Spatial and Seasonal Dynamic of Abundance and Distribution of Guanaco and Livestock: Insights from Using Density Surface and Null Models: e85960

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 1
• Main Authors: Schroeder, Natalia M, Matteucci, Silvia D, Moreno, Pablo G, Gregorio, Pablo, Ovejero, Ramiro, Taraborelli, Paula, Carmanchahi, Pablo D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Lama guanicoe; Argentina, Patagonia

Monitoring species abundance and distribution is a prerequisite when assessing species status and population viability, a difficult task to achieve for large herbivores at ecologically meaningful scales. Co-occurrence patterns can be used to infer mechanisms of community organization (such as biotic...