Predicting suitable nesting sites for the Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger Spix 1825) in the Central Amazon basin

Predicting suitable nesting sites for the Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger Spix 1825) in the Central Amazon basin

After many years of illegal hunting and commercialization, the populations of the Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) have been recovering during the last four decades due to the enforcement of a legislation that inhibits their international commercialization. Protecting nesting sites, in which vulner...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Paola Ribeiro Banon, Gerald Jean Francis Banon, Francisco Villamarín, Eduardo Moraes Arraut, Gabriel Massaine Moulatlet, Camilo Daleles Rennó, Lise Christine Banon, Boris Marioni, Evlyn Márcia Leão De Moraes Novo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Neotropical Biodiversity
Subjects:
amazon floodplain
amazonian caiman
ecological conservation
maximum entropy modeling
nesting habitat
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2019.1646066

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2019.1646066

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