Environmental, land cover and land use constraints on the distributional patterns of anurans: Leptodacylus species (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Dry Chaco [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Subtropical dry forests are among the most vulnerable biomes to land transformation at a global scale. Among them, the Dry Chaco suffers an accelerated change due to agriculture expansion and intensification.
Regina Gabriela Medina +2 more
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First record of the invasive Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) (Squamata, Gekkonidae), in the dry Chaco, Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2018 The invasive Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) is one of the most widespread introduced species of reptiles, being present in the New World at least 500 years ago.
Pablo Javier Torres +2 more
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Identifying areas and centers of endemism in the Gran Chaco with Fabaceae as a diversity indicator [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Gran Chaco ecoregion is the second largest forest in South America and exhibits the highest deforestation rate in the world, threatened by the expansion of agriculture, lodging and cattle grazing.
Matías Morales +3 more
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Physiological traits explain the response of dung beetles to land use at local and regional scales [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPhysiological traits in insects are useful to understand their distribution at different spatial scales, their presence and abundance, and the use of different habitats.
Victoria C. Giménez Gómez +2 more
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From morphology to molecules: a combined source approach to untangle the taxonomy of Clessinia (Gastropoda, Odontostomidae), endemic land snails from the Dry Chaco ecoregion. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background: Land gastropods of the Dry Chaco merit special attention because they comprise a highly diverse but barely studied group. Clessinia Doering, 1875 are typical inhabitants of this ecoregion. The inclusion of their distribution areas into Spixia
Cuezzo MG +3 more
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First record of the Delicate Salt Flat Mouse, Salinomys delicatus Braun & Mares, 1995 (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in a xeric environment of northwestern Córdoba (Argentina), with comments on its conservation status [PDF]
Check List, 2023 Salinomys delicatus Braun & Mares, 1995 is a sigmodontine rodent endemic to perisaline environments in west-central Argentina. It is currently considered to be a Vulnerable species due to its patchy distribution and the loss of optimal habitats ...
Julián Mignino +3 more
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New Pampas cat Leopardus colocolo (Molina, 1782) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) records for the Chaco ecoregion raise questions on the distribution and population status of this felid in Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The Pampas cat is a poorly-known small felid distributed throughout a large portion of South America, reported as extinct in the Pampas of Argentina, and absent from a large portion of the Argentine Dry Chaco.
Ana Sofía Nanni +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 The replacement of native forest by cattle pastures reduces functional diversity; however, little is known about whether the changes depend on regional variation.
Celeste B. Guerra Alonso +2 more
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Diversity, 2021 This is the first review of the nematode parasites of amphibians from Dry Chaco (DC) and Humid Chaco (HC) ecoregions of South America, covering aspects related to their systematics, distribution, host range and ecology, including their life cycles.
Cynthya E. González +2 more
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New record of the Chacoan Peccary, Parachoerus wagneri (Rusconi, 1930) (Cetartiodactyla, Tayassuidae) in Santiago del Estero, Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2021 New records of the Endangered Catagonus wagneri (Rusconi, 1930) are reported in Campo Grande Community of peasants, northwestern Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Andrea M. Neme +19 more
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