Causes and consequences of change rates in the habitat of the threatened tropical porcupine, Sphiggurus mexicanus (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) in Oaxaca, Mexico: implications for its conservation

Land use changes by human activities have been the main causes of habitats and wildlife population degradation. In the Tehuantepec Isthmus in Oaxaca, the tropical habitat of the porcupine Sphiggurus mexicanus has been subject to vegetation and land use changes, causing its reduction and fragmentatio...

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Main Authors: Consuelo Lorenzo, Eugenia C Sántiz, Darío A Navarrete, Jorge Bolaños
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
uso
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000400018&lng=en&tlng=en