The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems

Pampean region agroecosystems are devoted to agricultural and farming activities, but in the crop field matrix there are relicts of remnant natural habitats. Poultry farms mainly harbour commensal species as house mice and rats, which are rarely present in surrounding habitats. We assessed if neighb...

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Autores principales: Fraschina, J., León, V.A., Busch, M.
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Mus musculus
native rodent
neighbourhood to farms
Pampean agroecosystem
abundance
agricultural ecosystem
agricultural land
native species
neighborhood
rodent
Argentina
Pampas
Calomys laucha
Rattus
Rodentia
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01426397_v42_n5_p533_Fraschina
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spelling todo:paper_01426397_v42_n5_p533_Fraschina2023-10-03T14:58:52Z The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems Fraschina, J. León, V.A. Busch, M. Mus musculus native rodent neighbourhood to farms Pampean agroecosystem abundance agricultural ecosystem agricultural land native species neighborhood rodent Argentina Pampas Calomys laucha Mus musculus Rattus Rodentia Pampean region agroecosystems are devoted to agricultural and farming activities, but in the crop field matrix there are relicts of remnant natural habitats. Poultry farms mainly harbour commensal species as house mice and rats, which are rarely present in surrounding habitats. We assessed if neighbourhood to poultry farms affect the presence of Mus musculus in crop fields and their borders, and if rodent community in poultry farms is influenced by the species present in surrounding crop fields and borders. We found that habitat had a significant effect on the abundance of M. musculus. This species showed higher abundance in poultry farms than in crop field borders. Calomys laucha was the unique native species that was captured in farm sheds. We found higher abundance of native species in crop field borders than in crop fields independent of the proximity to the poultry farms. We conclude that rodent communities in poultry farms are little influenced by the surroundings, and show a dominance of M. musculus independently of the presence of native rodent species in neighbour habitats. On the other hand, farms do not export M. musculus to surrounding habitats, and borders only function as corridors for dispersal among farms, while crop fields are rarely used. © 2017 Landscape Research Group Ltd. Fil:Fraschina, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:León, V.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Busch, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01426397_v42_n5_p533_Fraschina
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topic Mus musculus
native rodent
neighbourhood to farms
Pampean agroecosystem
abundance
agricultural ecosystem
agricultural land
native species
neighborhood
rodent
Argentina
Pampas
Calomys laucha
Mus musculus
Rattus
Rodentia
spellingShingle Mus musculus
native rodent
neighbourhood to farms
Pampean agroecosystem
abundance
agricultural ecosystem
agricultural land
native species
neighborhood
rodent
Argentina
Pampas
Calomys laucha
Mus musculus
Rattus
Rodentia
Fraschina, J.
León, V.A.
Busch, M.
The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems
topic_facet Mus musculus
native rodent
neighbourhood to farms
Pampean agroecosystem
abundance
agricultural ecosystem
agricultural land
native species
neighborhood
rodent
Argentina
Pampas
Calomys laucha
Mus musculus
Rattus
Rodentia
description Pampean region agroecosystems are devoted to agricultural and farming activities, but in the crop field matrix there are relicts of remnant natural habitats. Poultry farms mainly harbour commensal species as house mice and rats, which are rarely present in surrounding habitats. We assessed if neighbourhood to poultry farms affect the presence of Mus musculus in crop fields and their borders, and if rodent community in poultry farms is influenced by the species present in surrounding crop fields and borders. We found that habitat had a significant effect on the abundance of M. musculus. This species showed higher abundance in poultry farms than in crop field borders. Calomys laucha was the unique native species that was captured in farm sheds. We found higher abundance of native species in crop field borders than in crop fields independent of the proximity to the poultry farms. We conclude that rodent communities in poultry farms are little influenced by the surroundings, and show a dominance of M. musculus independently of the presence of native rodent species in neighbour habitats. On the other hand, farms do not export M. musculus to surrounding habitats, and borders only function as corridors for dispersal among farms, while crop fields are rarely used. © 2017 Landscape Research Group Ltd.
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Busch, M.
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León, V.A.
Busch, M.
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title The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems
title_short The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems
title_full The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems
title_fullStr The effect of neighbourhood on rodent communities: an example from Pampean agroecosystems
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