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Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees
Arboreal and flying frugivorous animals represent primary dispersers in the Neotropics. Studies suggest a possible compensation for the loss of large species by smaller ones with expanding rampant anthropogenic pressures and declining populations of larger frugivores. However, studies on seed disper...
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author | Séguigne, Marie Coutant, Opale Bouton, Benoît Picart, Lionel Guilbert, Éric Forget, Pierre-Michel |
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description | Arboreal and flying frugivorous animals represent primary dispersers in the Neotropics. Studies suggest a possible compensation for the loss of large species by smaller ones with expanding rampant anthropogenic pressures and declining populations of larger frugivores. However, studies on seed dispersal by frugivores vertebrates generally focus on the diurnal, terrestrial, canopy, and flying species, with the nocturnal canopy ones being less studied. Setting camera traps high in the canopy of fruiting nutmeg trees revealed for the first time the high frequency of the kinkajou (Potos flavus, Schreber, 1774, Procyonidae), an overlooked nocturnal frugivore species (Order Carnivora) in the Guianas. The diversity of the fruit species consumed by the kinkajou calls for considering it as an important seed disperser. The overlap of the size of seeds dispersed by frugivores observed in nutmeg trees suggests that the small (2–5 kg) kinkajou may compensate for the loss of large (5–10 kg) frugivorous vertebrates in the canopy. Camera traps visualise how the kinkajou is adapted to forage in the nutmeg tree crown and grab the fruit. Such information is vital for conservation because compensation of seed dispersal by small frugivores is crucial in increasing anthropogenic stressors. |
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spelling | pubmed-90790642022-05-09 Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees Séguigne, Marie Coutant, Opale Bouton, Benoît Picart, Lionel Guilbert, Éric Forget, Pierre-Michel Sci Rep Article Arboreal and flying frugivorous animals represent primary dispersers in the Neotropics. Studies suggest a possible compensation for the loss of large species by smaller ones with expanding rampant anthropogenic pressures and declining populations of larger frugivores. However, studies on seed dispersal by frugivores vertebrates generally focus on the diurnal, terrestrial, canopy, and flying species, with the nocturnal canopy ones being less studied. Setting camera traps high in the canopy of fruiting nutmeg trees revealed for the first time the high frequency of the kinkajou (Potos flavus, Schreber, 1774, Procyonidae), an overlooked nocturnal frugivore species (Order Carnivora) in the Guianas. The diversity of the fruit species consumed by the kinkajou calls for considering it as an important seed disperser. The overlap of the size of seeds dispersed by frugivores observed in nutmeg trees suggests that the small (2–5 kg) kinkajou may compensate for the loss of large (5–10 kg) frugivorous vertebrates in the canopy. Camera traps visualise how the kinkajou is adapted to forage in the nutmeg tree crown and grab the fruit. Such information is vital for conservation because compensation of seed dispersal by small frugivores is crucial in increasing anthropogenic stressors. Nature Publishing Group UK 2022-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9079064/ /pubmed/35525878 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11568-z Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Séguigne, Marie Coutant, Opale Bouton, Benoît Picart, Lionel Guilbert, Éric Forget, Pierre-Michel Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
title | Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
title_full | Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
title_fullStr | Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
title_full_unstemmed | Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
title_short | Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
title_sort | arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9079064/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35525878 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11568-z |
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