Diet of the puma<i> (Puma</i><i> concolor)</i> in the alpine highlands of the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru

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dc.contributor.authorLuque-Machaca, Hector A.
dc.contributor.authorOberheim, Brian E.
dc.contributor.authorLlerena-Reategui, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Bravo, Omar
dc.contributor.authorLoza-Del Carpio, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, Joel, I
dc.contributor.authorIriarte, Agustin
dc.contributor.authorZuniga, Alfredo H.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:07:21Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:07:21Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00226
dc.identifier.issn2352-2496
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00226
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93409
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000793703000004
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaFood webs
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectAndes mountains
dc.subjectApex predator
dc.subjectCamelids
dc.subjectIntraguild predation
dc.subjectNon-native prey
dc.subjectTrophic networks
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleDiet of the puma<i> (Puma</i><i> concolor)</i> in the alpine highlands of the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen31
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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