Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats

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Nuñez, Maria Beatriz; Mangione, Antonio Marcelo
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2008
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Information obtained from carnivorous´ scats when used for determining faunal composition in different habitats could be confusing if the carnivore does not depose its feces in the same habitat it is feeding or if the prey’s home range is larger than the fox´s foraging habitat. In this study, the use of the presence and frequency of mammalian hair in the feces of the South American grey fox, Pseudalopex griseus, are proposed as indicators of the micro- and mesofaunal composition in two habitats (Creosote bush flats and Sierra) in a semidesert environment in central Argentina. These results are then compared to faunal composition determined by live trapping and tracks. The microfauna present was confirmed by using Sherman live traps, while the mesofauna was registered by tracks and direct observation over two consecutive years (2001-2002) and five sampling periods (three during dry seasons and two during wet seasons). For all sampling periods, feces of the South American grey fox collected in the Creosote bush flats contained hairs of species registered in that habitat, while scats collected in the Sierra habitat, contained hairs from mammals trapped or seen in the Sierras. This pattern holds at both sides of the narrowest portion (600 m) of a transition zone between these two habitats. Finally, we were able to unequivocally determined faunal composition though fox scats between two adjacent areas and we propose that fox scats are reliable indicators of fauna composition in a given habitat possibly related to low mean retention times when ingesting fruits.
Fil: Nuñez, Maria Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; Argentina
Fil: Mangione, Antonio Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; Argentina
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CARNIVORES
SCAT AS INDICATORS
PSEUDOLAPEX GRISEUS
FAUNAL COMPOSITION
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spelling Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitatsNuñez, Maria BeatrizMangione, Antonio MarceloCARNIVORESSCAT AS INDICATORSPSEUDOLAPEX GRISEUSFAUNAL COMPOSITIONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Information obtained from carnivorous´ scats when used for determining faunal composition in different habitats could be confusing if the carnivore does not depose its feces in the same habitat it is feeding or if the prey’s home range is larger than the fox´s foraging habitat. In this study, the use of the presence and frequency of mammalian hair in the feces of the South American grey fox, Pseudalopex griseus, are proposed as indicators of the micro- and mesofaunal composition in two habitats (Creosote bush flats and Sierra) in a semidesert environment in central Argentina. These results are then compared to faunal composition determined by live trapping and tracks. The microfauna present was confirmed by using Sherman live traps, while the mesofauna was registered by tracks and direct observation over two consecutive years (2001-2002) and five sampling periods (three during dry seasons and two during wet seasons). For all sampling periods, feces of the South American grey fox collected in the Creosote bush flats contained hairs of species registered in that habitat, while scats collected in the Sierra habitat, contained hairs from mammals trapped or seen in the Sierras. This pattern holds at both sides of the narrowest portion (600 m) of a transition zone between these two habitats. Finally, we were able to unequivocally determined faunal composition though fox scats between two adjacent areas and we propose that fox scats are reliable indicators of fauna composition in a given habitat possibly related to low mean retention times when ingesting fruits.Fil: Nuñez, Maria Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Mangione, Antonio Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; ArgentinaAsociación Argentina de Ecología2008-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/113622Nuñez, Maria Beatriz; Mangione, Antonio Marcelo; Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats; Asociación Argentina de Ecología; Ecología Austral; 18; 2; 8-2008; 205-2121667-782X0327-5477CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/issue/view/28info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:20:20Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/113622instacron: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 10:20:21.022CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
title Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
spellingShingle Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
Nuñez, Maria Beatriz
CARNIVORES
SCAT AS INDICATORS
PSEUDOLAPEX GRISEUS
FAUNAL COMPOSITION
title_short Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
title_full Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
title_fullStr Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
title_full_unstemmed Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
title_sort Determining micro- and mesofaunal composition through the analysis of South American grey fox’s feces in two different semiarid habitats
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nuñez, Maria Beatriz
Mangione, Antonio Marcelo
author Nuñez, Maria Beatriz
author_facet Nuñez, Maria Beatriz
Mangione, Antonio Marcelo
author_role author
author2 Mangione, Antonio Marcelo
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CARNIVORES
SCAT AS INDICATORS
PSEUDOLAPEX GRISEUS
FAUNAL COMPOSITION
topic CARNIVORES
SCAT AS INDICATORS
PSEUDOLAPEX GRISEUS
FAUNAL COMPOSITION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Information obtained from carnivorous´ scats when used for determining faunal composition in different habitats could be confusing if the carnivore does not depose its feces in the same habitat it is feeding or if the prey’s home range is larger than the fox´s foraging habitat. In this study, the use of the presence and frequency of mammalian hair in the feces of the South American grey fox, Pseudalopex griseus, are proposed as indicators of the micro- and mesofaunal composition in two habitats (Creosote bush flats and Sierra) in a semidesert environment in central Argentina. These results are then compared to faunal composition determined by live trapping and tracks. The microfauna present was confirmed by using Sherman live traps, while the mesofauna was registered by tracks and direct observation over two consecutive years (2001-2002) and five sampling periods (three during dry seasons and two during wet seasons). For all sampling periods, feces of the South American grey fox collected in the Creosote bush flats contained hairs of species registered in that habitat, while scats collected in the Sierra habitat, contained hairs from mammals trapped or seen in the Sierras. This pattern holds at both sides of the narrowest portion (600 m) of a transition zone between these two habitats. Finally, we were able to unequivocally determined faunal composition though fox scats between two adjacent areas and we propose that fox scats are reliable indicators of fauna composition in a given habitat possibly related to low mean retention times when ingesting fruits.
Fil: Nuñez, Maria Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; Argentina
Fil: Mangione, Antonio Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas de San Luis; Argentina
description Information obtained from carnivorous´ scats when used for determining faunal composition in different habitats could be confusing if the carnivore does not depose its feces in the same habitat it is feeding or if the prey’s home range is larger than the fox´s foraging habitat. In this study, the use of the presence and frequency of mammalian hair in the feces of the South American grey fox, Pseudalopex griseus, are proposed as indicators of the micro- and mesofaunal composition in two habitats (Creosote bush flats and Sierra) in a semidesert environment in central Argentina. These results are then compared to faunal composition determined by live trapping and tracks. The microfauna present was confirmed by using Sherman live traps, while the mesofauna was registered by tracks and direct observation over two consecutive years (2001-2002) and five sampling periods (three during dry seasons and two during wet seasons). For all sampling periods, feces of the South American grey fox collected in the Creosote bush flats contained hairs of species registered in that habitat, while scats collected in the Sierra habitat, contained hairs from mammals trapped or seen in the Sierras. This pattern holds at both sides of the narrowest portion (600 m) of a transition zone between these two habitats. Finally, we were able to unequivocally determined faunal composition though fox scats between two adjacent areas and we propose that fox scats are reliable indicators of fauna composition in a given habitat possibly related to low mean retention times when ingesting fruits.
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