Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models

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Gómez, María Daniela; Goijman, Andrea Paula; Coda, José Antonio; Serafini, Vanesa N.; Priotto, Jose Waldemar
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2018
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Organic farming is more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture, promoting greater levels of habitat heterogeneity. Field borders could be more suitable for biodiversity in agricultural anthromes. Small mammals are crucial in these anthromes due to their contribution to food webs and seed consumption. We used hierarchical multi-season occupancy models to assess the effect of organic versus conventional farming on multiple small mammal species in agricultural anthromes of central Argentina. We modelled detectability and increased precision of estimates, overcoming deficiencies of previous studies. Small mammals were seasonally surveyed in 70 field borders (conventional) and 63 (organic) during two years. We were able to include less frequent specialist species, detecting a positive relationship with organic management possibly because of higher habitat quality of borders. Vegetation volume was the most important explanatory variable in both managements. Species’ richness was greater under organic management mainly in spring when the habitat quality differences with conventional management were the greatest. Spring is key for the rodent assemblage because of the beginning of reproductive period, when resource demand is important. We suggest that maintaining high quality border habitats, as those supported by organic management, could allow farmers to obtain economic profit while also contributing to biodiversity conservation. Considering the positive role that native rodents may have in some agricultural anthromes, the maintenance of high population numbers may be important for biodiversity conservation. The approach used in this study shows the importance of modelling imperfect detection, reducing bias in parameter estimates, and it should be implemented in similar studies.
Instituto de Recursos Biológicos
Fil: Gomez, Maria Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Goijman, Andrea Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; Argentina
Fil: Coda, José Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Serafini, Vanesa. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Priotto, Jose Waldemar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Austral ecology 43 (5). (August 2018)
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Agroecosistemas
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Agricultura Orgánica
Organic Agriculture
Agricultural Practices
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Small Mammals
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Argentina
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spelling Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy modelsGómez, María DanielaGoijman, Andrea PaulaCoda, José AntonioSerafini, Vanesa N.Priotto, Jose WaldemarHabitatAgroecosistemasMamíferosPrácticas AgrícolasAgricultura OrgánicaOrganic AgricultureAgricultural PracticesMammalsAgroecosystemsSmall MammalsBorder HabitatsMamíferos PequeñosArgentinaOrganic farming is more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture, promoting greater levels of habitat heterogeneity. Field borders could be more suitable for biodiversity in agricultural anthromes. Small mammals are crucial in these anthromes due to their contribution to food webs and seed consumption. We used hierarchical multi-season occupancy models to assess the effect of organic versus conventional farming on multiple small mammal species in agricultural anthromes of central Argentina. We modelled detectability and increased precision of estimates, overcoming deficiencies of previous studies. Small mammals were seasonally surveyed in 70 field borders (conventional) and 63 (organic) during two years. We were able to include less frequent specialist species, detecting a positive relationship with organic management possibly because of higher habitat quality of borders. Vegetation volume was the most important explanatory variable in both managements. Species’ richness was greater under organic management mainly in spring when the habitat quality differences with conventional management were the greatest. Spring is key for the rodent assemblage because of the beginning of reproductive period, when resource demand is important. We suggest that maintaining high quality border habitats, as those supported by organic management, could allow farmers to obtain economic profit while also contributing to biodiversity conservation. Considering the positive role that native rodents may have in some agricultural anthromes, the maintenance of high population numbers may be important for biodiversity conservation. The approach used in this study shows the importance of modelling imperfect detection, reducing bias in parameter estimates, and it should be implemented in similar studies.Instituto de Recursos BiológicosFil: Gomez, Maria Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Goijman, Andrea Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; ArgentinaFil: Coda, José Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Serafini, Vanesa. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Priotto, Jose Waldemar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaEcological Society of Australia2018-07-24T13:25:00Z2018-07-24T13:25:00Z2018-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2862https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aec.126251442-9993https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12625Austral ecology 43 (5). (August 2018)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología AgropecuariaengArgentina (nation)info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-04T09:47:22Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/2862instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-04 09:47:23.077INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
title Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
spellingShingle Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
Gómez, María Daniela
Habitat
Agroecosistemas
Mamíferos
Prácticas Agrícolas
Agricultura Orgánica
Organic Agriculture
Agricultural Practices
Mammals
Agroecosystems
Small Mammals
Border Habitats
Mamíferos Pequeños
Argentina
title_short Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
title_full Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
title_fullStr Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
title_full_unstemmed Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
title_sort Small mammal responses to farming practices in central Argentinian agroecosystems: the use of hierarchical occupancy models
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gómez, María Daniela
Goijman, Andrea Paula
Coda, José Antonio
Serafini, Vanesa N.
