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Biological Conservation | 1994

Ecological aspects of the land crab Gecarcinus planatus (Decapoda: gecarcinidae) in Socorro Island, Mexico

Cecilia Jiménez; Alfredo Ortega-Rubio; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; Gustavo Arnaud

Abstract The results of a study are presented on the Socorro Island crab Gecarcinus planatus , a species inhabiting this oceanic island in a wide range of communities and altitudes. In February 1990, two transects in the forest community at Socorro Island were sampled and all crabs captured were recorded. Through mark-recapture methods the population density was estimated, and the individual home ranges were determined by means of Component Bivariate Model. The structure and phenology of the vegetation was recorded in the same two transects. It seems that crab density is related to cover of trees, particularl to Ficus cotinifolia, Guettarda insularis , and Bumelia socorrensis . In addition, the phenology of G. insularis also seems to be important to crab distribution. Home range of G. planatus is inversely associated to crab population density. Vegetation communities in Socorro Island are endangered by sheep overgrazing, so densities and home ranges of the crab in this forest may be affected in the future. To determine the real impact of exotic species on the structure and function of the communities present in Socorro Island (such as feral sheep) it will be necessary to study the relationships between vegetation and the different animal populations in the areas not strongly disturbed.


Tropical Conservation Science | 2009

Evaluación de la población de cerdos asilvestrados (Sus scrofa) y su impacto en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra La Laguna, Baja California Sur, México

Aurora Breceda Solís-Cámara; Gustavo Arnaud-Franco; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; Patricia Galina-Tessaro; Juan José Montes-Sánchez

El cerdo asilvestrado (Sus scrofa) es de las principals especies invasoras con fuertes efectos sobre ecosistemas naturales. Su presencia en la península de Baja California data del siglo XVIII. En este estudio se evalúa la abundancia relativa y distribución en la Reserva de la Biosfera “Sierra La Laguna” (REBISLA); y se presenta un análisis preliminar de su dieta e impacto en suelo y vegetación. Se hicieron entrevistas con rancheros, y se efectuaron 16 recorridos de más de un kilómetro en diferentes tipos de vegetación, tomando registros en 75 puntos. El efecto sobre vegetación y suelo, se evaluó en 40 cuadrantes de 25m2 en sitios con y sin afectación, y se registraron las plantas perennes; se tomaron muestras de semillas y contenido en el suelo en 60 cuadrados de 1m2 con y sin rastros de cerdos. Se analizó el contenido estomacal de ocho cerdos. La presencia del cerdo en la REBISLA es común, con un nivel de afectación moderada. La vegetación más afectada es el bosque de pino-encino. La población de cerdos es muy dinámica y depende de factores climáticos como sequías extremas, y el constante ingreso de cerdos que escapan de rancherías; asimismo presenta una gran movilidad en función de la disponibilidad de alimento y agua, por lo que es necesario continuar con estudios multitemporales y multianuales.


Tropical Conservation Science | 2009

Evaluación de elementos estructurales del hábitat del borrego cimarrón en la Sierra del Mechudo, Baja California Sur, México

Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; Patricia Galina-Tessaro; Sara Díaz-Castro; Israel Guerrero-Cárdenas; Aradit Castellanos-Vera; Erika Mesa-Zavala

La pérdida y fragmentación del hábitat ponen en riesgo de aislamiento y extinción local a especies con poblaciones pequeñas, como la de Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman, 1937, en la Sierra del Mechudo, Baja California Sur, México. Por tanto, es fundamental evaluar las relaciones entre las especies y su hábitat para diseñar programas de manejo y conservación. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la selección de elementos estructurales del hábitat determinantes en el comportamiento del borrego cimarrón para evadir la depredación, Índice de Rugosidad del Terreno (IRT) (terreno de escape) y estructura de la vegetación (visibilidad). Se realizó un análisis de uso-disponibilidad de clases de IRT y se midieron altura y cobertura de la vegetación perenne en tres áreas representativas de la Sierra. Se establecieron cinco clases de terreno, encontrando diferencias significativas entre uso y disponibilidad de las mismas, las sierras medianas con cañadas, sierras altas con cañones y sierras altas con cañones pequeños dentro de cañones grandes fueron seleccionadas. La vegetación perenne es esparcida, con promedios de altura de 1.3 m y cobertura de 21%, lo cual indica una visibilidad adecuada para los borregos. Ante el incremento de actividades humanas en la región, es recomendable evaluar el hábitat estructural a lo largo de la Sierra del Mechudo, relacionando IRT y visibilidad con la estacionalidad y el comportamiento de las diferentes clases de borregos; así como ubicar áreas sensibles o críticas para el manejo y conservación, al menos por arriba de los 300 m de elevación.


Tropical Zoology | 1999

Habitat availability for the mule deer (Cervidae) population in a relictual oak-pine forest in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; S. Gallina; Patricia Galina-Tessaro; R. Dominguez-Cadena

We estimated the mule deer Odocoileus hemionus peninsulae (Lydekker 1898) population in six locations of an oak-pine forest in the Sierra de La Laguna in the Cape Region of Baja California Sur, Mexico, during 7 consecutive years (1987 to 1993). The most important habitat variables for deer (plant biomass, cover, and water) were measured over five wet and dry seasons at the same locations. The population estimation (based on pellet-group counts) resulted in an average density of 19 ± 5 deer/km2. The deer habitat in the area is typified by different association proportions of Black Oak Quercus devia-Pinyon Pine Pinus lagunae-Oak Quercus tuberculata-Madrone Arbutus peninsularis. There is a marked seasonality in the vegetation. In general, the habitat transects revealed ample cover and plant biomass, shrubs being the dominant growth form and that most frequently consumed by the deer. The deer population is less than the habitat’s carrying capacity in the wet and dry seasons. None of the habitat variables measured are a limiting factor, though deer were found to prefer sites with greater amounts of cover and biomass of shrubs. All sites surveyed contain available water and are in rugged terrain. KEY WORDS: mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus peninsulae, Sierra de La Laguna, Baja California Sur, Mexico, habitat, pellet group counts, population density, carrying capacity.


Amphibia-reptilia | 1995

Field metabolism of lizards from lower altitude regions of Baja California Sur (Mexico)

Claude Grenot; Patricia Galina-Tessaro; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas

Water flux rate and field metabolic rate of three free-ranging sympatric species of lizards (Uta stansburiana, Urosaurus nigricaudus and Cnemidophorus hyperythrus) were measured in the Cape Region, near La Paz (Baja California Sur, Mexico) using labelled water ( 3 H 2 O and H 2 18 O). During the rainy season, the three species consumed the same prey. Caterpillars of Lepidoptera (7.1 ml H 2 O/g DM) were the most important in volume and mass. The lizards showed high water flux rates, which did not differ from those of non-desert species, but were 2 to 7 times higher than during the dry season. During the dry season the low rates of water flux were basically due to low metabolic rates. The water flux rate of C. hyperythrus in September was two to four times higher than rates in two other populations in the southern part of the Cape region, but the field metabolic rate was similar. Adult size in the El Comitan population (BM = 6.3 g) was larger than that in two Cabo San Lucas populations (BM = 4.4 and 3.9 g). These data suggest flexibility of responses of species and populations to environmental variation.


Archive | 1993

Predation by Cats on the Unique Endemic Lizard of Socorro Island (Urosaurus auriculatus), Revillagigedo, Mexico

Gustavo Arnaud; Antonio Rodríguez; Alfredo Ortega-Rubio; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas


Forest Ecology and Management | 2000

Structure and population dynamics of Pinus lagunae M.-F. Passini.

Sara Díaz; Carmen Mercado; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas


Journal of Arid Environments | 2001

The variables of physical habitat selection by the desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis weemsi) in the Sierra del Mechudo, Baja California Sur, México

Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; Israel Guerrero-Cárdenas; Sara Díaz; Patricia Galina-Tessaro; Sonia Gallina


Revista De Biologia Tropical | 1999

COLONIZATION OF SOCORRO ISLAND (MEXICO), BY THE TROPICAL HOUSE GECKO HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS (SQUAMATA: GEKKONIDAE)

Patricia Galina-Tessaro; Alfredo Ortega-Rubio; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; Gustavo Arnaud


Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad | 2013

Avistamientos recientes de águila real (Aquila chrysaetos) en la sierra El Mechudo, Baja California Sur, México

Israel Guerrero-Cárdenas; Patricia Galina-Tessaro; Sergio Álvarez-Cárdenas; Erika Mesa-Zavala

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Patricia Galina-Tessaro

Spanish National Research Council

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Israel Guerrero-Cárdenas

Spanish National Research Council

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Alfredo Ortega-Rubio

Spanish National Research Council

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Erika Mesa-Zavala

Spanish National Research Council

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Aradit Castellanos-Vera

Spanish National Research Council

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Gustavo Arnaud

Spanish National Research Council

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Sara Díaz-Castro

Spanish National Research Council

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Ivonne Tovar-Zamora

Spanish National Research Council

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Javier Caraveo-Patiño

Spanish National Research Council

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Jonathan G. Escobar-Flores

Spanish National Research Council

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