Role of exotic tree stands on the current distribution and social behaviour of Swainson’s hawk, Buteo swainsoni in the Argentine Pampas
Aim The Argentine Pampas was extensively and abruptly altered by European colonization. Between 1880 and 1885 the indigenous human inhabitants were completely displaced, and native grasslands were replaced by exotic pasture plants and crops. One of the most important ecological changes in the Pampas...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/34135 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/34135 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Anthropogenic landscape Argentine Pampas Buteo swainsoni exotic tree roost site Social behaviours Swainson’s hawk |
| Sumario: | Aim The Argentine Pampas was extensively and abruptly altered by European colonization. Between 1880 and 1885 the indigenous human inhabitants were completely displaced, and native grasslands were replaced by exotic pasture plants and crops. One of the most important ecological changes in the Pampas landscape, the introduction of tall exotic tree species, has received little attention, and its effect on wildlife has never been assessed. We have made an intensive survey of habitat use of Swainson’s hawk, Buteo swainsoni in its most important non-breeding quarters, the Pampas of Argentina, aiming to characterize the sites used by hawks for communal roosting. |
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