Dr. Adi Barocas : Carnivore Ecology in Dynamic Landscapes
Giant otter populations persist and demonstrate recovery potential in suboptimal freshwater ecosystems degraded by gold mining
Adi Barocas, Johny Farfan, Alejandro Alarcon Pardo, Romina Camus, Claire Marr, Leydi Auccacusi Choque, Orquídea Otazú Loayza, David W. Macdonald, Ronald R. Swaisgood
2025
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Ecological Indicators
Intensity of local artisanal gold mining drives mercury accumulation in neotropical oxbow lake fishes
Barocas A., C. Vega, A. Alarcón Pardo, J.M. Araujo Flores, J. Groenendijk, J. Pisconte, D.W. Macdonald, and R.R Swaisgood
2023
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Science of the Total Environment, 2023, vol. 886, p 164024.
Protected areas maintain neotropical freshwater bird biodiversity in the face of human activity
Barocas A., M.W. Tobler, N. Abanto Valladares, A. Alarcon Pardo, D.W. Macdonald, and R.R. Swaisgood.
2023
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Ecological Indicators, 2023, 150, 110256
Disturbance‐specific behavioral responses of giant otters exposed to ecotourism and extractive activities
Barocas A., Farfan J., Groenendijk J., Mendoza J., Silva J., Mujica O., Ochoa A.J. A., Macdonald D.W, and Swaisgood R.R.
2022
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Animal Conservation 25: 15-26.
High-resolution drone imagery reveals drivers of fine-scale giant otter habitat selection in the land-water interface
Abanto Valladares N.*, Alarcon Pardo A.*, Chiaverini L., J. Groenendijk , Harrington L., D.W. Macdonald, R.R. Swaisgood and Barocas A.
2022
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Conservation Science and Practice e12786.
Ruppell’s fox movement and spatial behavior are influenced by topography and human activity
Barocas A., Hefner R., Ucko M., Shalmon, B, Leader, N., and Geffen E.
2022
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Biodiversity and Conservation 31: 1345-1357.