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1 April 2009 Dietary Overlap Between Huemul and Livestock in Los Alerces National Park, Argentina
Alejandro Ruben Vila, Laura Borrelli, Lorena Martínez
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Abstract

We evaluated the potential for interspecific competition for forage between huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) and livestock in Los Alerces National Park, Argentina. We studied winter diets based on microhistological analysis of fecal samples. Huemul selected herbs and shrubs, sheep showed preference for herbs and grasses, and cattle selected grasses. As predicted for small-bodied species, huemul had a narrower dietary niche than did larger bodied cattle. Competition for forage would be more likely between huemul and sheep than between huemul and cattle. Our results might be helpful to managers in areas where domestic and wild ungulates live in sympatry in order to reduce competition, especially in wintering areas where food is scarce.

Alejandro Ruben Vila, Laura Borrelli, and Lorena Martínez "Dietary Overlap Between Huemul and Livestock in Los Alerces National Park, Argentina," Journal of Wildlife Management 73(3), 368-373, (1 April 2009). https://doi.org/10.2193/2008-062
Published: 1 April 2009
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KEYWORDS
competition
diet overlap
forage selection
Hippocamelus bisulcus
livestock
Patagonia
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