Density estimates of Mazama gouazoubira (Cervidae) using the pellet count technique in the arid Chaco (Argentina)
Keywords:
fecal pellet group (FPG) count, fecal standing crop (FSC) technique, gray brocket deer, Chancaní ReserveAbstract
The fecal pellet group count technique was used to estimate gray brocket deer density in a protected area in the west of Córdoba province (Chancaní Reserve), Argentina. Seventy plots were surveyed for brocket pellets on two occasions: summer (February) and winter (August). The density of brockets recorded were 4.41 individuals/km2 in summer and 5.12 individuals/km2 in winter. It was the first count of the species density in the Reserve and constitutes an important management tool for monitoring the population of this species within this protected area, as well as in other similar habitats in the arid Chaco.
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CAPITANELLI, R. 1979. Clima. Pp. 45-138 in: Vasquez, J; R Miatello & M Roqué (eds.). Geografía física de la Provincia de Córdoba. Boldt, Buenos Aires.
CAMPBELL, D; GM SWANSON & J SALES. 2004. Comparing the precision and cost-effectiveness of faecal pellet group count methods. Journal of Applied Ecology 41:1185-1196.
CHEBEZ, JC & A JOHNSON. 1985. Las Corzuelas. Fauna Argentina. Centro Editor de América Latina, Buenos Aires.
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DELLAFIORE, CM & NO MACEIRA. 1998. Problemas de conservación de los ciervos autóctonos de la Argentina. Mastozoología Neotropical 5(2):137-145.
EDGE, WD & CL MARCUM. 1989. Determining elk distribution with pellet-group and telemetry techniques. Journal of Wildlife Management 53(3):621-624.
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GIRAUDO, AR & RR ABRAMSON. 1998. Usos de la fauna Silvestre por los pobladores rurales en la selva paranaense de Misiones. Tipos de uso, influencia de la fragmentación y posibilidades de manejo sustentable. Boletín Técnico de la Fundación Vida Silvestre. Nro. 42. Buenos Aires. 48 pp.
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HEMAMI, MR; AR WATKINSON & PM DOLMAN. 2005. Population densities and habitat associations of introduced montjac Montiacus reevesi and native roe deer Capreolus capreolus in a lowland pine forest. Forest Ecology and Management 215:224-238.
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KOMERS, PE & PN BROTHERTON. 1997. Dung pellets used to identify the distribution and density of dik-dik. African Journal of Ecology 35:124-132.
KUFNER, MB; L SEPÚLVEDA; G GAVIER; L MADOERY; & L GIRAUDO. 2008. Is the native deer Mazama gouazoubira threatened by competition for food with the exotic hare Lepus europaeus in the degraded Chaco in Córdoba, Argentina? Journal of Arid Environments 72:2159-2167.
MANDUJANO, S & S GALLINA. 1995. Comparison of deer censusing methods in tropical dry forest. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23(2):180-186.
MORELLO, J; L SANCHOLUZ & C BLANCO. 1977. Estudio macroecológico de los Llanos de La Rioja. IDIA 34:242-248.
NEFF, DJ. 1968. Special Report: The pellet-group count technique for big game trend, census, and distribution: A review. Journal of Wildlife Management 32(3):597-614.
OJASTI, J & F DALLMEIER (editor). 2000. Manejo de fauna silvestre neotropical. SI/MAB. Series # 5. Smithsonian Institution/MAB Biodiversity Program, Washington D.C.
PARERA, A. 2002. Los mamíferos de la Argentina y la región austral de Sudamérica. El Ateneo, Buenos Aires.
REDFORD, KH & JF EISENBERG. 1992. Order Artiodactyla. Pp. 229-252 in: Mammals of the Neotropics. Vol 2, The Southern Cone: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
RICHARD, E & JP JULIÁ. 2001. La corzuela parda. Pp. 35-46 in: Los ciervos autóctonos de la Argentina y la acción del hombre. Dellafiore, CM & NO Maceira (eds.). Grupo Abierto Comunicaciones, Buenos Aires.
RICHARD, E; JP JULIÁ; J SAMABUEGI & P ACEÑOLAZA. 1995. La Corzuela Parda. Serie Monográfica y Didáctica. Imprenta de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.
RIVERO, K; DI RUMIZ & AB TABER. 2004. Estimating brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira and M. americana) abundance by dung pellet counts and other indices in seasonal Chiquitano forest habitats of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. European Journal of Wildlife Research 50(4):161-167.
SCHALLER, G. 1983. Mammals and their biomass on a Brazilian Ranch. Arqui Zool 31:1-36.
SMART, JCL; AI WARD & PCL WHITE. 2004. Monitoring woodland deer populations in the UK: an imprecise science. Mammal Review 34(1):99-114.
WALLMO, OC; AW JACKSON; TL HAILEY & RL CARLISLE. 1962. Influence of rain on the count of deer pellet groups. Journal of Wildlife Management 26(1):50-55.
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Periago, M. E., & Leynaud, G. C. (2009). Density estimates of Mazama gouazoubira (Cervidae) using the pellet count technique in the arid Chaco (Argentina). Ecología Austral, 19(1), 073–077. Retrieved from https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1370
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