Roadkill vertebrates on the BR-163, surrounding the Tapajós National Forest, Pará
influence of spatial and climatic patterns
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v12i1.1802Keywords:
Conservation unit , road ecology, environmental impactAbstract
The wildlife roadkill on highways is responsible for the mortality of innumerable
species, which can cause a decline in animal populations. This study evaluated the influence of spatial
patterns and climatic variables of wild vertebrate's road killed on the BR-163, Pará. We monitored 201km
of the highway, of which 151km border the Tapajós National Forest. We identified the roadkill hotspots
using Kernel analysis and we choose the temperature and precipitation data as climatic variables. The
landscape close to the highway was characterized and divided into three spatial sections (Section 1, 2 and
3). We made 650 records, with the rate of roadkilled vertebrates being 0.08ind/km/day. Between animal
classes the highest rate was from amphibians (0.03ind/km/day), followed by mammals (0.02ind/km/day),
birds (0.02ind/km/day) and reptiles (0.01ind/km/day). Only mammals had a significant correlation with
climatic variables. The species with the highest number of records for mammals were Didelphis sp. (29%),
Tamandua tetradactyla (17%) and Cerdocyon thous (16%); for birds, were Coragyps atratus (55%) and
Crotophaga ani (12%); for amphibians it was Rhinella marina (58%); and for reptiles it was Boa constrictor
(36%). The vertebrate hotspots occurred mainly in sections 1 and 2, which are characterized by the
presence of urban agglomerations and crops. The hotspots are apparently related to the habits of animals
and the surrounding landscape, with a high rate of synanthropic animals being killed in sections closer
to urban centers. In this way, we discuss mitigation measures (eg speed reducers, fences and tunnels)
can ensure the conservation of local fauna.
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