Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.
Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste Province, protects one of the largest remnants of dry forest in Mesoamerica. It is considered an example of how to regenerate forest in an area that for many years was used for cattle. A proper management requires knowledge of trends in mammal populations. We cho...
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| author | Víctor Montalvo Guadamuz Carolina Sáenz Bolaños Shirley Ramírez Carvajal Eduardo Carrillo Jiménez |
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| description | Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste Province, protects one of the largest remnants of dry forest in Mesoamerica. It is considered an example of how to regenerate forest in an area that for many years was used for cattle. A proper management requires knowledge of trends in mammal populations. We chose species that demand high ecologic integrity. the jaguar (Panthera onca ) and other felines, and their potential prey. Using trace count we assessed abundance on seven trails systematically sampled in 2001 and later in 2011. In 2011 we found more traces of jaguars, less of cougars and the same number for ocelots. In the second sampling we found less herbivores and frugivores, and more omnivores. We believe that the trace method is reliable, rapid and cheap. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66cef40fc745461095acaa7c6638fded2022-12-22T02:14:47ZengUniversidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)Cuadernos de investigación UNED1659-42661659-441X2015-12-017210.22458/urj.v7i2.1158Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.Víctor Montalvo Guadamuz0Carolina Sáenz Bolaños1Shirley Ramírez CarvajalEduardo Carrillo JiménezUniversidad Nacional de Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional de Costa RicaSanta Rosa National Park, Guanacaste Province, protects one of the largest remnants of dry forest in Mesoamerica. It is considered an example of how to regenerate forest in an area that for many years was used for cattle. A proper management requires knowledge of trends in mammal populations. We chose species that demand high ecologic integrity. the jaguar (Panthera onca ) and other felines, and their potential prey. Using trace count we assessed abundance on seven trails systematically sampled in 2001 and later in 2011. In 2011 we found more traces of jaguars, less of cougars and the same number for ocelots. In the second sampling we found less herbivores and frugivores, and more omnivores. We believe that the trace method is reliable, rapid and cheap.https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1158AbundanceindexjaguarocelotPanthera oncaSanta Rosa National Park |
| spellingShingle | Víctor Montalvo Guadamuz Carolina Sáenz Bolaños Shirley Ramírez Carvajal Eduardo Carrillo Jiménez Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. Cuadernos de investigación UNED Abundance index jaguar ocelot Panthera onca Santa Rosa National Park |
| title | Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. |
| title_full | Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. |
| title_fullStr | Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. |
| title_short | Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. |
| title_sort | abundance of jaguars panthera onca other felids and their potential prey in santa rosa national park costa rica |
| topic | Abundance index jaguar ocelot Panthera onca Santa Rosa National Park |
| url | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1158 |
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