Carnivore ecology in dynamic landscapes

We study the ecology and behavior of wild animals, especially mammals. We focus on freshwater ecosystems, leading a giant otter conservation project in the Peruvian Amazon and, as part of the Hula Valley Research Center, studies on nutrient dynamics and mammal communities in northern Israel.

Adi Barocas

Principal Researcher

Latest Publications

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
Ecological Indicators
2025

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
Science of the Total Environment, 2023, vol. 886, p 164024.
2023

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.
Ecological Indicators, 2023, 150, 110256
2023

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.
Conservation Science and Practice e12786.
2022

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