Estimating large carnivore populations at global scale based on spatial predictions of density and distribution - Application to the jaguar (Panthera onca).

Broad scale population estimates of declining species are desired for conservation efforts. However, for many secretive species including large carnivores, such estimates are often difficult. Based on published density estimates obtained through camera trapping, presence/absence data, and globally a...

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Main Authors: Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski, Hugh S Robinson, Maria Abarca, Katherine A Zeller, Grisel Velasquez, Evi A D Paemelaere, Joshua F Goldberg, Esteban Payan, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Ernesto O Boede, Krzysztof Schmidt, Margarita Lampo, Ángel L Viloria, Rafael Carreño, Nathaniel Robinson, Paul M Lukacs, J Joshua Nowak, Roberto Salom-Pérez, Franklin Castañeda, Valeria Boron, Howard Quigley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5868828?pdf=render