Jaguar density in a mosaic of disturbed/preserved areas in southeastern Mexico

• Published in: Mammalian biology : Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 173 - 178
• Main Authors: Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G., Jesús-de la Cruz, Alejandro, Contreras-Moreno, Fernando M., Juárez-López, Rugieri, Bravata-de la Cruz, Yaribeth, Friedeberg, Diana, Bautista-Ramírez, Pedro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Elsevier GmbH 01.09.2019; Springer International Publishing; Springer
• Subjects: Animal Anatomy; Animal Ecology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Carnivore; Conservation; Evolutionary Biology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Histology; Laguna de Terminos; Life Sciences; Morphology; Panthera onca; Short Communication; Wetland; Zoology; Laguna de Terminos; Wetland; Carnivore; Conservation; Panthera onca

Jaguar populations in Mexico have been extensively reduced to the point where the species is considered Endangered. In south-eastern Mexico, jaguar density estimations have focused in the largest Jaguar Conservation Units (JCUs) but are lacking for the small, isolated JCUs where natural habitats are...