Capybara Ranching for Amazonia?

Use of the capybara for antisera production.

Ecological Restoration Strategies for Cattle Ranching Landscapes of the Azuero

Background: The tropical dry forest, the most endangered ecosystem in the Neotropics, is threatened by the dominance of extensive conventional cattle ranching. The consequences of this land use system are particularly evident in the dry forest ecosystem of Panama’s Azuero Peninsula. Deforestation and soil degradation have impaired ecosystem services, which are necessary to support ranching and ...

CAPYBARA: A Mathematical Model for Population Dynamics including Harvesting

The capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) is the largest rodent in the world and it is widely distributed in South America with a high potential as an economic resource (hides, meant and oil). Particularly, there are important populations in the region of Esteros del Ibera that could be exploited in a sustainable manner. This could be an attractive possibility for the development of this region ...

Ecological Restoration Strategies for Cattle Ranching Landscapes of the Azuero

Background: Ever the dominant forest type along the Pacific coast of Central America, the tropical dry forest ecosystem is now the most severely endangered in the Neotropics, only 1.7% of the original cover remains in Central America (CalvoAlvarado et al., 2009). The Azuero Peninsula of Panama has lost most of its tropical dry forest due to the expansion of the agricultural frontier, which bega...

C au ses of D eforestation of th e B razilian A m azon N O . 2 2 Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon

xi Acknowledgments xiii Acronyms and Abbreviations xv Executive Summary xvii 1. Motivation for the Study 1 2. Deforestation and Land Use in Amazonia: Evidence of Large Scale Cattle Ranching 5 Temporal Trend of Deforestation 5 Spatial Patterns at the Municipal Level 6 Evolution of Land Use in Legal Amazonia 9 Contribution of Large and Small Deforested Areas to Overall Deforestation 10 Evolution ...