Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México
The barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia Pallas, 1777) is an exotic herbivore considered an invasive species in northeastern Mexico, for which the effects of herbivory on native vegetation and competition with native ungulates are unknown. The objective of the study was to identify the composition and s...
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| author | Gastelum-Mendoza, Fernando Isaac González-Saldívar, Fernando Noel Lozano-Cavazos, Eloy Alejandro Uvalle-Sauceda, José Isidro Serna-Lagunes, Ricardo Cantú-Ayala, César Martín |
| author_facet | Gastelum-Mendoza, Fernando Isaac González-Saldívar, Fernando Noel Lozano-Cavazos, Eloy Alejandro Uvalle-Sauceda, José Isidro Serna-Lagunes, Ricardo Cantú-Ayala, César Martín |
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| description | The barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia Pallas, 1777) is an exotic herbivore considered an invasive species in northeastern Mexico, for which the effects of herbivory on native vegetation and competition with native ungulates are unknown. The objective of the study was to identify the composition and seasonal diversity of the diet of a population of A. lervia in the UMA Rancho San Juan, municipality of Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. During the period October 2018-August 2019, lines were established where the fecal samples were collected, processed and classified, and a photographic catalog of plant cell structures of the plants present in the habitat was generated. Using the microhistological technique, the species of plants consumed were identified and classified by season: autumn (October 2018), winter (February 2019), spring (May 2019) and summer (August 2019) and biological form (shrubs, herbaceous, grasses and succulents). The diet was expressed in relative frequency based on the Fracker and Brischle table. The diversity of the diet was estimated with the Shannon index. In the diet of A. lervia, 64 species and 21 families were identified, being the families Poaceae (15), Fabaceae (9 spp.), Asteraceae (8 spp.) and Euphorbiaceae (7 spp.) the most representative. Likewise, Vachellia rigidula, Tiquilia canescens, Medicago sativa and Opuntia engelmannii together represented 46.49% of the diet. In the year, the diet was made up of 36% shrubby plants, 30% herbaceous, 22% grasses and 12% succulents. Shrubs predominated in spring (54.80%), herbaceous plants (46.39 and 37.90%, respectively) in summer and winter, and grasses (35.19%) in autumn. The diversity of the diet was H’ = 2.89 ± 0.13 species, higher than that reported in its natural habitat. The composition of the diet of A. lervia was similar to that reported for other wild herbivores of desert scrub in Mexico and the United States, this implies a condition of overlapping diet, but more studies on the diet of sympatric herbivores of northeastern Mexico are required. |
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| spelling | azm-article-25812023-04-14T22:17:20Z Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México Gastelum-Mendoza, Fernando Isaac González-Saldívar, Fernando Noel Lozano-Cavazos, Eloy Alejandro Uvalle-Sauceda, José Isidro Serna-Lagunes, Ricardo Cantú-Ayala, César Martín shrubbery microhistology Shannon Vachellia rigidula arbustos microhistología Shannon Vachellia rigidula The barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia Pallas, 1777) is an exotic herbivore considered an invasive species in northeastern Mexico, for which the effects of herbivory on native vegetation and competition with native ungulates are unknown. The objective of the study was to identify the composition and seasonal diversity of the diet of a population of A. lervia in the UMA Rancho San Juan, municipality of Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. During the period October 2018-August 2019, lines were established where the fecal samples were collected, processed and classified, and a photographic catalog of plant cell structures of the plants present in the habitat was generated. Using the microhistological technique, the species of plants consumed were identified and classified by season: autumn (October 2018), winter (February 2019), spring (May 2019) and summer (August 2019) and biological form (shrubs, herbaceous, grasses and succulents). The diet was expressed in relative frequency based on the Fracker and Brischle table. The diversity of the diet was estimated with the Shannon index. In the diet of A. lervia, 64 species and 21 families were identified, being the families Poaceae (15), Fabaceae (9 spp.), Asteraceae (8 spp.) and Euphorbiaceae (7 spp.) the most representative. Likewise, Vachellia rigidula, Tiquilia canescens, Medicago sativa and Opuntia engelmannii together represented 46.49% of the diet. In the year, the diet was made up of 36% shrubby plants, 30% herbaceous, 22% grasses and 12% succulents. Shrubs predominated in spring (54.80%), herbaceous plants (46.39 and 37.90%, respectively) in summer and winter, and grasses (35.19%) in autumn. The diversity of the diet was H’ = 2.89 ± 0.13 species, higher than that reported in its natural habitat. The composition of the diet of A. lervia was similar to that reported for other wild herbivores of desert scrub in Mexico and the United States, this implies a condition of overlapping diet, but more studies on the diet of sympatric herbivores of northeastern Mexico are required. El borrego berberisco (Ammotragus lervia Pallas, 1777) es un herbívoro exótico considerado una especie invasora en el noreste de México del que no se conocen los efectos de la herbivoría sobre la vegetación nativa y la competencia con los ungulados nativos. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar la composición y diversidad estacional de la dieta de una población de A. lervia en la UMA Rancho San Juan, municipio de Monclova, Coahuila, México. Durante el periodo octubre 2018-agosto 2019, se establecieron líneas donde se recolectaron, procesaron y clasificaron las muestras fecales, y se generó un catálogo fotográfico de estructuras celulares vegetales de las plantas presentes en el hábitat. Mediante la técnica microhistológica se identificaron las especies de plantas consumidas y se clasificaron por estación: otoño (octubre 2018), invierno (febrero 2019), primavera (mayo 2019) y verano (agosto 2019), y forma biológica (arbustivas, herbáceas, pastos y suculentas). La dieta se expresó en frecuencia relativa con base en el cuadro de Fracker y Brischle. La diversidad de la dieta se estimó con el índice de Shannon. En la dieta de A. lervia se identificaron 64 especies y 21 familias, siendo las familias Poaceae (15), Fabaceae (9 spp.), Asteraceae (8 spp.) y Euphorbiaceae (7 spp.) las más representativas. Asimismo, Vachellia rigidula, Tiquilia canescens, Medicago sativa y Opuntia engelmannii, representaron en conjunto el 46.49 % de la dieta. En el año, la dieta se conformó de 36 % de plantas de porte arbustivo, 30 % herbáceas, 22 % pastos y 12 % suculentas. En primavera predominaron las arbustivas (54.80 %), en verano e invierno las herbáceas (46.39 y 37.90 %, respectivamente) y en otoño los pastos (35.19 %). La diversidad de la dieta fue H’ = 2.89 ± 0.13 especies, mayor a lo reportado en su hábitat natural. La composición de la dieta de A. lervia fue similar a lo reportado para otros herbívoros silvestres de matorrales desérticos en México y Estados Unidos, esto implica una condición de traslape de dieta, pero se requieren de más estudios sobre dieta de herbívoros simpátricos del noreste de México. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2023-02-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf text/xml https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2581 10.21829/azm.2023.3912581 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 39 (2023); 1-17 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 39 (2023); 1-17 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2581/3025 https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2581/3046 Derechos de autor 2023 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Gastelum-Mendoza, Fernando Isaac González-Saldívar, Fernando Noel Lozano-Cavazos, Eloy Alejandro Uvalle-Sauceda, José Isidro Serna-Lagunes, Ricardo Cantú-Ayala, César Martín Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México |
| title | Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México |
| title_full | Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México |
| title_fullStr | Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México |
| title_short | Hábitos forrajeros de Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de Coahuila, México |
| title_sort | hábitos forrajeros de ammotragus lervia (pallas, 1777) (artiodactyla: bovidae) en matorral desértico rosetófilo de coahuila, méxico |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2581 |
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