Distribution and habitat use by waterbirds on a river island in the municipality of Marabá, southeastern Pará state
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https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v16i3.2867Keywords:
behavioral ecology, birds, wetlandsAbstract
The Amazon Basin is home to specific landscapes such as river islands, sandbanks that support aquatic bird species, but which have been exploited and affected by different anthropogenic activities. On Tucunaré Island, in the municipality of Marabá, Pará, four zones were designated with increasing degrees of anthropogenic activities (e.g., human occupation, artificial lighting, noise impact) and environmental composition such as sandy soil and vegetation patches. In each zone, four points were established at a minimum distance of 300m from each other. At each point, waterfowl richness and abundance were sampled for 45 minutes, as well as bird behaviour divided into foraging, resting and socializing, using scan sampling, recording these behaviours every 5 minutes. The abundance data showed no difference between the zones, while the richness data showed a difference between the first three zones (with greater anthropization) and the fourth, although the third and fourth zones showed similar averages (three species). The similarity of bird composition shows greater proximity between zones I and II, followed by zone III and finally zone IV. Of the behaviours, there are more representative behaviours per zone, with foraging being the most common in zone I, resting in zones II and III and a balance between foraging and socializing in zone IV. Our data indicates that some birds are resilient to anthropogenic impacts, but human influence has a negative impact on their use of the habitat.
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