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Primary productivity and anthropogenic disturbance as determinants of Upland Goose Chloephaga picta distribution in southern Patagonia

2011; Wiley; Volume: 153; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1474-919x.2011.01127.x

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1474-919X

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Julieta Pedrana, Javier Bustamante, Alejandro Rodrı́guez, Alejandro Travaini,

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Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

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IbisVolume 153, Issue 3 p. 517-530 Primary productivity and anthropogenic disturbance as determinants of Upland Goose Chloephaga picta distribution in southern Patagonia JULIETA PEDRANA, Corresponding Author JULIETA PEDRANA Centro de Investigaciones Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, CONICET, Avenida Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina Corresponding author.Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJAVIER BUSTAMANTE, JAVIER BUSTAMANTE Department of Wetland EcologySearch for more papers by this authorALEJANDRO RODRÍGUEZ, ALEJANDRO RODRÍGUEZ Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorALEJANDRO TRAVAINI, ALEJANDRO TRAVAINI Centro de Investigaciones Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, CONICET, Avenida Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this author JULIETA PEDRANA, Corresponding Author JULIETA PEDRANA Centro de Investigaciones Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, CONICET, Avenida Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina Corresponding author.Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJAVIER BUSTAMANTE, JAVIER BUSTAMANTE Department of Wetland EcologySearch for more papers by this authorALEJANDRO RODRÍGUEZ, ALEJANDRO RODRÍGUEZ Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorALEJANDRO TRAVAINI, ALEJANDRO TRAVAINI Centro de Investigaciones Puerto Deseado, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, CONICET, Avenida Prefectura Naval s/n, 9050 Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 May 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01127.xCitations: 9Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract A species distribution may be determined by its responses to patterns of human disturbance as well as by its habitat preferences. Here we investigate the distribution of the Upland Goose Chloephaga picta, which has been historically persecuted by farmers and ranchers in Patagonia because it feeds on crops and pastures and is assumed to compete with sheep for forage. We assess whether its current breeding distribution is shaped by persecution by ranchers or whether it can be better explained by differences in habitat primary productivity and preference for wetlands, or by other anthropogenic disturbances not associated with ranching. We built species distribution models to examine the relative effect of environmental and anthropogenic predictors on the regional distribution of Upland Goose. We performed vehicle surveys in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, in two years, surveying 8000 km of roads and recording 6492 Geese. Generalized additive models were used to model the presence/absence of Geese in 1-km cells. The models suggested that Upland Goose distribution is not currently affected by rancher control, as the species is more abundant in areas with high sheep stocking levels, but it is positively influenced by primary productivity and negatively influenced by urban areas. Anthropogenic disturbance caused by urban areas and oil extraction camps had a greater impact in limiting the species distribution than sheep ranching. Supporting Information Figure S1. Distribution of sheep stocking levels in Santa Cruz (Argentina).AUTHOR: Figure S1 has not been mentioned in the text. Please cite the figure in the relevant place in the text. Appendix S1. Model of current sheep stocking levels in Santa Cruz (Argentina) using contact with sheep in road surveys. 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