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- Title
Registros notables del tapir centroamericano (Tapirus bairdii) en la sierra Mixe, Oaxaca, México.
- Authors
Botello, Francisco; Sánchez-Hernández, Jhovani; Hernández, Omar; Reyes-Chávez, Daniel; Sánchez-Cordero, Víctor
- Abstract
The Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii), is the largest mammalian species of neotropical affinity known today. It plays a very important role in tropical forest ecology in terms of herbivory, predation and seed dispersal. However, due to habitat loss and hunting pressure, the species is endangered. Using camera-traps and with the informed participation of the people from the locality, we documented the presence of several individuals of this species in Totontepec, Villa de Morelos, Sierra Mixe, Oaxaca. Evidence suggests the existence of a breeding population and confirms earlier work that suggested its presence in the area.
- Subjects
TAPIRS; FOREST ecology; TROPICAL forests; PACHYDERMS; SEED dispersal; PREDATION
- Publication
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2014, Vol 85, Issue 3, p995
- ISSN
1870-3453
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7550/rmb.41024