Guanacos and people in Patagonia : a social-ecological approach to a relationship of conflicts and opportunities / / editors, Pablo Carmanchahi, Gabriela Lichtenstein

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 pages)
• Disciplina: 599.73
• Soggetto topico: Guanaco; Wildlife conservation
• Soggetto geografico: Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) Social conditions
• Persona (resp. second.): CarmanchahiPablo; LichtensteinGabriela
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Taxonomy, Distribution, and Conservation Status of Wild Guanaco Populations -- 1.1 Taxonomy and Phylogeny -- 1.2 Distribution and Conservation Status -- 1.3 Evaluation of Local Populations in Argentina -- 1.3.1 Puna and Peri-Puna Ecoregion (San Juan, La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán, Jujuy, and Salta) -- 1.3.2 Chaco Ecoregion (Northern-Central Córdoba) -- 1.3.3 Buenos Aires and La Pampa Provinces -- 1.3.4 Northern-Central Patagonia (Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, and Chubut) -- 1.3.5 Santa Cruz Province -- 1.3.6 Tierra del Fuego (Argentine Portion of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego) -- 1.3.7 Malvinas Islands -- 1.4 Conservation Threats -- 1.4.1 Habitat Degradation Due to Overgrazing by Livestock -- 1.4.2 Competition with Introduced Herbivores -- 1.4.3 Nonsustainable Hunting and Poaching -- 1.4.4 Barriers to Guanaco Movement -- 1.4.5 Impact of Disease -- 1.4.6 Predation by Native and Exotic Carnivores -- References -- Chapter 2: Anthropological Perspective of the Human-Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Interaction Over the Last 6000 Years in the Piedra Parada Area (Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina) -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Human-Guanaco Interactions in Patagonia: A General View -- 2.2.1 Old Relationship Under New Rules -- 2.3 The Piedra Parada Area (North Central Chubut) -- 2.3.1 Human-Guanaco Interactions from the Zooarcheological View -- 2.3.2 Piedra Parada and Northwestern Chubut Under the New Rules -- 2.4 Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Interspecific Competition Between Guanacos and Livestock and Their Relative Impact on Patagonian Rangelands: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Competition Between Guanacos and Livestock: Who Is Excluded? -- 3.2.1 Food Niche Dimension: Similarity, Variability, and Herbivore Diet Shifts. ; 3.2.2 Habitat Niche Dimension: Spatial Segregation and Habitat Shifts -- 3.2.3 Do Guanacos Outcompete Livestock? -- 3.3 Overgraze or Not Overgraze? That's the Question -- 3.3.1 Impact of Guanaco on Vegetation -- 3.3.2 On the Carrying Capacity Assessment -- 3.4 Importance of Ecological Knowledge to Guide Management Decisions -- 3.5 Future Directions Toward Guanaco-Livestock Coexistence -- References -- Chapter 4: Health Risks for Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Conservation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Current Knowledge of Diseases of Free-Ranging Guanaco in Patagonia -- 4.2.1 Parasitic Diseases -- 4.2.1.1 Endoparasites -- 4.2.1.2 Ectoparasites -- 4.2.2 Viral and Bacterial Diseases -- 4.2.3 Other Pathogens to Consider for Health Monitoring of Guanaco Populations -- 4.3 Why Monitor Guanaco Health? -- References -- Chapter 5: Guanaco Predation by Pumas and Its Relationship to Patagonian Food Webs -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Predator-Prey Interactions and Their Importance to Communities and Ecosystems -- 5.1.2 Patagonia, an Ecologically Eroded Scenario -- 5.2 Guanacos and Pumas: An Enduring Predator-Prey Dyad in Patagonia -- 5.2.1 The Makings of a Long-Lasting Interaction -- 5.2.2 Guanaco Predation by Pumas -- 5.2.3 Guanaco Behavior and Predation Risk -- 5.3 Guanacos and Vegetation -- 5.4 Guanacos and Nutrient Cycling -- 5.5 Guanacos as a Source of Carrion -- 5.6 Guanacos, Pumas, and Trophic Cascades -- 5.7 An Opportunity to Understand Guanaco-Puma Interactions -- 5.8 Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: International Policies and National Legislation Concerning Guanaco Conservation, Management and Trade in Argentina and the Drivers That Shaped Them -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Guanaco Governance in Argentina -- 6.3 The Socio-productive Context in Patagonia -- 6.4 Stakeholder Analysis. ; 6.5 Background 1978-2002. Role of CITES in the Commerce Restriction of Guanaco Products from Argentina -- 6.6 First National Guanaco Management