Tamaño, composición y patrones diarios de actividad de grupos de pecarí de labios blancos (Tayassu pecari) en el Parque Nacional Mirador-Río Azul, Guatemala

Moreira-Ramírez, José Fernando; López, Jorge; García-Anleu, Rony; Córdova, Francisco; Dubón, Tomás

doi:10.12933/therya-15-278

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“…In addition, T . pecari form large groups (10 to over 300 individuals) with a gregarious behavior, which is why it requires extensive areas of suitable habitat to meet its dietary needs (Altrichter, Carrillo, Sáenz, & Fuller, 2001; Moreira‐Ramírez, López, García‐Anleu, Córdova, & Dubón, 2015) and migratory movements (Biondo, Keuroghlian, Gongora, & Miyaki, 2011; Carrillo, Saenz, & Fuller, 2002). In the case of T .…”

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Ecological corridors in Costa Rica: An evaluation applying landscape structure, fragmentation‐connectivity process, and climate adaptation

Beita

Murillo

Alvarado

2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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In recent years, ecological corridors have been proposed on a global scale as a response to the accelerated process of natural ecosystem fragmentation, mainly as a result of human impact. In accordance with this trend, Costa Rica has undergone a process of implementing ecological corridors as to promote ecological connectivity since the 1990s, with the establishment of 44 ecological corridors covering 38% of Costa Rica's territory. Nevertheless, there is no research evaluating these corridors on a national scale that takes into account their functions as conduits, barriers, and habitats. Thus, the objective of this research was to describe the process of biological corridor formation in Costa Rica, and to evaluate the potential effectiveness of corridors by considering aspects of landscape structure and ecological processes related to connectivity and fragmentation. We used the National Program of Ecological Corridors database along with coverage analysis from Landsat images from 2000 and 2015.The composition of the biological corridors was determined at the landscape scale and related to potential to maintain a specific population of wild mammals weighing more than 10 kg. The composition of the ecological corridors was highly variable in terms of total area, proportion of natural habitat, and fragmentation process. Most biological corridors are capable of maintaining viable populations of Pecari tajacu and Tapir bairdii, while none could maintain populations of Panthera onca and Tayassu pecari. Only 50% of the biological corridors had improved in their connectivity. Therefore, public policies, such as master plans focusing on ecosystem restoration must be established. In addition, only two biological corridors incorporate the majority of elevation ranges (Life Zones) present in the country, which reduces the potential of the corridor system as a tool for climate change adaptation.

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Ecological corridors in Costa Rica: An evaluation applying landscape structure, fragmentation‐connectivity process, and climate adaptation

Beita

Murillo

Alvarado

2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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“…La composición de los grupos de pecarí de labios blancos reportada para el PNLT fue similar a la registrada en otras partes de la Selva Maya (Reyna-Hurtado et al 2010b;Moreira-Ramírez et al 2015). Durante la época lluviosa y seca se observó la presencia de las tres clases de edades.…”

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“…Los subadultos presentan tamaños intermedios y son de color café claro negruzco. Los adultos son de color negro y presentan el mentón de color blanco (Sowls 1984(Sowls , 1997Moreira-Ramírez et al 2015).…”

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Importance of waterholes for white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in the Selva Maya, Guatemala

Moreira-Ramírez

Reyna-Hurtado

Hidalgo‐Mihart

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“…It is distributed on the eastern and western slopes of the Andes, inhabiting wet, dry, tropical and subtropical forests, in herds ranging from 50 to 300 or more individuals (Kiltie and Terborgh 1983, Mayer and Wetzel 1987, Sowls 1997, Fragoso 2004, Tirira 2017), although there are also records of much smaller herds (less than 10 individuals) (Moreira-Ramírez et al 2015). …”

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“…The greatest local threats for the species are illegal hunting, habitat loss and disease (Tirira 2017), while throughout its geographical range, its population decline has been attributed to continued, widespread deforestation and intense hunting pressure from humans (Fragoso 2004, Keuroghlian et al 2013). This species is particularly vulnerable to human presence and habitat fragmentation because they require large extents of undisturbed forest with sufficient food availability to meet their biological requirements (Moreira-Ramírez et al 2015). …”

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New altitudinal record for white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795) in Ecuador, with notes about activity patterns and herd size

Torres

Gavilanez

2019

BDJ

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White-lipped peccaries (Tayassupecari) represent a key element of trophic networks in tropical rainforest ecosystems by playing the dual role of consumer and prey. Despite their importance, pressures on their populations have increased during the last few decades due to hunting and deforestation across its distributional range. These pressures may have led the remaining populations to move into new territories and to change their migratory and gregarious behaviour. In this study, we used photographic records from camera traps to collect data on biogeography of white-lipped peccaries in order to answer some questions about the demography, distribution and population size of the species in Ecuador’s western Amazonia. We present new altitudinal records for the species (2,000 metres above sea level), along with some notes on herd size and activity patterns. This information is valuable for obtaining a better understanding of the species distribution and population status in order to achieve better conservation plans.

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Tamaño, composición y patrones diarios de actividad de grupos de pecarí de labios blancos (Tayassu pecari) en el Parque Nacional Mirador-Río Azul, Guatemala

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

Ecological corridors in Costa Rica: An evaluation applying landscape structure, fragmentation‐connectivity process, and climate adaptation

Ecological corridors in Costa Rica: An evaluation applying landscape structure, fragmentation‐connectivity process, and climate adaptation

Importance of waterholes for white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in the Selva Maya, Guatemala

New altitudinal record for white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795) in Ecuador, with notes about activity patterns and herd size

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