Study of urban habitat of native mammal Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris(capybara) with use of Remote Sensing, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Authors

  • Ariádina Maria Reis de Almeida Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba/PR, Brasi
  • Mayssa Mascarenhas Grise Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba/PR, Brasi
  • Daniela Biondi Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba – PR - Brasi
  • Demóstenes Ferreira da Silva Filho Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo - SP - Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X13035

Keywords:

Fauna, Urban park, Landscape Study.

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460X13035

There are several ways to study the landscape seeking to understand the relationship between wildlife and, in recent years, remote sensing has been a good tool. Given the importance of this tool, this study was meant to examine the landscape of three urban parks as habitat for capybara, using high resolution image. The areas studied were Tanguá park, Tingui park and Barigüi park , all belonging to Curitiba / PR. To develop the study, the image was processed and classified in MultiSpec software. Ten classes were generated, which were grouped into four landscape elements relevant to the occurrence of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris in urban environment: water, forest, grassland  and  impervious  area.  The  results  indicated  that  there  are  differences  between  the  studied  landscape parks and all have characteristics that favor the presence of capybara as the presence of water and tree and shrub vegetation. Also highlighted the importance of these parks as a refuge for wildlife in Curitiba, Paraná.

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Published

2014-09-12

How to Cite

Almeida, A. M. R. de, Grise, M. M., Biondi, D., & Silva Filho, D. F. da. (2014). Study of urban habitat of native mammal Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris(capybara) with use of Remote Sensing, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Ciência E Natura, 36(3), 277–286. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X13035

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Biology

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