Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)

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Barberena, Ramiro; Méndez, César; Mena, Francisco; Reyes, Omar
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2011
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The management and conservation of animal species should be based upon a long-term analysis that considers its geographical distribution and feeding patterns. The study of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes on skeletal remains provides a quantitative approach to the paleodietary reconstructions and constitutes a potent tool for comparing behavioral aspects of the fauna. In this paper we present the first set of isotopic values for modern and archaeological samples of Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from the forests of Central-western Patagonia, Chile. Contrary to initial expectations, our analysis indicates that there is no evidence of an important incidence of the canopy effect on the δ13Ccollagen values, which we suggest is due to an ecological selection that drives the huemul to focus its predation on open sectors within the forest. On the other hand, a wide range of δ15Ncollagen values for huemul was verified. This could reflect the N impoverishment of the forest soils and provide an interesting ecological indicator. The long-term information offered by the archaeological record provides the necessary context for decision-making conducive towards the preservation of Hippocamelus bisulcus in Patagonia.
Fil: Barberena, Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Fil: Méndez, César. Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Antropología ; Chile
Fil: Mena, Francisco. Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia; Chile
Fil: Reyes, Omar. Universidad de Magallanes. Instituto de la Patagonia. Centro de Estudios del Hombre Austral; Chile
Materia
Isotopos Estables
Huemul
Biología de La Conservación
Patagonia
Stable Isotopes
Isotopic Ecology
Foraging Behavior
Hippocamelus Bisulcus
Central-Western Patagonia
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spelling Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)Barberena, RamiroMéndez, CésarMena, FranciscoReyes, OmarIsotopos EstablesHuemulBiología de La ConservaciónPatagoniaStable IsotopesIsotopic EcologyForaging BehaviorHippocamelus BisulcusCentral-Western Patagoniahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6The management and conservation of animal species should be based upon a long-term analysis that considers its geographical distribution and feeding patterns. The study of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes on skeletal remains provides a quantitative approach to the paleodietary reconstructions and constitutes a potent tool for comparing behavioral aspects of the fauna. In this paper we present the first set of isotopic values for modern and archaeological samples of Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from the forests of Central-western Patagonia, Chile. Contrary to initial expectations, our analysis indicates that there is no evidence of an important incidence of the canopy effect on the δ13Ccollagen values, which we suggest is due to an ecological selection that drives the huemul to focus its predation on open sectors within the forest. On the other hand, a wide range of δ15Ncollagen values for huemul was verified. This could reflect the N impoverishment of the forest soils and provide an interesting ecological indicator. The long-term information offered by the archaeological record provides the necessary context for decision-making conducive towards the preservation of Hippocamelus bisulcus in Patagonia.Fil: Barberena, Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; ArgentinaFil: Méndez, César. Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Antropología ; ChileFil: Mena, Francisco. Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia; ChileFil: Reyes, Omar. Universidad de Magallanes. Instituto de la Patagonia. Centro de Estudios del Hombre Austral; ChileElsevier2011-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/17910Barberena, Ramiro; Méndez, César; Mena, Francisco; Reyes, Omar; Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America); Elsevier; Journal Of Archaeological Science; 38; 9; 4-2011; 2313-23230305-4403enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jas.2011.04.008info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440311001300info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:45:37Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/17910instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:45:37.975CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
title Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
spellingShingle Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
Barberena, Ramiro
Isotopos Estables
Huemul
Biología de La Conservación
Patagonia
Stable Isotopes
Isotopic Ecology
Foraging Behavior
Hippocamelus Bisulcus
Central-Western Patagonia
title_short Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
title_full Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
title_fullStr Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
title_full_unstemmed Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
title_sort Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barberena, Ramiro
Méndez, César
Mena, Francisco
Reyes, Omar
author Barberena, Ramiro
author_facet Barberena, Ramiro
Méndez, César
Mena, Francisco
Reyes, Omar
author_role author
author2 Méndez, César
Mena, Francisco
Reyes, Omar
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Isotopos Estables
Huemul
Biología de La Conservación
Patagonia
Stable Isotopes
Isotopic Ecology
Foraging Behavior
Hippocamelus Bisulcus
Central-Western Patagonia
topic Isotopos Estables
Huemul
Biología de La Conservación
Patagonia
Stable Isotopes
Isotopic Ecology
Foraging Behavior
Hippocamelus Bisulcus
Central-Western Patagonia
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The management and conservation of animal species should be based upon a long-term analysis that considers its geographical distribution and feeding patterns. The study of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes on skeletal remains provides a quantitative approach to the paleodietary reconstructions and constitutes a potent tool for comparing behavioral aspects of the fauna. In this paper we present the first set of isotopic values for modern and archaeological samples of Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from the forests of Central-western Patagonia, Chile. Contrary to initial expectations, our analysis indicates that there is no evidence of an important incidence of the canopy effect on the δ13Ccollagen values, which we suggest is due to an ecological selection that drives the huemul to focus its predation on open sectors within the forest. On the other hand, a wide range of δ15Ncollagen values for huemul was verified. This could reflect the N impoverishment of the forest soils and provide an interesting ecological indicator. The long-term information offered by the archaeological record provides the necessary context for decision-making conducive towards the preservation of Hippocamelus bisulcus in Patagonia.
Fil: Barberena, Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Fil: Méndez, César. Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Antropología ; Chile
Fil: Mena, Francisco. Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia; Chile
Fil: Reyes, Omar. Universidad de Magallanes. Instituto de la Patagonia. Centro de Estudios del Hombre Austral; Chile
description The management and conservation of animal species should be based upon a long-term analysis that considers its geographical distribution and feeding patterns. The study of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes on skeletal remains provides a quantitative approach to the paleodietary reconstructions and constitutes a potent tool for comparing behavioral aspects of the fauna. In this paper we present the first set of isotopic values for modern and archaeological samples of Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from the forests of Central-western Patagonia, Chile. Contrary to initial expectations, our analysis indicates that there is no evidence of an important incidence of the canopy effect on the δ13Ccollagen values, which we suggest is due to an ecological selection that drives the huemul to focus its predation on open sectors within the forest. On the other hand, a wide range of δ15Ncollagen values for huemul was verified. This could reflect the N impoverishment of the forest soils and provide an interesting ecological indicator. The long-term information offered by the archaeological record provides the necessary context for decision-making conducive towards the preservation of Hippocamelus bisulcus in Patagonia.
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0305-4403
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