2013
DOI: 10.1126/science.342.6161.930-a
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Atlantic Rainforest's Jaguars in Decline

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“…As we know, the Amazon region has a large size and high population density of jaguars and can be considered a core habitat for the species [58]. In addition, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest region, despite the recent population decline [59][60][61] and the local loss of genetic diversity in jaguars [62], still has remaining populations. The presence of melanism in Brazilian moist and dry forests and Cerrado areas had already been documented and can reach high local frequencies in some remnant areas [44,63].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As we know, the Amazon region has a large size and high population density of jaguars and can be considered a core habitat for the species [58]. In addition, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest region, despite the recent population decline [59][60][61] and the local loss of genetic diversity in jaguars [62], still has remaining populations. The presence of melanism in Brazilian moist and dry forests and Cerrado areas had already been documented and can reach high local frequencies in some remnant areas [44,63].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Galetti et al (2013), the Atlantic Forest can be the first tropical biome to lose its largest top predator, if the jaguar becomes extinct. At the moment, the species is present in only a few remainings areas (Beiseigel et al 2012), with an estimated total population of less than 250 adult individuals, mostly living inside protected areas (Galetti et al 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Galetti et al (2013), the Atlantic Forest can be the first tropical biome to lose its largest top predator, if the jaguar becomes extinct. At the moment, the species is present in only a few remainings areas (Beiseigel et al 2012), with an estimated total population of less than 250 adult individuals, mostly living inside protected areas (Galetti et al 2013). The largest remaining continuous block of Atlantic Forest is situated in the mountains of the Serra do Mar along the Atlantic coast, which in the state of São Paulo, is under protection of Serra do Mar State Park (PESM, acronym in Portuguese).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Com ninhadas que vão de um a oito filhotes e gestação com duração média de 150 dias, a capivara possui taxas elevadas de fecundidade e fertilidade (11) , e o desequilíbrio ambiental, a substituição da mata nativa por culturas agrícolas e pastagens e a ausência de predadores naturais vêm contribuindo consideravelmente para o aumento das populações destes animais em algumas regiões do Brasil, com destaque para o estado de São Paulo (12)(13)(14)(15)(16) , inclusive com o registro destes roedores em parques urbanos (17)(18)(19) . Esta situação coloca estes animais cada vez mais em contato com o homem (20) , resultando em problemas como danos e prejuízos causados em culturas agrícolas (13,21,22) , animais em rodovias que provocam colisão com veículos, reduzindo a segurança nas estradas (23,24) e, o mais preocupante, o número elevado de capivaras podem contribuir para o crescimento da população de carrapatos, consequentemente aumentando a possibilidade de transmissão de doenças associadas a este ectoparasita (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30) .…”
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