Mamíferos não-voadores do Parque do Cocó, Fortaleza - CE: composição e impactos associados

Abstract

This study investigates the mastofauna and the environmental impacts that affect the biodiversity of the Parque do Cocó, Ceará state, the fourth major natural urban park in South America. Entirely situated in the dense capital of Ceará state, Fortaleza, the impacts of the fast urbanization process, arises questions about the conservational state of the remanescent mastofauna of the region. This work offers preliminary data to direct strategies to the management of the park’s system, in a way to prevent and mitigate the documented impacts. To execute this study, non-lethal traps (sherman and tomahawk) were used, combined with camera-traps, trace element analysis, interviews and bibliography research. The analysis point to a defaunation scenario, with the dominance of opportunistic species. This research stands out the importance of the increment of studies in reminiscent urban ecosystems in order to enable a more efficient management of these systems, each time more common.