Aproximaciones del h?bitat potencial para jaguar (Panthera onca) en la Regi?n Caribe colombia

Tesis (M. Sc) -- CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2010y se recopil? a partir de fuentes secundarias 70 datos de presencia de jaguar para todo el Caribe colombiano.A trav?s de un an?lisis multicriterio y el algoritmo de m?xima entrop?a (Maxent) se generaron tres mapas de h?bitat potencial, donde se observ? una baja disponibilidad de h?bitat con calidad potencial alta para jaguar (< 7.000 km2), siendo el uso del suelo y las variables sociecon?micas las que m?s aportaron a los modelos obtenidos. Este estudio pretendi? generar informaci?n sobre el h?bitat potencial del jaguar en el Caribe colombiano, regi?n que cubre una extensi?n de 132.000 km2 aproximadamente. Adem?s se busc? caracterizar los conflictos que existen entre las comunidades humanas y la fauna silvestre en dos zonas donde existen remanentes de bosques naturales de gran importancia para los pobladores. Se consideraron variables biof?sicas, clim?ticas y socioecon?micas Thus, this study pretended to generate information about the potential habitat of jaguar in the Colombian Caribbean, a region with 132.000 km2. On the other hand, conflicts between human communities and wildlife were characterized in two zones where there are still remnants of natural forests with great importance for the development of the region. Biophysical, climatic and socioeconomic variables were considered, and 70 data of jaguar???s presence were compiled from different secondary sources.Three maps of potential habitat for jaguar generated through a multi-criteria analysis and the Maximum Entropy Algorithm (Maxent) allowed concluding that the region has a low availability of habitat with a high potential quality for the species (< 7.000 km2). The variables that most contributed in the models were land use, settlements density and distance to settlements