Activity Patterns and Predator–Prey Interactions of Mammals in the Cloud Forest of Tamaulipas, Mexico

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CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:29:51Z
Fecha de publicación2025-01-01
ResumenThe analysis of activity patterns is a valuable tool for understanding the temporal organization of mammal communities, which is determined by biological requirements, resource availability, and competitive pressures both within and between species. Research on this ecological aspect can contribute to the development of effective conservation strategies. Cloud forest is an ecosystem of high biological relevance, as this provides habitat for a wide diversity of species in Mexico, including endemic, emblematic, and threatened taxa. Our main objectives were to analyze mammalian activity patterns and predator–prey relationships in the cloud forest of the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico. From 2018 to 2020, twenty camera trap stations were installed, and independent photographic records were obtained, divided into 24 one-hour intervals, and subsequently classified as diurnal, nocturnal, crepuscular, or cathemeral. Temporal activity was estimated using circular statistics in RStudio v4.3.1, and activity overlap between major carnivores and their prey was assessed using the ‘overlap’ package in R. A total of 18 medium- and large-sized mammal species were recorded in this study. The activity of four species was seasonally influenced, with a predominantly nocturnal pattern observed during the dry season. The activity overlap analysis revealed potential temporal similarity between predators and their prey. For example, Panthera onca exhibited a high overlap with Mazama temama (Δ = 0.83), Puma concolor with Nasua narica (Δ = 0.91), and Ursus americanus with M. temama (Δ = 0.77). These findings suggest that the activity patterns of certain species can be influenced by seasonality and that large predators may favor specific prey whose activity overlaps with their own.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies6030051es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/1822
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EditorialMDPI AGes_ES
RelaciónEcologieses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies6030051es_ES
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FuenteEcologies
TítuloActivity Patterns and Predator–Prey Interactions of Mammals in the Cloud Forest of Tamaulipas, Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
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AutorMartínez-González, Nayeli
AutorSoria-Díaz, Leroy
AutorAstudillo-Sánchez, Claudia C.
AutorBarriga-Vallejo, Carlos
AutorMendoza-Gutiérrez, Gabriela R.
AutorRosa, Zavdiel A. Manuel-de la
AutorVanoye-Eligio, Venancio
AutorMartínez-González, Nayelies_ES
AutorSoria-Díaz, Leroyes_ES
AutorAstudillo-Sánchez, Claudia C.es_ES
AutorBarriga-Vallejo, Carloses_ES
AutorMendoza-Gutiérrez, Gabriela R.es_ES
AutorRosa, Zavdiel A. Manuel-de laes_ES
AutorVanoye-Eligio, Venancioes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número3es_ES
Rango de páginas51es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies6030051
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen6es_ES

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