Ciudades biodiversas: mamíferos medianos de la Reserva Forestal Protectora Bosque Oriental de  Bogotá D. C., Colombia

Jiménez-Alvarado, Juan S.; Moreno-Díaz, Catalina; Alfonso, Andrés; Giordano, Anthony J.; Vela-Vargas, I. Mauricio; Gómez-Hoyos, Diego A.; González‐Maya, José F.

doi:10.47603/manovol4n1.37-41

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“…We found a positive effect between the habitat use of Andean tiger cats and the distance to human settlements, which was consistent with the trends found for lowland tiger cat populations [90]. However, in Colombia, Andean tiger cats have been reported near human settlements and even in peri-urban areas in major cities [78,[91][92][93]. These observations are commonly based on a few indirect or bycatch records of camera traps and tracks, with no explicit information relating Andean tiger cat populations with proximity to urban areas.…”

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Assessing microhabitat, landscape features and intraguild relationships in the occupancy of the enigmatic and threatened Andean tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) in the cloud forests of northwestern Colombia

Cepeda-Duque,

Andrade-Ponce,

Montes-Rojas

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Mesocarnivores play a key role in ecosystem dynamics through the regulation of prey populations and are sensitive to environmental changes; thus, they are often considered good model organisms for conservation planning. However, data regarding the factors that influence the habitat use of threatened small wild felids such as the Andean tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) are scarce. We conducted a two-year survey with 58 camera trap stations to evaluate the determinants of Andean tiger cat habitat use in three protected areas in the Middle Cauca, Colombia. We developed site occupancy models and found that Andean tiger cat habitat use increased with leaf litter depth at intermediate elevations and far from human settlements. Through conditional cooccurrence models, we found that Andean tiger cat habitat use was invariant to the presence of prey or potential intraguild competitors and killers/predators, but its detectability increased when they were present and detected. This suggests that Andean tiger cats may be more likely to be detected in sites with high prey availability. We found that Andean tiger cats preferred sites with deep leaf litter, which is a particular feature of cloud forests that provides suitable conditions for ambush hunting and hiding from intraguild enemies. Our results showed that Andean tiger cats avoided human settlements, which may minimize potential mortality risks in those areas. Moreover, the restricted use of middle elevations by Andean tiger cats suggested that they could be used as a sentinel species to track the effects of climate change since their suitable habitat is likely to be projected upward in elevation. Future conservation actions must be focused on identifying and mitigating human-related threats close to the Andean tiger cat habitat while preserving microhabitat conditions and the existing networks of protected areas.

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Assessing microhabitat, landscape features and intraguild relationships in the occupancy of the enigmatic and threatened Andean tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) in the cloud forests of northwestern Colombia

Cepeda-Duque,

Andrade-Ponce,

Montes-Rojas

et al. 2023

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“…The species distribution located in one of the most populated and transformed areas of the country [ 25 , 28 , 65 ] poses an especially complex situation not only for the species conservation, but in general for the Andean biodiversity protection [ 26 , 65 ], particularly in Colombia [ 90 ]. However, recently the species have received special attention given its prominence in the last remaining peri-urban areas on the capital city Bogota [ 30 , 31 , 36 ] and the Aburrá Valley in Antioquia [ 102 ]. This unique opportunity has drawn attention for the species, especially in the context of cities that demands more resources and territories for supporting an increasing growing population [ 103 , 104 ].…”

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Spotting what’s important: Priority areas, connectivity, and conservation of the Northern Tiger Cat (Leopardus tigrinus) in Colombia

