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<p>Recent studies in forest canopies have revealed new findings on species interactions and diversity; hitherto poorly understood. This glaring gap results from the challenges of recording arboreal and scansorial species and their interactions in the vertical strata. We present a new methodology that allows installing camera-traps at multiple forest strata to detect species and record ecological interactions. We have developed wooden support to place the environmental monitoring equipment at the forest canopy, evaluating and testing its cost-effectiveness by monitoring six fruiting plant species across a triple ecotone of the Cerrado, Amazon, and Pantanal biomes. Our structure to install camera-traps in the forest canopy had a total cost of US$ 50.00, whereas a tree-climbing kit reaches US$ 1,248.00. After 11&#xa0;months of using camera-traps coupled with our wood structure, we recorded 137 mammal-plant interaction events and identified 11 mammal species. Our approach recorded 47.8% of mammal species that potentially can both occur in the area and use the forest canopy. Our findings indicate that our approach to documenting arboreal ecological dynamics is both efficient and innovative, offering researchers a cost-effective tool for future studies in several vegetation types.</p>

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A new arboreal suspension technique to strengthen the understanding of canopy ecological interactions and dynamics

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    2025年1月8日

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  • Luan Gabriel Araujo Goebel,
  • Juliano A. Bogoni,
  • Hernani Fernandes Magalhães de Oliveira,
  • Carlos de Souza Ferreira,
  • Manoel dos Santos-Filho

摘要

Recent studies in forest canopies have revealed new findings on species interactions and diversity; hitherto poorly understood. This glaring gap results from the challenges of recording arboreal and scansorial species and their interactions in the vertical strata. We present a new methodology that allows installing camera-traps at multiple forest strata to detect species and record ecological interactions. We have developed wooden support to place the environmental monitoring equipment at the forest canopy, evaluating and testing its cost-effectiveness by monitoring six fruiting plant species across a triple ecotone of the Cerrado, Amazon, and Pantanal biomes. Our structure to install camera-traps in the forest canopy had a total cost of US$ 50.00, whereas a tree-climbing kit reaches US$ 1,248.00. After 11 months of using camera-traps coupled with our wood structure, we recorded 137 mammal-plant interaction events and identified 11 mammal species. Our approach recorded 47.8% of mammal species that potentially can both occur in the area and use the forest canopy. Our findings indicate that our approach to documenting arboreal ecological dynamics is both efficient and innovative, offering researchers a cost-effective tool for future studies in several vegetation types.