Home Range, Habitat Use, and Activity of Baird’s Tapir in Costa Rica

 

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Autores: Foerster, Charles R., Vaughan, Christopher
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2002
Descripción:Home range size, habitat utilization, and activity patterns of five adult Baird’s tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) were studied via radiotelemetry from June 1995 to May 1996 in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Estimates of 4153 animal locations were made. Home range sizes (95% minimum convex polygon) for the entire study period (wet season and dry season) averaged 125.0 ha (SD 5 72.7), 94.9 ha (SD 5 47.6), and 96.8 ha (SD 5 51.2), respectively. Monthly home range sizes averaged 55.5 ha (SD 5 32.1) and did not vary between seasons. Across the entire study, secondary forest, the most commonly used habitat type (61.3%) was utilized more than expected as predicted by availability (49.6%), while the second most used habitat, primary forest, was used (25.0%) less than expected (36.2%). The same general habitat selection pattern was observed in the dry season. Wet season habitat utilization values showed tapirs using both primary and secondary forest habitats in proportion to their availability. Diurnal and nocturnal activity levels were estimated at 20.2 and 80.4 percent, respectively. More diurnal and less nocturnal activity was observed during the wet season compared to the dry season.
País:Repositorio UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/23506
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/23506
Palabra clave:ACTIVITY PATTERN
BAIRD'S TAPIR
COSTA RICA
HABITAT USE
HOME RANGE
RADIOTELEMETRY
TAPIRUS BAIRDII
TROPICAL WET FOREST
PATRÓN DE ACTIVIDAD
USO DEL HÁBITAT
RANGO DE CASA
RADIOTELEMETRÍA
BOSQUE HÚMEDO TROPICAL