Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas

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D'adamo, Paola; Guichon, Maria Laura; Bó, Roberto Fabián; Cassini, Marcelo Hernan
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2000
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Habitat use by coypu Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) was studied in agro-systems of the Pampas grasslands, Argentina. We analysed two dimensions of the habitat: perpendicular and parallel to the water source. The perpendicular dimension covered three distinct areas: border of the stream, interface, and crops, while the parallel dimension involved the use of different crop types. We worked at two study sites, Mechongué (winter 1995 summer 1996) and Lujan (winter 1997). At Mechongué, we conducted four seasonal samples using an indirect method of counting faeces to estimate abundance of coypu. Along the perpendicular dimension, coypus used the border significantly more than the interface and the crops. The relative use of the border increased over the study period. Parallel to the water source, crops were avoided and pastures were preferred. At the Lujan study site, we observed the behaviour of coypu by recording activity and use of cover types at different distances from the stream. Coypu spent most of their active time foraging (80.5%). Ninety-two percent of the bouts took place less than 4 m from the pond. Coypus did not move more than 10 m away from the pond and did not use the crops. These results disagree with the claim that coypus are a risk to croplands in their native range.
Fil: D'adamo, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Guichon, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Bó, Roberto Fabián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Cassini, Marcelo Hernan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
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Mammals
Behavioural ecology
Distribution ecology
Myocastor coypus
Crop damage
Habitat use
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spelling Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean PampasD'adamo, PaolaGuichon, Maria LauraBó, Roberto FabiánCassini, Marcelo HernanMammalsBehavioural ecologyDistribution ecologyMyocastor coypusCrop damageHabitat usehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Habitat use by coypu Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) was studied in agro-systems of the Pampas grasslands, Argentina. We analysed two dimensions of the habitat: perpendicular and parallel to the water source. The perpendicular dimension covered three distinct areas: border of the stream, interface, and crops, while the parallel dimension involved the use of different crop types. We worked at two study sites, Mechongué (winter 1995 summer 1996) and Lujan (winter 1997). At Mechongué, we conducted four seasonal samples using an indirect method of counting faeces to estimate abundance of coypu. Along the perpendicular dimension, coypus used the border significantly more than the interface and the crops. The relative use of the border increased over the study period. Parallel to the water source, crops were avoided and pastures were preferred. At the Lujan study site, we observed the behaviour of coypu by recording activity and use of cover types at different distances from the stream. Coypu spent most of their active time foraging (80.5%). Ninety-two percent of the bouts took place less than 4 m from the pond. Coypus did not move more than 10 m away from the pond and did not use the crops. These results disagree with the claim that coypus are a risk to croplands in their native range.Fil: D'adamo, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Guichon, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Bó, Roberto Fabián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Cassini, Marcelo Hernan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; ArgentinaPolish Academy of Sciences2000-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/71929D'adamo, Paola; Guichon, Maria Laura; Bó, Roberto Fabián; Cassini, Marcelo Hernan; Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas; Polish Academy of Sciences; Acta Theriologica; 45; Supl. 1; 12-2000; 25-330001-7051CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Habitat-use-by-coypu-Myocastor-coypus-in-of-the-D'Adamo-Guich%C3%B3n/074f9a9b0ec98b0bfc2805227dfe26c69fd4d621info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.zbs.bialowieza.pl/publikacje/info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://rcin.org.pl/ibs/dlibra/docmetadata?id=12973&from=publicationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:41:17Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/71929instacron: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 10:41:17.475CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
title Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
spellingShingle Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
D'adamo, Paola
Mammals
Behavioural ecology
Distribution ecology
Myocastor coypus
Crop damage
Habitat use
title_short Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
title_full Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
title_fullStr Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
title_full_unstemmed Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
title_sort Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv D'adamo, Paola
Guichon, Maria Laura
Bó, Roberto Fabián
Cassini, Marcelo Hernan
author D'adamo, Paola
author_facet D'adamo, Paola
Guichon, Maria Laura
Bó, Roberto Fabián
Cassini, Marcelo Hernan
author_role author
author2 Guichon, Maria Laura
Bó, Roberto Fabián
Cassini, Marcelo Hernan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mammals
Behavioural ecology
Distribution ecology
Myocastor coypus
Crop damage
Habitat use
topic Mammals
Behavioural ecology
Distribution ecology
Myocastor coypus
Crop damage
Habitat use
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Habitat use by coypu Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) was studied in agro-systems of the Pampas grasslands, Argentina. We analysed two dimensions of the habitat: perpendicular and parallel to the water source. The perpendicular dimension covered three distinct areas: border of the stream, interface, and crops, while the parallel dimension involved the use of different crop types. We worked at two study sites, Mechongué (winter 1995 summer 1996) and Lujan (winter 1997). At Mechongué, we conducted four seasonal samples using an indirect method of counting faeces to estimate abundance of coypu. Along the perpendicular dimension, coypus used the border significantly more than the interface and the crops. The relative use of the border increased over the study period. Parallel to the water source, crops were avoided and pastures were preferred. At the Lujan study site, we observed the behaviour of coypu by recording activity and use of cover types at different distances from the stream. Coypu spent most of their active time foraging (80.5%). Ninety-two percent of the bouts took place less than 4 m from the pond. Coypus did not move more than 10 m away from the pond and did not use the crops. These results disagree with the claim that coypus are a risk to croplands in their native range.
Fil: D'adamo, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Guichon, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Bó, Roberto Fabián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Cassini, Marcelo Hernan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
description Habitat use by coypu Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) was studied in agro-systems of the Pampas grasslands, Argentina. We analysed two dimensions of the habitat: perpendicular and parallel to the water source. The perpendicular dimension covered three distinct areas: border of the stream, interface, and crops, while the parallel dimension involved the use of different crop types. We worked at two study sites, Mechongué (winter 1995 summer 1996) and Lujan (winter 1997). At Mechongué, we conducted four seasonal samples using an indirect method of counting faeces to estimate abundance of coypu. Along the perpendicular dimension, coypus used the border significantly more than the interface and the crops. The relative use of the border increased over the study period. Parallel to the water source, crops were avoided and pastures were preferred. At the Lujan study site, we observed the behaviour of coypu by recording activity and use of cover types at different distances from the stream. Coypu spent most of their active time foraging (80.5%). Ninety-two percent of the bouts took place less than 4 m from the pond. Coypus did not move more than 10 m away from the pond and did not use the crops. These results disagree with the claim that coypus are a risk to croplands in their native range.
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D'adamo, Paola; Guichon, Maria Laura; Bó, Roberto Fabián; Cassini, Marcelo Hernan; Habitat use of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in agro-systems of the Argentinean Pampas; Polish Academy of Sciences; Acta Theriologica; 45; Supl. 1; 12-2000; 25-33
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