The Potential Connectivity of Waterhole Networks and the Effectiveness of a Protected Area under Various Drought Scenarios
Figure 2
Number of waterholes (embedded in circle) and link density in each drought scenario by travel distances of species: tapirs (3–13 km), white-lipped peccaries (3–16 km) and jaguars (3–10 km).
Drought scenarios correspond to waterhole removal based on waterhole size: A (all), B (≤1000 m2), C (≤2500 m2), D (≤5625 m2), E (≤10000 m2), F (≤15625 m2), G (≤22500 m2), H (≤30600 m2), I (≤40000 m2), J (≤50600 m2), K (≤62500 m2). Pie charts show the amount of waterhole area lost in each drought scenario. Lines between points are included only as reference to observe point-decreasing pattern.