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Fauna of the Atlantic Sahara

Long-term research and conservation of carnivores and ungulates in the northwestern Sahara

Period: 2010 – ActualidadArea: Atlantic Sahara (Morocco)
In progress

Long-term research project on the ecology of carnivores and ungulates in the Atlantic Sahara. Includes studies on the ecology of Cuvier's gazelle, small mammals, reptiles and the desert carnivore community. Non-invasive techniques such as camera traps and genetic analyses are used.

Gacelas en el Sáhara Atlántico
Cámara trampa de fauna en el Sáhara

Keywords

Cuvier's gazelle
carnivores
ungulates
camera traps
Sahara

Methodology

Sampling with camera traps, transects, scat analysis, GPS, non-invasive genetic techniques.

Results

More than 20 scientific publications. Doctoral dissertation on Cuvier's gazelle defended in 2023. Identification of priority conservation areas. Key data for the IUCN assessment of Saharan species.

Collaborators

  • Institut Scientifique de Rabat, Université Mohammed V (Dr. Abdeljebbar Qninba)
  • Rey Juan Carlos University
  • Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC)
  • EEZA-CSIC
  • CIBIO/InBIO University of Porto
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