ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO
The purpose of this study was to know the relative abundance, density, habitat use, feeding habits, impact of ecotourism and coffee plantations, and hunting of Baird´s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in the Polygon I of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico. Relative abundance indices and density es...
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| author | Lira Torres, Iván Naranjo Piñera, Eduardo J. Güiris Andrade, Dario Marcelino Cruz Aldán, Epigmenio |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to know the relative abundance, density, habitat use, feeding habits, impact of ecotourism and coffee plantations, and hunting of Baird´s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in the Polygon I of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico. Relative abundance indices and density estimates obtained along 456.9 km of transect lines (0.67 tracks/km, 0.25 tapir feces/km, 0.40 ind/100 km, and 0.07 ind/km²) were slightly different from those reported in previous studies. Baird´s tapir was more abundant and used with greater intensity the Cloud forest with respect to the other vegetation types (P <0.01). Tapirs also avoided moving along transects with ecotourism activities (P <0.0001), and very disturbed habitats such as coffee plantations. Tapir diet was composed by fiber (50.6%), leaves (45.5%), and fruit (3.9%). Twenty-five species of 27 plant families consumed by Baird´s tapir were collected during the study. Nine of these plant families constitute new records for Baird’s tapir diet. The best represented families were Solanaceae, Rubiaceae and Asteraceae. The analysis of interviews with residents of the study area and staff of the reserve, suggests that occasional tapir hunting persists mainly around the limits of the core area, where a constant transformation of forests into coffee plantations exists. The permanence of Baird´s tapir in the study area will not only depend on avoiding further opening of transects for ecoturism, bird watching, and other recreational activities in the protected area, but also on looking for alternative agroforestry systems which may help to diminish hunting pressure towards this mammal in the buffer zones of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. |
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| spelling | azm-article-19942022-11-15T00:01:02Z ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO Lira Torres, Iván Naranjo Piñera, Eduardo J. Güiris Andrade, Dario Marcelino Cruz Aldán, Epigmenio Baird´s Tapir Chiapas Cloud forest Ecology Ecotourism El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve Hunting Mexico Bosque Mesófilo Cacería Chiapas Ecoturismo Ecología Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo Tapirus bairdii The purpose of this study was to know the relative abundance, density, habitat use, feeding habits, impact of ecotourism and coffee plantations, and hunting of Baird´s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in the Polygon I of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico. Relative abundance indices and density estimates obtained along 456.9 km of transect lines (0.67 tracks/km, 0.25 tapir feces/km, 0.40 ind/100 km, and 0.07 ind/km²) were slightly different from those reported in previous studies. Baird´s tapir was more abundant and used with greater intensity the Cloud forest with respect to the other vegetation types (P <0.01). Tapirs also avoided moving along transects with ecotourism activities (P <0.0001), and very disturbed habitats such as coffee plantations. Tapir diet was composed by fiber (50.6%), leaves (45.5%), and fruit (3.9%). Twenty-five species of 27 plant families consumed by Baird´s tapir were collected during the study. Nine of these plant families constitute new records for Baird’s tapir diet. The best represented families were Solanaceae, Rubiaceae and Asteraceae. The analysis of interviews with residents of the study area and staff of the reserve, suggests that occasional tapir hunting persists mainly around the limits of the core area, where a constant transformation of forests into coffee plantations exists. The permanence of Baird´s tapir in the study area will not only depend on avoiding further opening of transects for ecoturism, bird watching, and other recreational activities in the protected area, but also on looking for alternative agroforestry systems which may help to diminish hunting pressure towards this mammal in the buffer zones of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la abundancia relativa, densidad poblacional, preferencia de hábitat, hábitos alimentarios, impacto de la cafeticultura tecnificada, el ecoturismo y cacería en el tapir centroamericano (Tapirus bairdii) dentro de la zona núcleo y de amortiguamiento del Polígono I de la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo, Chiapas, México. Se recorrieron 456.9 km de transectos lineales obteniéndose índices de abundancia relativa (0.67 huellas/km, 0.25 excretas/km, 0.40 ind/100 km) y densidad poblacional (0.07 ind/km²) diferentes a los reportados en otros estudios. Los tapires fueron más abundantes y utilizaron con mayor intensidad el Bosque Mesófilo de Montaña con respecto a los otros tipos de vegetación (P<0.01), además de evitar el tránsito en senderos con mayor actividad ecoturistica (P <0.0001) y hábitats muy perturbados como los cafetales tecnificados, en la zona de amortiguamiento. La composición de la dieta consistió de tallos (50.6%), hojas (45.5%) y frutos (3.9%). Se recolectaron 25 especies de 27 familias vegetales consumidas por el tapir, entre las que destacaron Solanaceae, Rubiaceae y Asteraceae. Nueve de estas familias representan nuevos registros para la dieta de este mamífero. Los resultados de las entrevistas, así como de los informes del personal de la Reserva, reflejan que la cacería sobre la especie persiste de manera ocasional, sobre todo en los limites del área núcleo donde existe una constante transformación del hábitat a cafetales tecnificados. La permanencia del tapir en el área de estudio no sólo dependerá de evitar seguir abriendo senderos ecoturísticos para la observación de aves y otras actividades recreativas en la zona, si no de buscar sistemas agroforestales alternativos a los que actualmente se desarrollan y disminuir las presiones de cacería hacia esta especie animal en la zona de amortiguamiento del Polígono I de la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2004-05-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1994 10.21829/azm.2004.2011994 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 20 No. 1 (2004); 1-21 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 20 Núm. 1 (2004); 1-21 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1994/2914 Derechos de autor 2018 Acta Zoológica Mexicana (parte2) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Lira Torres, Iván Naranjo Piñera, Eduardo J. Güiris Andrade, Dario Marcelino Cruz Aldán, Epigmenio ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO |
| title | ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO |
| title_full | ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO |
| title_fullStr | ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO |
| title_full_unstemmed | ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO |
| title_short | ECOLOGÍA DE TAPIRUS BAIRDII (PERISSODACTYLA: TAPIRIDAE) EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO (POLÍGONO I), CHIAPAS, MÉXICO |
| title_sort | ecología de tapirus bairdii (perissodactyla: tapiridae) en la reserva de la biosfera el triunfo (polígono i), chiapas, méxico |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1994 |
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