Forest matters: Use of water reservoirs by mammal communities in cattle ranch landscapes in the Paraguayan Dry Chaco

Cattle ranching has led to a significant decrease in forest cover in the Neotropic. In this study we evaluate how medium- and large-sized mammals cope in these human-modified landscapes in the Paraguayan Dry Chaco, where by state law at least 25% of forest cover must be preserved. Using a camera-tra...

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Main Authors: Andrea Weiler, Karina Núñez, Fernando Silla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419309242