Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica. (February 2020)
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- Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica. (February 2020)
- Main Title:
- Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica
- Authors:
- Thornton, Daniel
Reyna, Rafael
Perera-Romero, Lucy
Radachowsky, Jeremy
Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G.
Garcia, Rony
McNab, Roan
Mcloughlin, Lee
Foster, Rebecca
Harmsen, Bart
Moreira-Ramírez, José F.
Diaz-Santos, Fabricio
Jordan, Christopher
Salom-Pérez, Roberto
Meyer, Ninon
Castañeda, Franklin
Valle, Fausto Antonio Elvir
Santizo, Gabriela Ponce
Amit, Ronit
Arroyo-Arce, Stephanny
Thomson, Ian
Moreno, Ricardo
Schank, Cody
Arroyo-Gerala, Paulina
Bárcenas, Horacio V.
Brenes-Mora, Esteben
Calderón, Ana Patricia
Cove, Michael V.
Gomez-Hoyos, Diego
González-Maya, José
Guy, Danny
Jiménez, Gerobuam Hernández
Hofman, Maarten
Kays, Roland
King, Travis
Menjivar, Marcio Arnoldo Martinez
de la Maza, Javier
León-Pérez, Rodrigo
Ramos, Victor Hugo
Rivero, Marina
Romo-Asunción, Sergio
Juárez-López, Rugieri
la Cruz, Alejandro Jesús-de
de la Torre, J. Antonio
Towns, Valeria
Schipper, Jan
Reyes, Hector Orlando Portillo
Artavia, Adolfo
Hernández-Perez, Edwin
Martínez, Wilber
Urquhart, Gerald R.
Quigley, Howard
Pardo, Lain E.
Sáenz, Joel C.
Sanchez, Khiavett
Polisar, John
… (more) - Abstract:
- Abstract: Large mammalian herbivores are experiencing population reductions and range declines. However, we lack regional knowledge of population status for many herbivores, particularly in developing countries. Addressing this knowledge gap is key to implementing tailored conservation strategies for species whose population declines are highly variable across their range. White-lipped peccaries ( Tayassu pecari ) are important ecosystem engineers in Neotropical forests and are highly sensitive to human disturbance. Despite maintaining a wide distributional range, white-lipped peccaries are experiencing substantial population declines in some portions of their range. We examined the regional distribution and population status of the species in Mesoamerica. We used a combination of techniques, including expert-based mapping and assessment of population status, and data-driven distribution modelling techniques to determine the status and range limits of white-lipped peccaries. Our analysis revealed declining and highly isolated populations of peccaries across Mesoamerica, with a range reduction of 87% from historic distribution and 63% from current IUCN range estimates for the region. White-lipped peccary distribution is affected by indices of human influence and forest cover, and more restricted than other sympatric large herbivores, with their largest populations confined to transboundary reserves. To conserve white-lipped peccaries in Mesoamerica, transboundary efforts willAbstract: Large mammalian herbivores are experiencing population reductions and range declines. However, we lack regional knowledge of population status for many herbivores, particularly in developing countries. Addressing this knowledge gap is key to implementing tailored conservation strategies for species whose population declines are highly variable across their range. White-lipped peccaries ( Tayassu pecari ) are important ecosystem engineers in Neotropical forests and are highly sensitive to human disturbance. Despite maintaining a wide distributional range, white-lipped peccaries are experiencing substantial population declines in some portions of their range. We examined the regional distribution and population status of the species in Mesoamerica. We used a combination of techniques, including expert-based mapping and assessment of population status, and data-driven distribution modelling techniques to determine the status and range limits of white-lipped peccaries. Our analysis revealed declining and highly isolated populations of peccaries across Mesoamerica, with a range reduction of 87% from historic distribution and 63% from current IUCN range estimates for the region. White-lipped peccary distribution is affected by indices of human influence and forest cover, and more restricted than other sympatric large herbivores, with their largest populations confined to transboundary reserves. To conserve white-lipped peccaries in Mesoamerica, transboundary efforts will be needed that focus on both forest conservation and hunting management, increased cross-border coordination, and reconsideration of country and regional conservation priorities. Our methodology to detail regional white-lipped peccary status could be employed on other poorly-known large mammals. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Biological conservation. Volume 242(2020)
- Journal:
- Biological conservation
- Issue:
- Volume 242(2020)
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- Volume 242, Issue 2020 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 242
- Issue:
- 2020
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0242-2020-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Subjects:
- Distribution modelling -- Large herbivores -- Population decline -- Neotropics -- Range decline -- White-lipped peccaries
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- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00063207 ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108410 ↗
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- English
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- 0006-3207
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