Diet of the puma (Puma concolor) in the alpine highlands of the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru
| Primer Autor |
Luque-Machaca, Hector A.
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| Co-autores |
Oberheim, Brian E.
Llerena-Reategui, Gabriel
Rodriguez-Bravo, Omar
Loza-Del Carpio, Alfredo
Pacheco, Joel, I
Iriarte, Agustin
Zuniga, Alfredo H.
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| Título |
Diet of the puma (Puma concolor) in the alpine highlands of the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru
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| Editorial |
ELSEVIER
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| Revista |
FOOD WEBS
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| Lenguaje |
en
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| Resumen |
The puma (Puma concolor) is widely distributed in the alpine highlands of the Andes, but its diet has rarely been described in ecosystems above 4300 m. We collected and examined 21 puma scats from the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve (RNSAB) between 2013 and 2015. We identified 10 species of prey, in addition to unidentified birds and small rodents. Small and medium animals were the most frequent prey, although wild camelids contributed the greatest proportion of biomass. We also recorded the presence of mesopredators and domestic dogs in puma scats. Our results suggest that the puma could play a key role in the configuration of trophic networks in the RNSAB, and that this can contribute considerably to the ecosystem balance.
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| Tipo de Recurso |
artículo original
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| doi |
10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00226
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| Formato Recurso |
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| Palabras Claves |
Andes mountains
Apex predator
Camelids
Intraguild predation
Non-native prey
Trophic networks
FOOD-HABITS
CARNIVORA FELIDAE
PREY
PATTERNS
AMERICA
DOGS
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| Ubicación del archivo | |
| Categoría OCDE |
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Ecología
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| Materias |
Montañas de los Andes
Depredador ápice
Camélidos
Depredación intragremial
Presas no nativas
Redes tróficas
HÁBITOS ALIMENTARIOS
CARNIVORA FELIDAE
PRESA
PATRONES
AMERICA
PERROS
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| Disciplinas de la OCDE |
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología y Comportamiento Biológico
Ecología
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
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Diet of the puma (Puma concolor) in the alpine highlands of the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru
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| Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único) |
artículo original
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| Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único) |
version publicada
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