Activity patterns and habitat use of pudu deer (Pudu puda) in a mountain forest of south-central Chile

Primer Autor
Zuniga, Alfredo H.
Co-autores
Jimenez, Jaime E.
Título
Activity patterns and habitat use of pudu deer (Pudu puda) in a mountain forest of south-central Chile
Editorial
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Revista
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
The pudu (Pudu puda) is a small, endemic deer, and the only native ungulate found in Chilean and Argentinean temperate forests. Its ecology, including its double role as an herbivore and as a prey, is poorly known. Therefore, it is pressing to gain a better understanding of the pudu given that its habitat is being transformed rapidly by anthropogenic causes. On a coastal mountain range in south-central Chile, we conducted a habitat use study and examined the activity patterns of the pudu using camera traps. The study area was a large native forest patch, surrounded by commercial plantations which would not constitute a habitat for this deer. Using a sampling effort of 7559 camera days, we found that this deer was largely nocturnal with little activity during daytime. The pudu selected Araucaria forests, and avoided Nothofagus forests. These behaviours suggest that the pudu traded off habitat use patterns and activity time to avoid predation, mainly by puma which is the top predator in the rich local community of carnivores occurring in the latter habitat.
Tipo de Recurso
Artículo original
Description
This work was supported by the Idea Wild [2681].
doi
10.1080/00222933.2018.1510995
Formato Recurso
pdf
Palabras Claves
Araucaria forest# circadian rhythm# Nahuelbuta# Pudu puda
Araucaria forest# circadian rhythm# Nahuelbuta# Pudu puda
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1510995
Categoría OCDE
Biodiversity Conservation# Ecology# Zoology
Materias
bosque de araucarias# ritmo circadiano# Nahuelbuta# pudú puda
bosque de araucarias# ritmo circadiano# Nahuelbuta# pudú puda
Id de Web of Science
WOS:000444091000002
Título de la cita (Recomendado-único)
Activity patterns and habitat use of pudu deer (<i>Pudu puda</i>) in a mountain forest of south-central Chile
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)
Artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
version publicada
Editorial
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Revista/Libro
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
Categoría WOS
Conservación de la Biodiversidad# Ecología# Zoología
ISSN
0022-2933
Idioma
en
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)
Idea Wild 2681
Descripción
This work was supported by the Idea Wild [2681].
Formato
pdf
Tipo de ruta
dorada#verde
Access Rights
acceso abierto
Derechos de acceso
acceso abierto
Página de inicio (Recomendado-único)
40
Página final (Recomendado-único)
46
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