A multi-species corridor between the Andean Amazonian and Amazon floodplain landscapes: prioritizing ecological connectivity areas for jaguar and threatened ungulates in the north-eastern of South America 

Research identifies a critical multi-species corridor spanning the Andean Amazonian and Amazon floodplain landscapes, facilitating dispersal for jaguars and threatened ungulates like tapirs and peccaries. This corridor, primarily linked to the hydric network of the Caquetá River basin, connects key protected areas such as Serranía del Chiribiquete National Natural Park and others, ensuring ecological connectivity amid habitat degradation from deforestation and infrastructure development. The study employed potential distribution models, spatial morphological analysis, and resistance matrices to model dispersal routes and quantify global connectivity metrics using a multi-species approach that considers predator-prey relationships.

Mosquera-Guerra, F., Barreto, S., Palencia-Rivera, J. D., Velásquez-Valencia, A., Mantilla-Meluk, H., Bruges-Morales, G. A., Jiménez-Ortega, A. M., Trujillo, F., & Armenteras-Pascual, D. (2024). A multi-species corridor between the Andean Amazonian and Amazon floodplain landscapes: prioritizing ecological connectivity areas for jaguar and threatened ungulates in the north-eastern of South America . https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4838053/v1