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      Estableciendo límites: distribución geográfica de los micromamíferos terrestres (Rodentia y Didelphimorphia) de Patagonia centro-oriental

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          Se analiza la distribución geográfica de las especies de micromamíferos no voladores del sector costero de Patagonia central. Esta región es relevante ya que aquí se produce el engranaje entre las unidades florísticas más importantes de la Patagonia extraandina, la Provincia Fitogegráfica (PF) del Monte y la PF Patagónica. Los objetivos de este trabajo son aportar datos novedosos sobre la distribución geográfica de los micromamíferos costeros entre los 41°30'S y 46°00'S, describir la composición taxonómica de los ensambles y explorar la fidelidad de sus especies con las unidades vegetacionales mayores. La información fue obtenida de trampeos y muestras de egagrópilas; también se consultaron colecciones científicas y bibliografía. Se trampearon 557 ejemplares y se registraron al menos 4740 individuos a partir de egagrópilas. Se documentaron 2 especies de marsupiales, 12 de sigmodontinos, dos de cávidos, Ctenomys -cuyo panorama específico es incierto- y 2 de múridos introducidos. Se recopilaron 100 localidades con información sobre micromamíferos. Zoogeográficamente, el contacto entre la PF del Monte y la PF Patagónica en el sector costero no es una línea bien definida, sino un ecotono que se extiende desde el río Chubut hasta Camarones en el cual se interdigitan elementos característicos de ambas unidades. La penetración de especies vinculadas a la PF del Monte hacia localidades australes se produce por el sector costero hasta, aproximadamente, Puerto Deseado (47°45'S). Por otra parte, los ensambles de la PF Patagónica se diferencian claramente en los sectores elevados de las mesetas del sur chubutense, poniendo en evidencia la influencia de la altitud, como condicionante de la humedad, la temperatura y, en última instancia, la vegetación, sobre la distribución de las especies de micromamíferos.

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          In this contribution we analyze the geographic distribution of non-volant small mammal species of the coastal sector of Central Patagonia. This region is relevant because there occurs the engagement between the major floristic units of extra-Andean Patagonia, the Monte Phytogeographic Province (PP) and the Patagónica PP. The aims of this work are to provide new data on geographical distribution of coastal small mammals between 41°30'S and 46°00'S, to describe the taxonomic composition of the micromammal assemblages, and to explore the fidelity of their species with Monte PP and Patagónica PP. Data was collected from trapping and owl pellets analyses; mammal collections and specific literature were also employed. We trapped 557 specimens and recorded at least 4740 specimens derived from owl pellets. We found 2 species of marsupials, 12 sigmodontines, 2 cavids, Ctenomys whose specific scenario is uncertain, and 2 introduced mu­rids. We recorded 100 localities with information on small mammals. Zoogeographically, the boundary between Monte PP and Patagónica PP in the coastal sector is not a straight line but an ecotone extending from the Chubut river up to Camarones, including elements of both units. Species related to Monte PP penetrate to high latitudes by coastal fringe until about Puerto Deseado (47°45'S). Moreover, Patagónica PP assemblages are clearly recognizable in elevated sectors of southern Chubut plateaus, highlighting the effect of altitude, as a conditioning factor of humidity, temperature, and ultimately vegetation on small mammal species distribution.

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            Millennium-old alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides (Mol.) Johnst.) have been used to develop a 1120-year reconstruction of the summer temperature departures for the Andes of northern Patagonia in Argentina. Four main climatic episodes can be distinguished in this proxy paleoclimatic record. The first, a cold and moist interval from A.D. 900 to 1070, was followed by a warm-dry period from A.D. 1080 to 1250 correlative with the Medieval warm epoch of Europe. Afterward, a long, cold-moist period followed from A.D. 1270 to 1670, peaking around A.D. 1340 and 1650. These cold maxima are contemporaneous with two principal Little Ice Age events registered in the Northern Hemisphere. Warmer conditions then resumed between A.D. 1720 and 1790. These episodes are supported by glaciological and palynological data in Patagonia. Following a cold period in the early 1800s, tree-ring indices have oscillated around the long-term mean, except for a warmer period from A.D. 1850 to 1890. Correlations between the Rio Alerce reconstruction and the regional weather stations indicate that the tree-ring variations are correlated with a homogeneous summer weather pattern covering Patagonia east of the Andes from 38° to 50°S.
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                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Journal
                mznt
                Mastozoología neotropical
                Mastozool. neotrop.
                Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos (SAREM) (Mendoza )
                1666-0536
                June 2014
                : 21
                : 1
                : 79-99
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET)
                [2 ] Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia “San Juan Bosco” Argentina
                [3 ] Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) Argentina
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                S0327-93832014000100009
                db661136-1cad-4fe2-90c9-901ff336d4f8

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0327-9383&lng=en
                Categories
                ZOOLOGY

                Animal science & Zoology
                Chubut,Marsupialsm,Monte,Patagonian steppe,Rodents,Estepa patagónica,Marsupiales,Roedores

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