Relative abundance and activity patterns of terrestrial mammals in Pacuare Nature Reserve, Costa Rica

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Arroyo-Arce, Stephanny, Thomson, Ian, Fernandez, Carlos, Salom-Perez, Roberto
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2017
Kuvaus:Located in Costa Rica, Pacuare Nature Reserve has a long established history of wildlife monitoring programs primarily focused on species of nesting marine turtles and the Agami herons (Agamia agami) found within the reserve. Our research represents the first as­sessment on the local terrestrial mammal populations. Data was col­lected by using seven camera trap stations distributed within the boundaries of the reserve. From April 2015 to March 2016, and after a total of 1 643 camera trap nights, we were able to identify 11 terres­trial mammalian species distributed in six orders and nine families. The most abundant species was the common opossum (Didelphis marsu­pialis), followed by the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). A noticeably ab­sent species, otherwise common throughout the area, was the Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata). Our results are similar to those from other protected areas in the Northeastern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UNED
Organisaatio:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Kieli:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1673
Linkit:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1673
Sanahaku:mammals
relative abundance
activity pattern
camera trapping
Costa Rica
mamíferos
abundancia relativa
patrón de actividad
cámaras trampa
Costa Rica.