INVESTIGADORES
LAMBERTUCCI Sergio Agustin
artículos
Título:
Monitoring vultures in the 21st century: the need for standardized protocols
Autor/es:
PERRIG, P; LAMBERTUCCI, S A; DONADIO, E; PADRÓ, J; PAULI, J
Revista:
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2019
ISSN:
0021-8901
Resumen:
Effective conservation relies on robust monitoring programmes to designand evaluate management actions. Large vertebrates with slow life historystrategies present a challenge for monitoring given the necessary long-term investmentof effort and resources. Furthermore, many of these vertebrates possessexpansive habitat requirements, demanding large-scale monitoring approaches. Forsuch species, localized monitoring efforts of limited duration can result in partialor even biased information, and delayed detection of threatened viability and populationchanges. The development of practical, affordable and broadly applicablemethods for monitoring vertebrates with slow life history traits remains a challengefor applied ecologists globally. Herein, we compared the common techniques usedto study vulture populations using Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) ? a large, widely distributed vulture ofconservation concern ? as a case study. From this comparison, we identified theuse of shed feathers as the most robust method for long-term and large-scalemonitoring of avian scavengers across species and political boundaries.Further, we provide an effective, efficient and tested protocol for monitoringAndean condors via shed feathers, and call for its implementation byconservation practitioners at a continental scale. Simple non-invasiveprotocols, though, yield standardized and robust results, with affordable fieldefforts and laboratory cost. Thus, we encourage continued efforts to increasethe accessibility of non-invasive genetic techniques beyond primary research,and for practitioners to adopt these approaches for monitoring large andlong-lived birds.