Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina

Autores
Acebes, Pablo; Traba, Juan; Malo, Juan E.; Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio; Borghi, Carlos Eduardo
Año de publicación
2010
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inglés
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The first density estimates of a peripheral guanaco population and its habitat use at different spatial scales are presented for a protected area of Monte desert, Argentina. Transects were surveyed in the wet and dry seasons of 2005. All guanaco herds observed during systematic surveys using roads and tracks were GPS located and their habitat use was identified. Herd size differed significantly between the dry and wet seasons. Population densities differed between wet (0.10-0.12 individuals/km2) and dry seasons (0.60-0.75 individuals/km2). The population estimates ranged from 75 individuals (dry season) to 388 individuals (wet season). Guanacos showed differential habitat use, the first determinant being abiotic factors, such as topography, soil characteristics or microclimate conditions, animals being detected in rougher rocky substrata in the dry season and in open flat terrain in the wet season, followed by a mesoscale selection defined by plant communities. At the latter scale, guanaco preferentially used mixed creosote bushland and saltbush more intensively during the wet season, and open scrub and columnar-cactus slopes in the dry season. The estimated population of this protected area was small but its population density was within the range of other populations and was relatively high for this dry and unproductive area.
Fil: Acebes, Pablo. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; España
Fil: Traba, Juan. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; España
Fil: Malo, Juan E.. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; España
Fil: Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Borghi, Carlos Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
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Arid Environments
Conservation
Population Estimates
Protected Areas
Ungulates
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spelling Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of ArgentinaAcebes, PabloTraba, JuanMalo, Juan E.Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose AntonioBorghi, Carlos EduardoArid EnvironmentsConservationPopulation EstimatesProtected AreasUngulateshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The first density estimates of a peripheral guanaco population and its habitat use at different spatial scales are presented for a protected area of Monte desert, Argentina. Transects were surveyed in the wet and dry seasons of 2005. All guanaco herds observed during systematic surveys using roads and tracks were GPS located and their habitat use was identified. Herd size differed significantly between the dry and wet seasons. Population densities differed between wet (0.10-0.12 individuals/km2) and dry seasons (0.60-0.75 individuals/km2). The population estimates ranged from 75 individuals (dry season) to 388 individuals (wet season). Guanacos showed differential habitat use, the first determinant being abiotic factors, such as topography, soil characteristics or microclimate conditions, animals being detected in rougher rocky substrata in the dry season and in open flat terrain in the wet season, followed by a mesoscale selection defined by plant communities. At the latter scale, guanaco preferentially used mixed creosote bushland and saltbush more intensively during the wet season, and open scrub and columnar-cactus slopes in the dry season. The estimated population of this protected area was small but its population density was within the range of other populations and was relatively high for this dry and unproductive area.Fil: Acebes, Pablo. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; EspañaFil: Traba, Juan. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; EspañaFil: Malo, Juan E.. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; EspañaFil: Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Borghi, Carlos Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaDe Gruyter2010-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/75257Acebes, Pablo; Traba, Juan; Malo, Juan E.; Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio; Borghi, Carlos Eduardo; Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina; De Gruyter; Mammalia; 74; 1; 3-2010; 57-620025-1461CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1515/MAMM.2009.071info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.2010.74.issue-1/mamm.2009.071/mamm.2009.071.xmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:55:28Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/75257instacron: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:34982025-09-29 09:55:28.472CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
title Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
spellingShingle Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
Acebes, Pablo
Arid Environments
Conservation
Population Estimates
Protected Areas
Ungulates
title_short Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
title_full Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
title_fullStr Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
title_sort Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Acebes, Pablo
Traba, Juan
Malo, Juan E.
Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio
Borghi, Carlos Eduardo
author Acebes, Pablo
author_facet Acebes, Pablo
Traba, Juan
Malo, Juan E.
Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio
Borghi, Carlos Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Traba, Juan
Malo, Juan E.
Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio
Borghi, Carlos Eduardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arid Environments
Conservation
Population Estimates
Protected Areas
Ungulates
topic Arid Environments
Conservation
Population Estimates
Protected Areas
Ungulates
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The first density estimates of a peripheral guanaco population and its habitat use at different spatial scales are presented for a protected area of Monte desert, Argentina. Transects were surveyed in the wet and dry seasons of 2005. All guanaco herds observed during systematic surveys using roads and tracks were GPS located and their habitat use was identified. Herd size differed significantly between the dry and wet seasons. Population densities differed between wet (0.10-0.12 individuals/km2) and dry seasons (0.60-0.75 individuals/km2). The population estimates ranged from 75 individuals (dry season) to 388 individuals (wet season). Guanacos showed differential habitat use, the first determinant being abiotic factors, such as topography, soil characteristics or microclimate conditions, animals being detected in rougher rocky substrata in the dry season and in open flat terrain in the wet season, followed by a mesoscale selection defined by plant communities. At the latter scale, guanaco preferentially used mixed creosote bushland and saltbush more intensively during the wet season, and open scrub and columnar-cactus slopes in the dry season. The estimated population of this protected area was small but its population density was within the range of other populations and was relatively high for this dry and unproductive area.
Fil: Acebes, Pablo. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; España
Fil: Traba, Juan. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; España
Fil: Malo, Juan E.. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; España
Fil: Ovejero Aguilar, Ramiro Jose Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Borghi, Carlos Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
description The first density estimates of a peripheral guanaco population and its habitat use at different spatial scales are presented for a protected area of Monte desert, Argentina. Transects were surveyed in the wet and dry seasons of 2005. All guanaco herds observed during systematic surveys using roads and tracks were GPS located and their habitat use was identified. Herd size differed significantly between the dry and wet seasons. Population densities differed between wet (0.10-0.12 individuals/km2) and dry seasons (0.60-0.75 individuals/km2). The population estimates ranged from 75 individuals (dry season) to 388 individuals (wet season). Guanacos showed differential habitat use, the first determinant being abiotic factors, such as topography, soil characteristics or microclimate conditions, animals being detected in rougher rocky substrata in the dry season and in open flat terrain in the wet season, followed by a mesoscale selection defined by plant communities. At the latter scale, guanaco preferentially used mixed creosote bushland and saltbush more intensively during the wet season, and open scrub and columnar-cactus slopes in the dry season. The estimated population of this protected area was small but its population density was within the range of other populations and was relatively high for this dry and unproductive area.
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