Abundancia relativa de tres ungulados en la Reserva de la Biosfera “La Sepultura” Chiapas, México.

Authors

  • Carlos Chávez Hernández Zoológico Regional “Miguel Álvarez del Toro”, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural. Calzada a Cerro Hueco s/n Colonia El Zapotal Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas. C.P 29000.
  • Jorge A. Moguel Acuña Zoológico Regional “Miguel Álvarez del Toro”, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural. Calzada a Cerro Hueco s/n Colonia El Zapotal Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas. C.P 29000.
  • Marcela González Galván Calle Ingeniero Ubilio García Caballero # 596 Colonia La Caminera, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. México. C. P. 29090.
  • Darío M. Guiris Andrade Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas. Departamento de Ciencias Médico Veterinarias. Jefe de Operaciones Policlínica y Diagnóstico Veterinario, Blvd. Ángel Albino Corzo 635–B. C.P. 29040. Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

Keywords:

Abundance, La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve, Odocoileus virginianus, Pecari tajacu, tracks, Tapirus bairdii, transects, ungulates

Abstract

Large mammals have important roles in the dynamics of Neotropical rainforests. However, their ecology has barely been studied in the forests and tropical forest of southern Mexico. In the present study, we assessed the relative abundance in populations of Baird´s tapir Tapirus bairdii, white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, and collared peccary Pecari tajacu, along 246.4 km of linear transects in the buffer area of “La Sepultura†Biosphere Reserve (REBISE), Chiapas, Mexico. We observed 0.998, 0.694 and 0.215 tracks/km of Baird´s tapir white-tailed deer and collared peccary respectively. The present study shows that the La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve, plays an important role for conservation of mastofauna of the area as a refuge in an environment with anthropogenic influence.

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Published

2011-08-30

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011)

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