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Indices for Assessment and Monitoring of Large Mammals Within an Adaptive Management Framework

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Many development projects intended to exploit natural resourcesare occurring in fragile ecosystems, and therefore the need forsound biodiversity assessment and monitoring programs is growing.Large mammals are important components of these fragile ecosystems, yet there are few strategies that attempt to assess and monitor entire large mammal communities in relation to development projects. We propose the use of two indices applied within a framework of adaptive management. An occurrence indexassesses the composition and distribution of large mammals at a site, and an abundance index monitors the abundance of large mammals over time in relation to development. We discuss the design, applicability and effectiveness of these indices based onour experience with a natural gas development project in the Amazon forests of southeastern Peru.

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Boddicker, M., Rodriguez, J.J. & Amanzo, J. Indices for Assessment and Monitoring of Large Mammals Within an Adaptive Management Framework. Environ Monit Assess 76, 105–123 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015225022101

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