Title
Landscape-scale conservation and management of protected areas in Ecuador
Author(s)
Zapata-Rios, Galo ;Anaguano, Fernando ;Goldstein, Isaac;Naveda-Rodríguez, Adrián ;Palacios, Jaime
Published
2017
Abstract
Given current human population growth, protected areas
are unlikely to save more than a fraction of biodiversity
because they are too small, isolated and undergoing
anthropogenic change. In the short term, wildlife
persistence in the Amazon–Andes interface will depend
on the conservation of human dominated lands. Improved
knowledge about wildlife persistence, not only in
natural vegetation remnants but also along a gradient of
disturbance, will greatly increase the scientific foundation
for conservation in landscapes dominated by human
activities. We developed a survey design for medium- and
large-mammals (> 1 kg), using camera traps and trackand-sign
surveys, for estimating occupancy rates and
evaluating the main factors that determine presence and
persistence of these species at the landscape scale in two
national parks in the Amazon–Andes region of Ecuador:
LLanganates and Yasuní. Between July 2015 and August
2016, we carried out presence-absence surveys of large
mammals, and examined the influence of variables related
to habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting, presence of
exotic species, and prey availability. As a result, we have
surveyed 1552 km2 and generated baseline information
containing 3822 independent detection events (with
cameras and along trails) of 43 species that will be used
in a landscape-scale monitoring progra
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