INVESTIGADORES
MARTINEZ PASTUR Guillermo Jose
artículos
Título:
Forage offering and seasonal intake comparisons to evaluate European rabbit threat in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia
Autor/es:
A HUERTAS HERRERA; M TORO; L BORRELLI; MV LENCINAS; G MARTÍNEZ PASTUR
Revista:
Ecological Processes
Editorial:
Springer
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2022 vol. 11 p. 45 - 45
ISSN:
2192-1709
Resumen:
The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L. 1758) was introduced into different regions of the world, generating significant trade-offs that critically impacted native vegetation. Here, we evaluate the rabbit's forage intakes in three vegetation types (forests, shrublands, and grasslands) along the four seasons in a temperate forest landscape in Southern Patagonia and discuss the potential threats over native vegetation. We formulated the following questions: (i) what is the forage offer at each vegetation type? (ii) what is the rabbit's forage intake and how it varied across the seasons along the year? and (iii) which vegetation types and plant life forms were more used according to the rabbit's forage intakes?
