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

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 sp...

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Main Authors:	L. Maltchik, CD. Peixoto, C. Stenert, LFB. Moreira, IF. Machado
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:	anuran flood riparian forest wetland
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000400010&lng=en&tlng=en

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spelling	doaj-a7bd2b7023774a56a7af17092b49196c2020-11-25T02:27:44ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-437568476376910.1590/S1519-69842008000400010S1519-69842008000400010Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of BrazilL. Maltchik0CD. Peixoto1C. Stenert2LFB. Moreira3IF. Machado4Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosThe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000400010&lng=en&tlng=enanuranfloodriparian forestwetland
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author	L. Maltchik CD. Peixoto C. Stenert LFB. Moreira IF. Machado
spellingShingle	L. Maltchik CD. Peixoto C. Stenert LFB. Moreira IF. Machado 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 anuran flood riparian forest wetland
author_facet	L. Maltchik CD. Peixoto C. Stenert LFB. Moreira IF. Machado
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title	Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil
title_short	Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil
title_full	Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil
title_fullStr	Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil
title_sort	dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a neotropical region in the south of brazil
publisher	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
series	Brazilian Journal of Biology
issn	1678-4375
description	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.
topic	anuran flood riparian forest wetland
url	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000400010&lng=en&tlng=en
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Dynamics of the terrestrial amphibian assemblage in a flooded riparian forest fragment in a Neotropical region in the south of Brazil

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