Ravines as conservation strongholds for small wildcats under pressure from free-ranging dogs and cats in Mediterranean landscapes of Chile

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dc.contributor.authorBeltrami, Esperanza
dc.contributor.authorGalvez, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorOsorio, Christian
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Marcella J.
dc.contributor.authorMorales Moraga, David
dc.contributor.authorBonacic, Cristian
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:37:05Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe Chilean Mediterranean ecosystem is threatened by anthropogenic pressures, such as habitat loss by intensive agriculture and urban sprawl. Abandoned dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and cats (Felis silvestris catus) pose conservation challenges for Chilean wildlife including the pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo) and the guina (Leopardus guigna). We used camera trap data to investigate influences of natural and anthropogenic landscape features on spatiotemporal trends of these species. We also used co-occurrence modeling and kernel density estimation to investigate spatial and temporal patterns overlap of wildcats, free-ranging (FR) dogs, and FR-cats. FR-dogs showed the highest detection and site use probabilities, while guinas had the lowest across 80 camera trap sites. Top models showed no spatial avoidance between species and co-occurrence of wildcats was positively influenced by forest habitat. However, FR-dogs negatively affected detection of wildcats. Ravines surrounded by forest positively influenced guina and pampas cat detection probabilities when dominant species were not present. FR-dogs and wildcats had significantly different temporal activity patterns and low overlap coefficients, while wildcats and FR-cats showed high overlap in activity patterns. We suggest changing current policies to control domestic animals and strategic planning in agricultural areas of central Chile to better conserve native wildcat species.
dc.description.funderNational Fund for Scientific and Technological Development, FONDECYT
dc.description.funderFondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico
dc.description.funderChilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research Grants: ANID Master Grant
dc.description.funderChilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research Grants: Doctoral Grants
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-06
dc.format.extent17 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01650521.2021.1933691
dc.identifier.eissn1744-5140
dc.identifier.issn0165-0521
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2021.1933691
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/76745
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000667527400001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Agronomía e Ingenieria Forestal; Bonacic Salas, Cristian; 0000-0003-2175-076X; 100304
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.revistaSTUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectMediterranean ecosystems
dc.subjectLeopardus colocolo
dc.subjectLeopardus guigna
dc.subjectfree-ranging dogs and cats
dc.subjectactivity patterns
dc.subjecttwo-species occupancy models
dc.subjectGUINA LEOPARDUS-GUIGNA
dc.subjectACTIVITY PATTERNS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GUINA
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DOGS
dc.subjectMAMMALIAN CARNIVORES
dc.subjectONCIFELIS-GUIGNA
dc.subjectNATURAL-HISTORY
dc.subjectHABITAT USE
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectOCCUPANCY
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleRavines as conservation strongholds for small wildcats under pressure from free-ranging dogs and cats in Mediterranean landscapes of Chile
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados100304
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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