Abundancia relativa y selección de hábitat de Tapirus bairdii en las reservas de Calakmul y Balam Kú, Campeche, México

Research in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Calakmul and the Balam Kú State Reserve, Campeche, Mexico, reveals that Baird's tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) exhibit no significant preference for specific habitat types or show differences in abundance across sites with varying humidity gradients. The study, conducted using 120 km of linear transects and camera traps at nine waterholes, recorded an average relative abundance index of 0.33 tracks per kilometer and 17 photo-captures per 1,000 trap-days. Statistical analyses, including Kruskal-Wallis and chi-square tests, found no significant differences in tapir abundance or habitat selection between the sites, suggesting that these populations may be generalists in their habitat use. This finding contributes valuable data on Baird's tapir distribution in a region with limited prior research.

Carrillo-Reyna, N., Reyna-Hurtado, R., & Schmook, B. (2015). Abundancia relativa y selección de hábitat de Tapirus bairdii en las reservas de Calakmul y Balam Kú, Campeche, México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 86(1), 202–207. https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.40247