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Maned Wolf Density in a Central Brazilian Grassland Reserve
Author(s) -
SILVEIRA LEANDRO,
FURTADO MARIANA MALZONI,
TÔRRES NATÁLIA MUMDIM,
SOLLMANN RAHEL,
UHL GABRIELE,
JÁCOMO ANAH TEREZA DE ALMEIDA
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of wildlife management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1937-2817
pISSN - 0022-541X
DOI - 10.2193/2008-051
Subject(s) - biome , geography , abundance (ecology) , grassland , ecology , nature reserve , forestry , biology , ecosystem , archaeology
The maned wolf ( Chrysocyon brachyurus ) inhabits the savannah‐like Cerrado of Brazil. Although 80% of this biome has already been affected by human activity, little is known about maned wolf abundance. Using mark—recapture models, we obtained the first density estimate from central Brazil, the core of maned wolf distribution. With 5.19 individuals/100 km 2 , even large reserves support only small maned wolf populations. Therefore, long‐term conservation of the maned wolf depends on land management outside of reserves.