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Leopardus tigrinus is among the least known carnivore species in the Neotropics, including considerable taxonomic uncertainty. Here we model the distribution, connectivity and overlap with existing conservation areas for the species in Colombia. Using a Species Distribution Modeling approach, we estimated current potential range of the species in Colombia and identified potential habitat blocks remaining in the country. In addition, we designed a connectivity network across the available cores, using a circuit theory approach, to evaluate habitat linkage. Finally, we defined a prioritization scheme for the remaining habitat cores and assessed the level of coverage of protected areas for the country. L. tigrinus is potentially present across the three Andean branches of Colombia, with still considerable continuous habitat cores, mostly located on the eastern and central Andean ranges. Most habitat cores are theoretically connected, but nearly 15% are isolated. Priority areas were located across the eastern and central ranges, but with very significant and promising cores in the northern eastern and western ranges. Current level of protection indicates nearly 30% of the range is “protected”, but only about 25% is under national strict protected areas. Evolution of this coverage showed some periods of significant increase but interestingly the number of cores grew at a faster rate than overall proportion protected, likely indicating numerous discontinuous fragments, and not contiguous functional landscapes. This represents the most updated assessment of the distribution and conservation status for the species in Colombia, and indicates the numerous conservation opportunities, especially in most populated areas of the country. We found unique business environmental passive’s opportunities, including compensation and development potential, which are becoming more available in the country.

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“…Los gatos se desplazan libremente a lo largo de la cuenca de la quebrada y podrían contribuir a diezmar la abundancia y diversidad de las comunidades de roedores y otros pequeños vertebrados terrestres. Esta problemática se ha visto en otrasáreas urbanas del país (Delgado-V et al, 2017;Jiménez-Alvarado et al, 2017), por lo que se recomienda evaluar dicho fenómeno y de ser necesario, proceder a realizar un control para gatos ferales de la zona y campañas educativas para concientizar a las personas sobre el manejo responsable de sus mascotas (Proulx, 1988).…”

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Diversidad de mamíferos en un remanente de bosque urbano de la ciudad de Medellín (Antioquia, Colombia)

Villada-Cadavid

Soto-Calderón

2020

Actual. Biol.

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La gran diversidad de especies en centros urbanos de Colombia contrasta con la rápida e intensa degradación de los hábitats donde se concentra dicha diversidad. Dada la importancia de estos entornos para la conservación biológica urbana y la creciente presión que sobre ellos existe, se estudió la composición de la comunidad de mamíferos en la cuenca de la quebrada La Gómez, en la densamente poblada ciudad de Medellín, y se presentaron recomendaciones para su conservación. Esta cuenca sobresale por la presencia del mono tití gris (Saguinus leucopus), uno de los pocos primates urbanos de Colombia. Se logró identificar cuatro especies de murciélago, una ardilla, una zarigüeya, una comadreja y el mono tití gris. Resalta la gran abundancia de zarigüeyas, posiblemente asociada con la alta disponibilidad de recursos de comida. Esto contrasta con una pobre diversidad de roedores nativos, quizá como consecuencia de la depredación por los numerosos gatos de la zona. Estas especies presentan dietas generalistas, aprovechan recursos antropogénicos de comida o tienen alta capacidad de dispersión, propiedades que les pueden facilitar su adaptación a hábitats aislados en parches urbanos de bosque. Todas estas especies tienen importantes roles ecológicos como la polinización, control poblacional de artrópodos y vertebrados y dispersión de especies vegetales. Sugerimos 1) mejorar las técnicas de disposición de residuos y compostaje para evitar conflictos con zarigüeyas, 2) realizar control poblacional de gatos ferales y concientizar sobre la tenencia responsable de gatos y otras mascotas, 3) sembrar especies vegetales nativas que sirvan de sostén a la fauna de la zona, y 4) emprender campañas de limpieza de la quebrada y disposición responsable de residuos domésticos.

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Ciudades biodiversas: mamíferos medianos de la Reserva Forestal Protectora Bosque Oriental de Bogotá D. C., Colombia

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Assessing microhabitat, landscape features and intraguild relationships in the occupancy of the enigmatic and threatened Andean tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) in the cloud forests of northwestern Colombia

Assessing microhabitat, landscape features and intraguild relationships in the occupancy of the enigmatic and threatened Andean tiger cat (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) in the cloud forests of northwestern Colombia

Spotting what’s important: Priority areas, connectivity, and conservation of the Northern Tiger Cat (Leopardus tigrinus) in Colombia

Diversidad de mamíferos en un remanente de bosque urbano de la ciudad de Medellín (Antioquia, Colombia)

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