Plan (2006) -- 6.7 Provincial Management Plans: Chubut and Santa Cruz -- 6.8 National Guanaco Management Plan (NGMP) 2019 -- 6.9 Attempts to Install a Productive Livestock Agenda on Wild Camelids -- 6.10 Main Drivers That Led to Policies -- 6.11 Final Remarks -- References -- Untitled -- Chapter 7: Guanaco Sustainable Management as a Conservation and Rural Development Strategy -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Guanaco National Management Plan Background -- 7.3 Scientific Bases for the Establishment of Management Systems -- 7.3.1 Live Shearing Management -- 7.3.1.1 Effects of Live Shearing on Physiological and Behavioural Parameters -- 7.3.1.2 Other Physiological Parameters Related to Handling -- 7.3.1.3 Effects of Shearing Management on Populational Parameters -- 7.3.2 Management for Meat Production -- 7.3.3 Captive Management -- 7.3.4 Protocols for Good Management Practices -- 7.3.4.1 Animal Welfare Criteria for Wild Guanaco Management -- 7.3.4.2 Animal Welfare Concerns in Other Guanaco Management Systems: Meat Harvesting and Captive Breeding -- 7.4 Economic Analysis -- 7.4.1 Captive Management -- 7.4.2 Live Shearing Management -- 7.5 Market and Commercialization -- 7.5.1 Fibre Market -- 7.5.2 Fibre Commercialization -- 7.5.3 Bottlenecks for the Fibre Commercialization -- 7.5.4 Meat Production, Implications for Wild Populations -- 7.6 Adaptive Management of the Wild Species -- 7.6.1 Adaptive Management in Guanacos -- References -- Chapter 8: Historical Perspective and Current Understanding of the Ecology, Conservation, and Management of the Guanaco in the Chilean Patagonia -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 History of Guanaco Research -- 8.2.1 The First Decades of International Support: 1970s-1980s. ; 8.2.2 Population Management Research: 1990s-2000s -- 8.2.3 Present Times, the Study of Guanaco and Livestock Conflicts During the 2010s and 2020s -- 8.3 Guanaco Population Size -- 8.3.1 Population Abundance in Torres del Paine National Park and Surroundings -- 8.3.2 Population Growth and Recovery in Chilean Tierra del Fuego -- 8.4 Guanaco Ecology -- 8.4.1 Genetic Patterns of the Patagonian Guanacos in Chile -- 8.4.2 Patterns of Maternal Expenditure in Juvenile Guanaco's Influence on Reproduction and Survival -- 8.4.3 The Puma as a Population Modulator of Guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park, an Historical Perspective -- 8.5 Guanaco Conservation Strategies in Chile -- 8.5.1 Chilean Legislation Applied to Guanaco Protection and Management -- 8.5.2 Protected Areas in Chilean Patagonia, Refuges for the Guanaco -- 8.6 Guanaco and Livestock Interactions -- 8.6.1 Spatial Competition in Agrarian Areas around Torres del Paine National Park -- 8.6.2 Competition for Food Resources in the Chilean Patagonia -- 8.6.3 Interactions Between Guanacos and Livestock Ranching: Social Perceptions, Local Conflicts, and Potential Solutions -- 8.7 Productive Management of the Guanaco, Failures and Successes -- 8.7.1 Management Based on Captivity -- 8.7.2 Management Based on Hunting -- 8.7.3 Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 9: Lessons for the Future of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Guanacos -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Guanaco Conservation and Sustainable Use -- 9.2.1 Nature Conservation Is a Highly Political Process -- 9.2.2 Guanaco Conservation Requires Integrating Scientific Information from Disparate Disciplines as well as Local Traditional Knowledge into Decision-Making and Strengthening Participatory Processes. ; 9.2.3 The Implementation of Animal Welfare Protocols Based on Sound Science Is Crucial to Achieve Guanaco Sustainable Use -- 9.2.4 A Transparent Market for Guanaco Fibre Should Be Established and Added Value at the Local Level Should Be Promoted -- 9.2.5 Harvesting Guanacos for Meat Requires Filling Information Gaps -- 9.2.6 The Uncertainty Regarding Resource Rights Over Guanacos and the Unequal Distribution of Usufruct Rights Reduces the Likelihood of Producers Becoming Interested in Joining the Activity and Instead Promotes Poaching -- 9.2.7 Need for Governmental Support at Different Levels -- 9.2.8 Need for Work on Policies at a Regional Scale -- 9.3 Recoupling the Social and the Biological Systems -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Guanacos and People in Patagonia
• ISBN: 3-031-06656-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910586625503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia