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POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PANTHERA ONCA

How Changing Temperatures and Precipitation may Affect the Jaguar’s Range

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PANTHERA ONCA

t Largest American Wildcatt Range:t Status

t On United States Endangered Species Listt IUCN: Near Threatened

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PROJECT METHODOLOGY

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IDEAS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS

t Full historical ranget Habitatt Distance, cost to

movet Factors not equalt Compare to other

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SOURCESt GIS DATAAnderson, E., Cherrington, E., Flores, A., Pérez, J., Carrillo, R., & Sempris, E. (2008).

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Central America, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. CATHALAC. Panama City, Panama: CATHALAC/ USAID.

ERB; CCAD. (2003). Regional Strategy fot he Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biodiversity in Mesoamerica. CCAD.

Patterson, B., Ceballos, G., Sechrest, W., Tognelli, M., Brooks, T., Luna, L., et al. (2007). Digital Distribution Maps of the Mammals of the Western Hemisphete. (3.0). Arlington, Virginia, USA: NatureServe.

t InformationAnderson, E., Cherrington, E., Flores, A., Pérez, J., Carrillo, R., & Sempris, E. (2008).

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Central America, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. CATHALAC. Panama City, Panama: CATHALAC/ USAID.

Defenders of Wildlife. (2006). Jaguar. Retrieved January 7, 2010, from Defenders of Wildlife: http://www.defenders.org/ wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/jaguar.php

NatureServe. (2007). Panthera Onca. Retrieved January 7, 2010, from InfoNatura: Animals and Ecosystems of Latin America: http://www.natureserve.org/infornatura

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