Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina

Autores
Arzamendia, Yanina; Vila, Bibiana Leonor
Año de publicación
2014
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inglés
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Worldwide vicugna numbers are slowly recovering after the implementation of conservation measures in several areas of the Andean Puna. Amongst some communities, vicugnas are sustainably managed through captures, shearing, and release schemes. In this study, we explored habitat use and interactions between vicugnas and domestic livestock in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina. We measured the habitat selectivity of vicugna by evaluating the relationship between the availability and its use of vegetation. We estimated the extent and overlap of habitat niche, as well as the foraging effort of vicugnas on the basis of their individual behaviour. Vicugnas and domestic livestock were highly selective in their use of land. They also had similar foraging preferences, grazing rather on the mixed steppe grasses and grasslands that offered greater grass cover. The distribution of vicugna in relation to domestic animals differed according to species and density. With mean density of llamas, vicugnas showed mixed herds but with any other livestock and greater densities, they were segregated. In mixed grazing, when vicugnas engaged with llamas, no behavioural interaction or competition was observed. The presence of herders with dogs was the main stress factor for vicugnas. Here we discuss the importance of a multi-specific management approach.
Fil: Arzamendia, Yanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Vila, Bibiana Leonor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Materia
Vicuñas
Montañas
Altiplano
Ganado
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
title Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
spellingShingle Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
Arzamendia, Yanina
Vicuñas
Montañas
Altiplano
Ganado
title_short Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
title_full Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
title_fullStr Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
title_sort Vicugna habitat use and interactions with domestic ungulates in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arzamendia, Yanina
Vila, Bibiana Leonor
author Arzamendia, Yanina
author_facet Arzamendia, Yanina
Vila, Bibiana Leonor
author_role author
author2 Vila, Bibiana Leonor
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vicuñas
Montañas
Altiplano
Ganado
topic Vicuñas
Montañas
Altiplano
Ganado
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Worldwide vicugna numbers are slowly recovering after the implementation of conservation measures in several areas of the Andean Puna. Amongst some communities, vicugnas are sustainably managed through captures, shearing, and release schemes. In this study, we explored habitat use and interactions between vicugnas and domestic livestock in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina. We measured the habitat selectivity of vicugna by evaluating the relationship between the availability and its use of vegetation. We estimated the extent and overlap of habitat niche, as well as the foraging effort of vicugnas on the basis of their individual behaviour. Vicugnas and domestic livestock were highly selective in their use of land. They also had similar foraging preferences, grazing rather on the mixed steppe grasses and grasslands that offered greater grass cover. The distribution of vicugna in relation to domestic animals differed according to species and density. With mean density of llamas, vicugnas showed mixed herds but with any other livestock and greater densities, they were segregated. In mixed grazing, when vicugnas engaged with llamas, no behavioural interaction or competition was observed. The presence of herders with dogs was the main stress factor for vicugnas. Here we discuss the importance of a multi-specific management approach.
Fil: Arzamendia, Yanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Vila, Bibiana Leonor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
description Worldwide vicugna numbers are slowly recovering after the implementation of conservation measures in several areas of the Andean Puna. Amongst some communities, vicugnas are sustainably managed through captures, shearing, and release schemes. In this study, we explored habitat use and interactions between vicugnas and domestic livestock in Jujuy, Northwest Argentina. We measured the habitat selectivity of vicugna by evaluating the relationship between the availability and its use of vegetation. We estimated the extent and overlap of habitat niche, as well as the foraging effort of vicugnas on the basis of their individual behaviour. Vicugnas and domestic livestock were highly selective in their use of land. They also had similar foraging preferences, grazing rather on the mixed steppe grasses and grasslands that offered greater grass cover. The distribution of vicugna in relation to domestic animals differed according to species and density. With mean density of llamas, vicugnas showed mixed herds but with any other livestock and greater densities, they were segregated. In mixed grazing, when vicugnas engaged with llamas, no behavioural interaction or competition was observed. The presence of herders with dogs was the main stress factor for vicugnas. Here we discuss the importance of a multi-specific management approach.
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