Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina

The Iberá Nature Reserve has one of the most important wetlands in South America. This system is currently facing various threats to its preservation as a result of human activities. In this work we compare the diversity and complementarity - beta diversity - of the squamates fauna in relation to pl...

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spelling paper:paper_18703453_v84_n4_p1273_Etchepare2023-06-08T16:29:55Z Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina Biodiversity Conservation Estuaries of Iberá Grassland Reptiles Wetlands The Iberá Nature Reserve has one of the most important wetlands in South America. This system is currently facing various threats to its preservation as a result of human activities. In this work we compare the diversity and complementarity - beta diversity - of the squamates fauna in relation to plant communities representative of 2 localities: Paraje Galarza and Colonia Pellegrini on the eastern edge of the Nature Reserve of Iberá, Corrientes province, Argentina. Using the method of sampling by quadrants, we recorded 33 species of squamates between 2007 and 2008, representing 53% and 38% of known species for the reserve and Corrientes province, respectively. Species richness and species diversity were higher in Colonia Pellegrini (S= 29 and 21.26 effective species) than paraje Galarza (S= 22 and 15.76 effective species). The complementarity of species among sites was about 45%. The grasslands were notable for their high species richness, diversity and high number of unique species. The wetlands, marshes and forests, had the highest values of complementarity, reflecting the specificity of their species. Our results demonstrated the importance of the different native environments for conservation of squamates and provide useful information for the management and conservation of the Iberá Natural Reserve. 2013 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_18703453_v84_n4_p1273_Etchepare http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_18703453_v84_n4_p1273_Etchepare
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Biodiversity
Conservation
Estuaries of Iberá
Grassland
Reptiles
Wetlands
spellingShingle Biodiversity
Conservation
Estuaries of Iberá
Grassland
Reptiles
Wetlands
Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina
topic_facet Biodiversity
Conservation
Estuaries of Iberá
Grassland
Reptiles
Wetlands
description The Iberá Nature Reserve has one of the most important wetlands in South America. This system is currently facing various threats to its preservation as a result of human activities. In this work we compare the diversity and complementarity - beta diversity - of the squamates fauna in relation to plant communities representative of 2 localities: Paraje Galarza and Colonia Pellegrini on the eastern edge of the Nature Reserve of Iberá, Corrientes province, Argentina. Using the method of sampling by quadrants, we recorded 33 species of squamates between 2007 and 2008, representing 53% and 38% of known species for the reserve and Corrientes province, respectively. Species richness and species diversity were higher in Colonia Pellegrini (S= 29 and 21.26 effective species) than paraje Galarza (S= 22 and 15.76 effective species). The complementarity of species among sites was about 45%. The grasslands were notable for their high species richness, diversity and high number of unique species. The wetlands, marshes and forests, had the highest values of complementarity, reflecting the specificity of their species. Our results demonstrated the importance of the different native environments for conservation of squamates and provide useful information for the management and conservation of the Iberá Natural Reserve.
title Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina
title_short Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina
title_full Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina
title_fullStr Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Squamate diversity in the Ibera Natural Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina
title_sort squamate diversity in the ibera natural reserve, corrientes, argentina
publishDate 2013
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_18703453_v84_n4_p1273_Etchepare
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_18703453_v84_n4_p1273_Etchepare
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