Density of the Near Threatened jaguar Panthera onca in the caatinga of north-eastern Brazil
Contribuinte(s) |
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
---|---|
Data(s) |
19/10/2012
19/10/2012
2010
|
Resumo |
We report the first estimate of jaguar density in the semi-arid caatinga biome of north-eastern Brazil. During August-October 2007, in the Serra da Capivara National Park, we used camera traps to identify and count jaguars. Jaguar abundance and density were calculated using mark-recapture models. In a sampling effort of 1,249 camera-trap-nights we identified 12 adult jaguars and estimated an 2 abundance of 14 +/- 3.6 jaguars in an area of 524 km(2), i.e. a density of 2.67 +/- 1.00 jaguars per 100 km(2). This estimate is higher than in most other Brazilian biomes and indicates Serra da Capivara National Park as an important reserve for protecting jaguars in north-eastern Brazil. Fundacao Museu do Homem Americano Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente Jaguar Conservation Fund (JCF) Oregon Zoo`s Future University of Brasilia Idea Wild Memphis Zoo Woodland Park Zoo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) CNPq |
Identificador |
ORYX, v.44, n.1, p.104-109, 2010 0030-6053 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/25511 10.1017/S0030605309990433 |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
Relação |
Oryx |
Direitos |
restrictedAccess Copyright CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
Palavras-Chave | #Brazil #caatinga #camera trap #density #jaguar #Panthera onca #Serra da Capivara National Park #NATIONAL-PARK #FOOD-HABITS #CONSERVATION #ABUNDANCE #DECLINE #FOREST #PREY #Ecology |
Tipo |
article original article publishedVersion |