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FOOD WEBS
Volume 24, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2020.e00154
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- Rainforest Expeditions S.A.C. through their Wired Amazon Research program
- John and Betty Moore Foundation
- Government of Peru
- Rufford Small Grants Foundation [18743-1, 23022-2]
- Rainforest Biodiversity Group
- IdeaWild
- Mamont Scholars Program of the Explorer's Club Exploration Fund
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- SouthWild.com Conservation Travel System
- San Diego Zoo Global
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The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is one of the main predators of arboreal mammals in the neotropics, affecting the ecology and behaviour these species. Knowledge of harpy eagle diets across their geographical range is patchy, the ability of harpy eagles to adapt to changing habitats is still open to question. The three main species in the diet of harpy eagles nesting at Tambopata were porcupines (Coendou sp.) (n = 7) howler monkeys (Alouotto sato) (n = 6) and two-toed sloths (Choloepus didactylus) (n = 4), all species that do well in disturbed forests. We conclude that harpy eagles can reproduce in secondary forests, feeding on abundant disturbancetolerant species, if they themselves are not hunted and their nesting trees are conserved. Harpy eagle nests have a high value for tourism, and strategies that allow landowners to benefit from harpy eagles nesting on their property through revenues from tourism may be instrumental in incentivising the conservation of forests and emergent trees, and the regeneration of forests in anthropogenic landscapes. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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