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Vanderhoff,E. Natasha; Hodge,Anne-Marie; Arbogast,Brian S.; Nilsson,Jonas; Knowles,Travis W.. |
We investigated abundance and activity patterns of the margay (Leopardus wiedii) via remote camera-trapping at Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, a new preserve located near Sumaco National Park, in the eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador. We recorded 85 capture events and ten individuals, including one juvenile, over a total of 3220 camera-trap nights. Activity was mostly nocturnal and we found no difference in abundance between primary and secondary forest. Our capture rate (2.64 captures/100 camera-trap nights) indicates a high abundance of margays in the region. The site lies within a matrix of agricultural lands and the high abundance and seasonal occurrence data seem to suggest that while one or two females may occupy the area permanently, most margays... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Camera-trap; Carnivores; Felidae; Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park; Wildsumaco. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-93832011000200009 |
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