Protection affects the abundance and activity patterns of pumas in the atlantic forest

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 926-934

  Paviolo, Agustín ^a,b   Di Blanco, Yamil E ^b   De Angelo, Carlos D ^a,b   Di Bitetti, Mario S ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlantico Puerto Iguazu   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Atlantic forest; Camera traps; Density estimate; Jaguar logging; Poaching; Prey abundance; Protection; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FELID; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POACHING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC FOREST; IGUAZU NATIONAL PARK; MISIONES [ARGENTINA];

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 77950817190     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-128.1     Document Type: Article

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