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Habitat selection analysis provides useful information on how animals become distributed in response to spatial heterogeneity. Here, we analyze the habitat use and selection of different water bodies (marsh, swamps and round shallow lakes) by capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and their relation to environmental variables during contrasting climate-hydrological seasons in the Esteros del Iberá (Corrientes, Argentina). We evaluated the intensity of use by capybaras through the total number of individuals (abundance) in each water body, the number and mean size of social groups, and the physical and vegetation characteristics of the environment. The capybaras used marsh and swamps according to availability in both seasons, while they used rounded shallow lakes less than their available would suggest in summer. The use intensity of different rounded shallow lakes estimated based on group size did not show significant differences. In contrast, significant differences were observed when evaluated by the number of individuals in each rounded shallow lake. Different intensity of use was closely associated with environmental and vegetation characteristics. The results show that habitat suitability for capybaras is associated with vegetation cover and "embalsados" in the low-lying area rather than with the morphometry of the rounded shallow lakes. The pattern of habitat selection may depend on forage quality, water availability for thermoregulation and mating, and presence of shelter and resting sites. On the other hand, the present study shows how the size, shape and the abundance of different types of water bodies affect population abundance and density. © 2013 The Ecological Society of Japan.
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Título: | Patterns of habitat use and selection by the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): A landscape-scale analysis |
Autor: | Corriale, M.J.; Herrera, E.A. |
Filiación: | Grupo de Invest. en Ecologia de Humedales, Grupo de Estudios sobre Biodiversidad en Agroecosistemas, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología experimental, IEGEBA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), Univ. de Buenos Aires, Int. Guiraldes 2620, Pabellon II, 4to Piso, Lab. 14. Ciuda, C1428EHA Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Departamento de Estudios Ambientales, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apartado 89000, Caracas, 1080, Venezuela
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Palabras clave: | Argentina; Habitat selection; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; Spatial heterogeneity; Wetlands; abundance; adaptation; behavioral response; geographical distribution; habitat availability; habitat selection; habitat type; habitat use; population density; rodent; seasonal variation; spatial distribution; thermoregulation; Argentina; Corrientes; Ibera Wetlands |
Año: | 2014
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Volumen: | 29
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Número: | 2
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Página de inicio: | 191
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Página de fin: | 201
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-013-1113-2 |
Título revista: | Ecological Research
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Título revista abreviado: | Ecol. Res.
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ISSN: | 09123814
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CODEN: | ECRSE
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Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09123814_v29_n2_p191_Corriale |
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Corriale, M.J. & Herrera, E.A.
(2014)
. Patterns of habitat use and selection by the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): A landscape-scale analysis. Ecological Research, 29(2), 191-201.
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Corriale, M.J., Herrera, E.A.
"Patterns of habitat use and selection by the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): A landscape-scale analysis"
. Ecological Research 29, no. 2
(2014) : 191-201.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-013-1113-2---------- MLA ----------
Corriale, M.J., Herrera, E.A.
"Patterns of habitat use and selection by the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): A landscape-scale analysis"
. Ecological Research, vol. 29, no. 2, 2014, pp. 191-201.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-013-1113-2---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Corriale, M.J., Herrera, E.A. Patterns of habitat use and selection by the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): A landscape-scale analysis. Ecol. Res. 2014;29(2):191-201.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-013-1113-2