Article: Damages caused by wild vertebrate species in corn crops at the Lacandon Forest, Chiapas, Mexico/Danos ocasionados por vertebrados silvestres al cultivo de maiz en la Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico/Danos ocasionados por vertebrados silvestres ao cultivo de milho na Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico.(REPORTS/COMUNICACIONES/COMUNICACOES)

SUMMARY

The purpose of this study was to identify wild vertebrate species causing damage in com crops at the Lacandon Forest of Chiapas, Mexico, and to estimate and compare losses in com plots with different traits, such as water availability, dead trees, shape, slope, sowing date, distance to towns, and presence of adjacent com crops. Twenty-two com plots were sampled in two communities neighboring the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, randomly establishing ten 100m line transects and ten 25[m.sup.2] quadrants per ha. The main com damage-causing species identified in the study area were the raccoon (Procyon lotor), collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), coati (Nasua ...

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