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Published April 16, 2019 | Version v1
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Data from: Jaguar Movement Database: a GPS-based movement dataset of an apex predator in the Neotropics

Creators

  • 1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
  • 2. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
  • 3. National University of Misiones
  • 4. CIUDAD
  • 5. Sao Paulo State University
  • 6. Departamento de Boquerón; Faro Moro Eco Research; 9490 Paraguay*
  • 7. Instituto de Biología Subtropical
  • 8. Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
  • 9. Instituto Onca Pintada; CP 193 Mineiros GO 75830000 Brazil*
  • 10. Instituto de Ecología
  • 11. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá
  • 12. Projeto Onçafari; São Paulo SP 05428000 Brazil*
  • 13. Panthera Corporation
  • 14. National University of Costa Rica
  • 15. University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • 16. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • 17. Federal University of Uberlândia
  • 18. Primero Conservation; Box 16106 Portal Arizona 85632 USA*
  • 19. Projeto Carnívoros do Iguaçu; Foz do Iguaçu PR 85851970 Brazil*
  • 20. Federal University for Latin American Integration
  • 21. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
  • 22. Projeto Onças do Rio Negro; Fazenda Barranco Alto; Aquidauana MS 79208000 Brazil*
  • 23. Instituto de Defesa e Preservação dos Felídeos Brasileiros; Corumbá de Goiás GO 72960000 Brazil*
  • 24. Queens College, CUNY
  • 25. Instituto para a Conservação dos Carnívoros Neotropicais; Atibaia SP 12945010 Brazil*
  • 26. University of Sao Paulo
  • 27. Asoc. Civil Centro de Investigaciones del Bosque Atlántico; Puerto Iguazú Misiones 3370 Argentina*
  • 28. Instituto de Pesquisa e Conservação de Tamanduás do Brasil; Parnaíba PI 64200025 Brazil*
  • 29. Independent Researcher; São João Del Rey MG 36301160 Brazil*

Description

The field of movement ecology has rapidly grown during the last decade, with important advancements in tracking devices and analytical tools that have provided unprecedented insights into where, when, and why species move across a landscape. Although there has been an increasing emphasis on making animal movement data publicly available, there has also been a conspicuous dearth in the availability of such data on large carnivores. Globally, large predators are of conservation concern. However, due to their secretive behavior and low densities, obtaining movement data on apex predators is expensive and logistically challenging. Consequently, the relatively small sample sizes typical of large carnivore movement studies may limit insights into the ecology and behavior of these elusive predators. The aim of this initiative is to make available to the conservation-scientific community a dataset of 134,690 locations of jaguars (Panthera onca) collected from 117 individuals (54 males and 63 females) tracked by GPS technology. Individual jaguars were monitored in five different range countries representing a large portion of the species' distribution. This dataset may be used to answer a variety of ecological questions including but not limited to: improved models of connectivity from local to continental scales; the use of natural or human-modified landscapes by jaguars; movement behavior of jaguars in regions not represented in this dataset; intraspecific interactions; and predator-prey interactions. In making our dataset publicly available, we hope to motivate other research groups to do the same in the near future. Specifically, we aim to help inform a better understanding of jaguar movement ecology with applications towards effective decision making and maximizing long-term conservation efforts for this ecologically important species.

Notes

DataS1
The archive has 2 files. The first file has general information about captured animals (estimated age, weight, collar used, etc.). The second file has general information on animals' location.

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10.1002/ecy.2379 (DOI)