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We studied the association between environmental variables and the terrestrial habitat use by adults of the burrowing toad Rhinella fernandezae in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We assessed the cover type, height of vegetation, soil moisture and hardness. We compared these habitat variables in quadrats where toads were present along a transect (n = 30 quadrats, 19 with toad burrows) with respect to randomly chosen quadrats (n = 17). We found that R. fernandezae does not use the habitat at random, and that habitat variables that mostly infl uenced its habitat use were soil hardness after raining, probably because it facilitates the construction of burrows, and broad-leaved plant cover, which may be affecting toads indirectly through other habitat variables, such as shadowing, air moisture and refuge from predators.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Terrestrial habitat use by the burrowing toad, rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae)
Autor:Sanchez, L.C.; Busch, M.; Madanes, N.
Filiación:Centre of Scientific Investigation and Transference of Technology, Production (CICYTTP-CONICET), Materi and España, 3105 Diamante, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Buenos Aires University, Block 2, fourth floor, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rodent Ecology Laboratory, National Council of Scientifics Investigations and Technology (CONICET), University City, Block 2, fourth floor, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Distribution of toad burrows; Microhabitat; Soil hardness; Soil moisture; Vegetation; burrowing; environmental change; habitat use; microhabitat; population distribution; soil moisture; terrestrial ecosystem; toad; vegetation cover; Argentina; Anura; Bufonidae; Rhinophrynidae
Año:2010
Volumen:59
Número:2
Página de inicio:122
Página de fin:128
Título revista:Folia Zoologica
Título revista abreviado:Folia Zool.
ISSN:01397893
CODEN:FOZOD
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01397893_v59_n2_p122_Sanchez

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Sanchez, L.C., Busch, M. & Madanes, N. (2010) . Terrestrial habitat use by the burrowing toad, rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae). Folia Zoologica, 59(2), 122-128.
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Sanchez, L.C., Busch, M., Madanes, N. "Terrestrial habitat use by the burrowing toad, rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae)" . Folia Zoologica 59, no. 2 (2010) : 122-128.
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Sanchez, L.C., Busch, M., Madanes, N. "Terrestrial habitat use by the burrowing toad, rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae)" . Folia Zoologica, vol. 59, no. 2, 2010, pp. 122-128.
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Sanchez, L.C., Busch, M., Madanes, N. Terrestrial habitat use by the burrowing toad, rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae). Folia Zool. 2010;59(2):122-128.
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