Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Connectivity of natural areas through biological corridors is essential for ecosystem resilience and biodiversity conservation. However, robust assessments of biodiversity in corridor areas are often hindered by logistical constraints and the statistical challenges of modeling data from multiple spe...

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Main Authors:	Salom-Pérez, Roberto, Corrales-Gutiérrez, Daniel, Araya-Gamboa, Daniela, Espinoza-Muñoz, Deiver, Finegan, Bryan, Petracca, Lisanne S.
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2021
Subjects:	CUBIERTA FORESTAL MAMIFEROS CORREDOR BIOLOGICO MESOAMERICANO RESILIENCIA ECOSISTEMA BIODIVERSIDAD HABITAT ESTABILIDAD SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS SISTEMAS AGRICOLAS AGROINDUSTRIA
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249072 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10570

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spelling	RepoCATIE105702022-08-05T18:45:47Z Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Salom-Pérez, Roberto Corrales-Gutiérrez, Daniel Araya-Gamboa, Daniela Espinoza-Muñoz, Deiver Finegan, Bryan Petracca, Lisanne S. CUBIERTA FORESTAL MAMIFEROS CORREDOR BIOLOGICO MESOAMERICANO RESILIENCIA ECOSISTEMA BIODIVERSIDAD HABITAT ESTABILIDAD SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS SISTEMAS AGRICOLAS AGROINDUSTRIA Connectivity of natural areas through biological corridors is essential for ecosystem resilience and biodiversity conservation. However, robust assessments of biodiversity in corridor areas are often hindered by logistical constraints and the statistical challenges of modeling data from multiple species. Herein, we used a hierarchical community occupancy model in a Bayesian framework to evaluate the status of medium and large-sized mammals in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC) in Costa Rica. We used camera traps deployed from 2013–2017 to detect 18 medium (1–15 kg) and 6 large (>15 kg) mammal species in a portion of two Jaguar Conservation Units (JCUs) and the Corridor linking them. Camera traps operated for 16,904 trap nights across 209 stations, covering an area of 880 km2. Forest cover was the most important driver of medium and large-sized mammal habitat use, with forest specialists such as jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) strongly associated with high forest cover, while habitat generalists such as coyotes (Canis latrans) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) were associated with low forest cover. Medium and large-sized mammal species richness was lower in the Corridor area (�x = 9.78±1.84) than in the portions evaluated of the two JCUs (�x = 11.50±1.52). 2021-03-24T18:07:53Z 2021-03-24T18:07:53Z 2021 Artículo https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249072 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10570 en PLoS ONE, 16(3) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf
institution	Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
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language	Inglés
topic	CUBIERTA FORESTAL MAMIFEROS CORREDOR BIOLOGICO MESOAMERICANO RESILIENCIA ECOSISTEMA BIODIVERSIDAD HABITAT ESTABILIDAD SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS SISTEMAS AGRICOLAS AGROINDUSTRIA
spellingShingle	CUBIERTA FORESTAL MAMIFEROS CORREDOR BIOLOGICO MESOAMERICANO RESILIENCIA ECOSISTEMA BIODIVERSIDAD HABITAT ESTABILIDAD SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS SISTEMAS AGRICOLAS AGROINDUSTRIA Salom-Pérez, Roberto Corrales-Gutiérrez, Daniel Araya-Gamboa, Daniela Espinoza-Muñoz, Deiver Finegan, Bryan Petracca, Lisanne S. Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
description	Connectivity of natural areas through biological corridors is essential for ecosystem resilience and biodiversity conservation. However, robust assessments of biodiversity in corridor areas are often hindered by logistical constraints and the statistical challenges of modeling data from multiple species. Herein, we used a hierarchical community occupancy model in a Bayesian framework to evaluate the status of medium and large-sized mammals in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC) in Costa Rica. We used camera traps deployed from 2013–2017 to detect 18 medium (1–15 kg) and 6 large (>15 kg) mammal species in a portion of two Jaguar Conservation Units (JCUs) and the Corridor linking them. Camera traps operated for 16,904 trap nights across 209 stations, covering an area of 880 km2. Forest cover was the most important driver of medium and large-sized mammal habitat use, with forest specialists such as jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) strongly associated with high forest cover, while habitat generalists such as coyotes (Canis latrans) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) were associated with low forest cover. Medium and large-sized mammal species richness was lower in the Corridor area (�x = 9.78±1.84) than in the portions evaluated of the two JCUs (�x = 11.50±1.52).
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author	Salom-Pérez, Roberto Corrales-Gutiérrez, Daniel Araya-Gamboa, Daniela Espinoza-Muñoz, Deiver Finegan, Bryan Petracca, Lisanne S.
author_facet	Salom-Pérez, Roberto Corrales-Gutiérrez, Daniel Araya-Gamboa, Daniela Espinoza-Muñoz, Deiver Finegan, Bryan Petracca, Lisanne S.
author_sort	Salom-Pérez, Roberto
title	Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
title_short	Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
title_full	Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
title_fullStr	Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
title_full_unstemmed	Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
title_sort	forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the mesoamerican biological corridor
publishDate	2021
url	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249072 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10570
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Forest cover mediates large and mediumsized mammal occurrence in a critical link of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

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