Relationship between the Presence of Jaguar (Pantheraonca) and its Prays in the Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Amit, Ronit, Alfaro, Luis Diego, Carrillo, Eduardo
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2009
Kuvaus:We studied the relationship between the presence of jaguar and that of medium and big sized mammals which are its potential prey. The study area was divided in 34 blocks of 1km2 where we record track series (signs of presence of an individual) of big mammals (>12kg), medium sized mammals (1.5 – 12 kg) and presence (1) – absence (0) of jaguar. We calculated a Relative Abundance Index (RAI) and a richness index for each block, and we analyzed that with generalized linear models. We detected 16 species of wild mammals and recorded the presence of jaguar 8 times. Our results suggest that jaguar presence increases at the more relative abundance of big sized mammals. Among those, the tapir (Tapirus bairdii) and the white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) are important and endangered as the jaguar itself.
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Organisaatio:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/7948
Linkit:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/7948
Sanahaku:Jaguar
Área de Conservación Guanacaste
rastreo
índice de abundancia relativa
relación predador-presa
Guanacaste Conservation Area
tracking
relative abundance index
prey-predator relationship