very dry forest wildlife. |
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Plantas Bosque seco Anfibios Reptiles Aves Mamíferos |
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http://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/315 |
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