Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore

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Caruso, Nicolás; Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes; Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Castillo, Diego Fabian; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; Lucherini, Mauro
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Throughout central Argentina the distribution of puma (Puma concolor) has substantially contracted and appears to be restricted to relatively pristine areas. We identified factors affecting puma habitat use at a landscape scale to produce a habitat suitability map in a grassland/scrubland ecoregion in central Argentina. Additionally, we examined the advantages of the general niche-environment system factor analysis (GNESFA) to determine the use of space of this carnivore. To determine the presence of the carnivore, we used the following methods of observation: (1) photographs via camera trapping surveys. (2) Semi-structured interviews of local people. (3) Direct observation by way of sightings of live animals. (4) Indirect sightings by way of tracks. (5) Opportunistically recordings of dead individuals. We used GNESFA to study the factors affecting the use of space by the puma considering environmental, biological, anthropogenic factors, and MADIFA (Mahalanobis distance factor analysis) to create a habitat suitability map. Most suitable locations for puma were away from cropland or urban areas and from roads. Distances to roads and to scrubland patches were the limiting variables that influenced the narrowness of the niche of this felid. Pumas in this region preferred an environment of patchy scrubland which is typically created by selective logging. They did not limit their environmental preferences to closed habitats. This paper reports the first analysis of the factors determining the distribution of pumas in a grassland/shrubland ecoregion in the southernmost part of its distribution. This suggests that pumas may use human-modified habitats and withstand some degree of deforestation and fragmentation. Our results confirm the usefulness of this integral approach to identify the factors affecting the ecological niche of a cryptic, highly-vagile species.
Fil: Caruso, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Castillo, Diego Fabian. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Casanave, Emma Beatriz. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Lucherini, Mauro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
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Cougar
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spelling Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivoreCaruso, NicolásGuerisoli, Maria de Las MercedesLuengos Vidal, Estela MarisCastillo, Diego FabianCasanave, Emma BeatrizLucherini, MauroArgentine EspinalCougarFactor AnalysisFragmentationHabitat UseSpatial Distributionhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Throughout central Argentina the distribution of puma (Puma concolor) has substantially contracted and appears to be restricted to relatively pristine areas. We identified factors affecting puma habitat use at a landscape scale to produce a habitat suitability map in a grassland/scrubland ecoregion in central Argentina. Additionally, we examined the advantages of the general niche-environment system factor analysis (GNESFA) to determine the use of space of this carnivore. To determine the presence of the carnivore, we used the following methods of observation: (1) photographs via camera trapping surveys. (2) Semi-structured interviews of local people. (3) Direct observation by way of sightings of live animals. (4) Indirect sightings by way of tracks. (5) Opportunistically recordings of dead individuals. We used GNESFA to study the factors affecting the use of space by the puma considering environmental, biological, anthropogenic factors, and MADIFA (Mahalanobis distance factor analysis) to create a habitat suitability map. Most suitable locations for puma were away from cropland or urban areas and from roads. Distances to roads and to scrubland patches were the limiting variables that influenced the narrowness of the niche of this felid. Pumas in this region preferred an environment of patchy scrubland which is typically created by selective logging. They did not limit their environmental preferences to closed habitats. This paper reports the first analysis of the factors determining the distribution of pumas in a grassland/shrubland ecoregion in the southernmost part of its distribution. This suggests that pumas may use human-modified habitats and withstand some degree of deforestation and fragmentation. Our results confirm the usefulness of this integral approach to identify the factors affecting the ecological niche of a cryptic, highly-vagile species.Fil: Caruso, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Castillo, Diego Fabian. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Casanave, Emma Beatriz. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Lucherini, Mauro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; ArgentinaElsevier2015-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/6335Caruso, Nicolás; Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes; Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Castillo, Diego Fabian; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; et al.; Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore; Elsevier; Ecological Modelling; 297; 2-2015; 11-190304-3800enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380014005626info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.11.004info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:44:38Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/6335instacron: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:34982025-09-03 09:44:38.722CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
title Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
spellingShingle Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
Caruso, Nicolás
Argentine Espinal
Cougar
Factor Analysis
Fragmentation
Habitat Use
Spatial Distribution
title_short Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
title_full Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
title_fullStr Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
title_full_unstemmed Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
title_sort Modelling the ecological niche of an endangered population of Puma concolor: First application of the GNESFA method to an elusive carnivore
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Caruso, Nicolás
Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Castillo, Diego Fabian
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
Lucherini, Mauro
author Caruso, Nicolás
author_facet Caruso, Nicolás
Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Castillo, Diego Fabian
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
Lucherini, Mauro
author_role author
author2 Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Castillo, Diego Fabian
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
Lucherini, Mauro
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Argentine Espinal
Cougar
Factor Analysis
Fragmentation
Habitat Use
Spatial Distribution
topic Argentine Espinal
Cougar
Factor Analysis
Fragmentation
Habitat Use
Spatial Distribution
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Throughout central Argentina the distribution of puma (Puma concolor) has substantially contracted and appears to be restricted to relatively pristine areas. We identified factors affecting puma habitat use at a landscape scale to produce a habitat suitability map in a grassland/scrubland ecoregion in central Argentina. Additionally, we examined the advantages of the general niche-environment system factor analysis (GNESFA) to determine the use of space of this carnivore. To determine the presence of the carnivore, we used the following methods of observation: (1) photographs via camera trapping surveys. (2) Semi-structured interviews of local people. (3) Direct observation by way of sightings of live animals. (4) Indirect sightings by way of tracks. (5) Opportunistically recordings of dead individuals. We used GNESFA to study the factors affecting the use of space by the puma considering environmental, biological, anthropogenic factors, and MADIFA (Mahalanobis distance factor analysis) to create a habitat suitability map. Most suitable locations for puma were away from cropland or urban areas and from roads. Distances to roads and to scrubland patches were the limiting variables that influenced the narrowness of the niche of this felid. Pumas in this region preferred an environment of patchy scrubland which is typically created by selective logging. They did not limit their environmental preferences to closed habitats. This paper reports the first analysis of the factors determining the distribution of pumas in a grassland/shrubland ecoregion in the southernmost part of its distribution. This suggests that pumas may use human-modified habitats and withstand some degree of deforestation and fragmentation. Our results confirm the usefulness of this integral approach to identify the factors affecting the ecological niche of a cryptic, highly-vagile species.
Fil: Caruso, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Guerisoli, Maria de Las Mercedes. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Castillo, Diego Fabian. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Casanave, Emma Beatriz. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
Fil: Lucherini, Mauro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas y Biomedicas del Sur; Argentina
description Throughout central Argentina the distribution of puma (Puma concolor) has substantially contracted and appears to be restricted to relatively pristine areas. We identified factors affecting puma habitat use at a landscape scale to produce a habitat suitability map in a grassland/scrubland ecoregion in central Argentina. Additionally, we examined the advantages of the general niche-environment system factor analysis (GNESFA) to determine the use of space of this carnivore. To determine the presence of the carnivore, we used the following methods of observation: (1) photographs via camera trapping surveys. (2) Semi-structured interviews of local people. (3) Direct observation by way of sightings of live animals. (4) Indirect sightings by way of tracks. (5) Opportunistically recordings of dead individuals. We used GNESFA to study the factors affecting the use of space by the puma considering environmental, biological, anthropogenic factors, and MADIFA (Mahalanobis distance factor analysis) to create a habitat suitability map. Most suitable locations for puma were away from cropland or urban areas and from roads. Distances to roads and to scrubland patches were the limiting variables that influenced the narrowness of the niche of this felid. Pumas in this region preferred an environment of patchy scrubland which is typically created by selective logging. They did not limit their environmental preferences to closed habitats. This paper reports the first analysis of the factors determining the distribution of pumas in a grassland/shrubland ecoregion in the southernmost part of its distribution. This suggests that pumas may use human-modified habitats and withstand some degree of deforestation and fragmentation. Our results confirm the usefulness of this integral approach to identify the factors affecting the ecological niche of a cryptic, highly-vagile species.
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