Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

Reyes, G., Serech-Gomez, E.N., Cotto-Guzman, E.J., Joachín, E. and Soto-Shoender, J.R., 2025. Camera traps provide insights into coyote feeding ecology and potential intraguild interactions with free-ranging dogs in mountain forests of Guatemala. Journal for Nature Conservation, p.126982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2025.126982

Escobar-Anleu, B.I., Soto-Shoender, J.R., Rivas-Romero, J.A. and Montes, N., 2023. More trees with your coffee? Diversity and habitat associations of terrestrial medium-and large-sized mammals in shade-grown coffee plantations of the highlands of Guatemala. Acta zoológica mexicana, 39. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2023.3912570

Zimmermann, A., Johnson, P., de Barros, A.E., Inskip, C., Amit, R., Soto, E.C., Lopez-Gonzalez, C.A., Sillero-Zubiri, C., de Paula, R., Marchini, S., Soto-Shoender, J., et. al. 2021. Every case is different: Cautionary insights about generalisations in human-wildlife conflict from a range-wide study of people and jaguars. Biological Conservation, 260, p.109185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109185

Soto-Shoender, J.R., Gwinn, D.C., Sovie, A. and McCleery, R.A., 2020. Life-history traits moderate the susceptibility of native mammals to an invasive predator. Biological Invasions, 22(9), pp.2671-2684. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02278-6

Soto-Shoender, J.R., McCleery, R.A., Monadjem, A. and Gwinn, D.C., 2018. The importance of grass cover for mammalian diversity and habitat associations in a bush encroached savanna. Biological Conservation, 221, pp.127-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.02.028

Stanton Jr, R.A., Boone IV, W.W., Soto‐Shoender, J., Fletcher Jr, R.J., Blaum, N. and McCleery, R.A., 2018. Shrub encroachment and vertebrate diversity: A global meta‐analysis. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(3), pp.368-379. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12675

Rivas-Romero, J.A. and Soto-Shoender, J.R., 2015. Filling in the gaps: evaluating the use of camera traps in the canopy to examine frugivore visits to Oreopanax echinops in the highlands of Guatemala. The Southwestern Naturalist, 60(4), pp.366-370. https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-60.4.366

Soto-Shoender, J.R. and Main, M.B., 2013. Differences in stakeholder perceptions of the jaguar Panthera onca and puma Puma concolor in the tropical lowlands of Guatemala. Oryx, 47(1), pp.109-112. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060531200107X

Soto-Shoender, J.R. and Giuliano, W.M., 2011. Predation on livestock by large carnivores in the tropical lowlands of Guatemala. Oryx, 45(4), pp.561-568.  https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605310001845

Popular or Technical Publications

Soto-Shoender, J.R., and Garcia-Anleu, R. 2011. Finding the balance: Mitigating human-carnivore conflicts in the tropical lowlands of Guatemala.  Wild Felid Monitor, 4:22.

Soto-Shoender, J.R., Lopez, G., Merida, M.A., Raxon, W., Dubon, T., and Lopez, J. 2008. Living with the jaguar: a guide for cattle ranchers. A publication of WCS-Guatemala. 

Soto-Shoender, J.R., Lopez, G., Merida, M.A., Raxon, W., Dubon, T., and Lopez, J. 2008. Guide to the identification and mitigation of human-carnivore conflicts: manual for Government and Non-government personnel. A publication of WCS-Guatemala.