학술논문
Wildlife associated with burrows of Dolichotis patagonum in central west Argentina
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Neotropical Biology and Conservation. September 25, 2020, Issue 3, p399, 9 p.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Author(s): Ailin Gatica (corresponding author) [1,2]; Ana Cecilia Ochoa [1,2]; Natalia Mariana Denkiewicz [1]; Antonio Marcelo Mangione [1,2] Introduction Recognising positive interactions between community members can improve our understanding of [...]
Abstract Community structure is strongly influenced by positive interactions between species. Detecting and describing these interactions is essential in the study of communities. Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann, 1780 (CN: mara) is a cavid rodent that builds burrows for breeding. In this study, camera traps were used to identify which species use the burrows built by maras in Sierra de las Quijadas National Park, San Luis, Argentina. All burrows were used by other species. A total of 68.7% of all medium- and small-sized taxa recorded in this study used the burrows. This is a clear indicator of the role of D. patagonum as an ecosystem engineer in this environment. Keywords: camera traps, ecosystem engineer, mara, Sierra de las Quijadas National Park
Abstract Community structure is strongly influenced by positive interactions between species. Detecting and describing these interactions is essential in the study of communities. Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann, 1780 (CN: mara) is a cavid rodent that builds burrows for breeding. In this study, camera traps were used to identify which species use the burrows built by maras in Sierra de las Quijadas National Park, San Luis, Argentina. All burrows were used by other species. A total of 68.7% of all medium- and small-sized taxa recorded in this study used the burrows. This is a clear indicator of the role of D. patagonum as an ecosystem engineer in this environment. Keywords: camera traps, ecosystem engineer, mara, Sierra de las Quijadas National Park