Diversity and activity patterns of mammals and birds in the riparian forest of the Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedales del río Maullín, ChileCoastal wetlands of the Maullín River: one of the places with the greatest diversity of aquatic birds in Chile
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Keywords

Camera traps
conservation
Maullín River
riparian forests

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Cursach, J., Delgado, C., Cárdenas-Vejar, J., Pfeifer, A., Soto, S., & Rau, J. (2022). Diversity and activity patterns of mammals and birds in the riparian forest of the Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedales del río Maullín, ChileCoastal wetlands of the Maullín River: one of the places with the greatest diversity of aquatic birds in Chile. Anales Del Instituto De La Patagonia, 50. https://doi.org/10.22352/AIP202250007

Abstract

The riparian forests are important ecosystems for the conservation of biodiversity and maintenance of ecosystem services. Our objective was to know the different species of mammals and birds that inhabit the riparian forest of the Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedales del río Maullín, in south-central Chile, along with describing the activity pattern of the most frequent species. The information was obtained through camera traps installed in three sectors of the riparian forest of the Maullín River, from June 2019 to September 2021. In total, we recorded nine species of mammals, with a greater number of records from Lontra provocax, Leopardus guigna and Dromiciops gliroides, which presented activity patterns mainly at night. As for the birds, we observed the presence of 17 species, of which Scelorchilus rubecula, Sephanoides sephaniodes and Turdus falcklandii presented the highest number of records, with a diurnal activity pattern. The riparian forest of the Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedales del río Maullín is an important ecosystem for the conservation of the biodiversity of native birds and mammals at a local and landscape scale. We recommended that the administration of this protected area link its management with the riparian forest continuum as a zone of ecological influence, carrying out actions for its protection.

https://doi.org/10.22352/AIP202250007
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