Communications Biology (Dec 2021)

Impacts of hydropower on the habitat of jaguars and tigers

  • Ana Filipa Palmeirim,
  • Luke Gibson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02878-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Palmeirim and Gibson quantify the global habitat loss of jaguars and tigers due to existing and planned hydropower dams and relate these to published estimates of species densities from nearby regions. This analysis shows how dam construction intersects priority conservation areas for these apex predators.