Impending anthropogenic threats and protected area prioritization for jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon

Juliano A. Bogoni; Valeria Boron; Carlos A. Peres; Maria Eduarda M. S. Coelho; Ronaldo G. Morato; Marcelo Oliveira-da-Costa

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04490-1

Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Impending anthropogenic threats and protected area prioritization for jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon

Juliano A. Bogoni,
Valeria Boron,
Carlos A. Peres,
Maria Eduarda M. S. Coelho,
Ronaldo G. Morato,
Marcelo Oliveira-da-Costa

Affiliations

Juliano A. Bogoni: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ), Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Laboratório de Ecologia, Manejo e Conservação de Fauna Silvestre (LEMaC)
Valeria Boron: WWF-UK, The Living Planet Centre, Rufford House
Carlos A. Peres: School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
Maria Eduarda M. S. Coelho: WWF-Brasil, CLS 114 Bloco D-35
Ronaldo G. Morato: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Mamíferos Carnívoros, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Estrada Municipal Hisaichi Takebayashi 8600
Marcelo Oliveira-da-Costa: WWF-Brasil, CLS 114 Bloco D-35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04490-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The most-at-risk habitats for jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon are identified and anthropogenic factors including deforestation and agriculture are highlighted as root causes of this habitat destruction.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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