The Chaco Fauna: A Review.

The present status of knowledge about the Chaco fauna is reviewed. The main points considered inelude: The environment. Regional división. The fauna: mammals, birds, reptiles, anurans and invertebrates. Pattems of species diversity. Adaptations of the Chaco animáis. Key processes. The following rele...

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Autor principal: Bucher, Enrique H.
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Universidad Nacional de Nordeste) 2023
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/eco/article/view/7134
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Sumario:The present status of knowledge about the Chaco fauna is reviewed. The main points considered inelude: The environment. Regional división. The fauna: mammals, birds, reptiles, anurans and invertebrates. Pattems of species diversity. Adaptations of the Chaco animáis. Key processes. The following relevant processes are considered in detail: edaphic inñuence of ants, termites and mammals; decomposers and reducers; pattems of herbivory, particularly the importance of leaf-cutting ants as primary consumers; and the impact of human activity on the Chaco fauna.