Priotto, Jose Waldemar
author Gómez, María Daniela
author_facet Gómez, María Daniela
Goijman, Andrea Paula
Coda, José Antonio
Serafini, Vanesa N.
Priotto, Jose Waldemar
author_role author
author2 Goijman, Andrea Paula
Coda, José Antonio
Serafini, Vanesa N.
Priotto, Jose Waldemar
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Habitat
Agroecosistemas
Mamíferos
Prácticas Agrícolas
Agricultura Orgánica
Organic Agriculture
Agricultural Practices
Mammals
Agroecosystems
Small Mammals
Border Habitats
Mamíferos Pequeños
Argentina
topic Habitat
Agroecosistemas
Mamíferos
Prácticas Agrícolas
Agricultura Orgánica
Organic Agriculture
Agricultural Practices
Mammals
Agroecosystems
Small Mammals
Border Habitats
Mamíferos Pequeños
Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Organic farming is more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture, promoting greater levels of habitat heterogeneity. Field borders could be more suitable for biodiversity in agricultural anthromes. Small mammals are crucial in these anthromes due to their contribution to food webs and seed consumption. We used hierarchical multi-season occupancy models to assess the effect of organic versus conventional farming on multiple small mammal species in agricultural anthromes of central Argentina. We modelled detectability and increased precision of estimates, overcoming deficiencies of previous studies. Small mammals were seasonally surveyed in 70 field borders (conventional) and 63 (organic) during two years. We were able to include less frequent specialist species, detecting a positive relationship with organic management possibly because of higher habitat quality of borders. Vegetation volume was the most important explanatory variable in both managements. Species’ richness was greater under organic management mainly in spring when the habitat quality differences with conventional management were the greatest. Spring is key for the rodent assemblage because of the beginning of reproductive period, when resource demand is important. We suggest that maintaining high quality border habitats, as those supported by organic management, could allow farmers to obtain economic profit while also contributing to biodiversity conservation. Considering the positive role that native rodents may have in some agricultural anthromes, the maintenance of high population numbers may be important for biodiversity conservation. The approach used in this study shows the importance of modelling imperfect detection, reducing bias in parameter estimates, and it should be implemented in similar studies.
Instituto de Recursos Biológicos
Fil: Gomez, Maria Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Goijman, Andrea Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; Argentina
Fil: Coda, José Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Serafini, Vanesa. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Priotto, Jose Waldemar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Comportamental y Poblacional; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Organic farming is more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture, promoting greater levels of habitat heterogeneity. Field borders could be more suitable for biodiversity in agricultural anthromes. Small mammals are crucial in these anthromes due to their contribution to food webs and seed consumption. We used hierarchical multi-season occupancy models to assess the effect of organic versus conventional farming on multiple small mammal species in agricultural anthromes of central Argentina. We modelled detectability and increased precision of estimates, overcoming deficiencies of previous studies. Small mammals were seasonally surveyed in 70 field borders (conventional) and 63 (organic) during two years. We were able to include less frequent specialist species, detecting a positive relationship with organic management possibly because of higher habitat quality of borders. Vegetation volume was the most important explanatory variable in both managements. Species’ richness was greater under organic management mainly in spring when the habitat quality differences with conventional management were the greatest. Spring is key for the rodent assemblage because of the beginning of reproductive period, when resource demand is important. We suggest that maintaining high quality border habitats, as those supported by organic management, could allow farmers to obtain economic profit while also contributing to biodiversity conservation. Considering the positive role that native rodents may have in some agricultural anthromes, the maintenance of high population numbers may be important for biodiversity conservation. The approach used in this study shows the importance of modelling imperfect detection, reducing bias in parameter estimates, and it should be implemented in similar studies.
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