Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2001/00834
Synergistic effects of subsistence hunting and habitat fragmentation on the structure of Amazonian forest vertebrate assemblages.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor C Peres, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Ecosystem Scale Processes
- Conservation Ecology
- Abstract:
- This study aims to quantify the local extinction rates of forest vertebrates in both hunted and non-hunted forest patches in a highly fragmented Amazonian forest landscape. The project will involve a GIS analysis of landscape structure and fragment metrics of the study region based on previously ground-truthed LANDSAT-TM images; sampling of habitat structure within geo-referenced 0.25-ha forest plots; local interviews about the source fauna persistence and history of disturbance of 60 fragments in different size classes (c. 1, 10, 100, 1000 and up to 5,000 ha); and rapid assessments of vertebrate abundance in 30 fragments. This study will provide key insights into how the synergistic interactions between hunting and habitat fragmentation affect tropical forest wildlife, and may lead to a major IBAMA-funded management programme of fragmented landscapes.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2001/00834
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £30,639
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| £14,592 | £13,502 | £2,545 |
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