Plant invasion: Another threat to the Sao Paulo Marsh Antwren (Formicivora paludicola), a species on the verge of extinction.

ABSTRACT: During the past 100 years in densely populated south-eastern Brazil, wetlands have been severely transformed due to urbanization, agriculture and mining. The recently discovered São Paulo Marsh Antwren (Formicivora paludicola) is endemic to these wetlands, and is listed as "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN. The species is only found in an area of 1.42 km2, it has a sparse and fragmented distribution, low dispersal capacity, and has probably lost around 300 km2 of habitat in the past 100 years. Furthermore, very little is known about F. paludicola natural history, and so it is difficult to construct a robust conservation plan. Using Kernel home range estimations and the Adjusted-SD/Torus Shift test (a novel tool for animal-habitat association studies), we showed that the species avoids pa

SUBMITTER: Del-Rio G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5744942 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature