Table 2 Cost-values of jaguar habitat preference based on expert knowledge. Ecosystem names follow UNESCO’s classification system. Values range from 1 (not preferred) to 9 (highly preferred)
Landscape feature | Preference |
|---|---|
Lowland broad-leaved wet forest | 9 |
Submontane broad-leaved wet forest | 8.8 |
Lowland broad-leaved moist forest | 8.7 |
Submontane broad-leaved moist forest | 8.7 |
Lowland broad-leaved moist scrub forest | 7.4 |
Lowland broad-leaved wet forest: Steep | 7.1 |
Submontane broad-leaved wet forest: Steep | 7 |
Lowland broad-leaved dry forest | 7 |
Submontane broad-leaved moist forest: Steep | 6.9 |
Lowland broad-leaved moist forest: Steep | 6.9 |
Lowland broad-leaved moist scrub forest: Steep | 6.1 |
Mangrove and littoral forest | 5.8 |
Lowland pine forest | 5.7 |
Wetland | 5.4 |
Submontane pine forest | 5.4 |
Water | 5.3 |
Shrubland | 5.1 |
Lowland savanna | 4.4 |
Submontane pine forest: Steep | 3.9 |
Anthropogenic feature | |
  > 5 km distance from Highways | 9 |
  > 5 km distance from human settlements | 9 |
  > 3 and ≤ 5 km distance from Highways | 6.5 |
  > 3 and ≤ 5 km distance from human settlements | 6.5 |
  ≤ 3 km distance from Highways | 6.1 |
  ≤ 3 km distance from human settlements | 5.4 |
 Highway | 3.3 |
 Agricultural uses | 2.7 |
 Aquaculture | 2 |
 Wasteland | 1.8 |
 Urban | 1 |