Habitat use by vicuña Vicugna vicugna in Laguna Pozuelos Reserve, Jujuy, Argentina

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Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-203

  Arzamendia, Yanina ^c   Cassini, Marcelo H ^a,b   Vilá, Bibiana L ^b  

^a Organizacion PROFAUNA   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^c Organización FUNDANDES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Habitat use; Jujuy; Pozuelos Reserve; Sustainable use; Vicugna vicugna; Vicu a

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; EXPLOITATION; EXTINCTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

ARGENTINA; JUJUY; LAGUNA DE POZUELOS BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SOUTH AMERICA;

POACEAE; VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 33749146528     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000639     Document Type: Article

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