Density and habitat use at different spatial scales of a guanaco population (Lama guanicoe) in the Monte desert of Argentina

Mammalia

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-62

  Acebes, Pablo ^a   Traba, Juan ^a   Malo, Juan E ^a   Ovejero, Ramiro ^b   Borghi, Carlos E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Conservation; Population estimates; Protected areas; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; GPS; HABITAT USE; PERIPHERAL REGION; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; RUMINANT; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; CACTACEAE; LAMA GUANICOE; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 77749234104     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2009.071     Document Type: Article

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