Livestock management and dam removal allowed the recovery of an aquatic habitat for endangered frog and fish species in Argentinian Patagonia

Placement of fencing around a stream to prevent livestock damage and water flow restoration via removal of a dam allowed riparian and aquatic vegetation recovery (76%) in less than one month. This subsequently allowed the reintroduction of a Critically Endangered frog as well as protection of an End...

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Autores: Arellano, Maria Luz, Velasco, Melina Alicia, Quiroga, Sofia, Kass, Camila Alejandra, Kass, Nicolás Ariel, Kacoliris, Federico Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/56987
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/56987
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Restauration
Pleurodema somuncurense
Arroyo Valcheta
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Placement of fencing around a stream to prevent livestock damage and water flow restoration via removal of a dam allowed riparian and aquatic vegetation recovery (76%) in less than one month. This subsequently allowed the reintroduction of a Critically Endangered frog as well as protection of an Endangered fish species.