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SELECCION DE HABITAT Y DISTRIBUCION TERRITORIAL DE UN GRUPO DE VACAS EN AMBIENTE DE DEHESA

TitleSELECCION DE HABITAT Y DISTRIBUCION TERRITORIAL DE UN GRUPO DE VACAS EN AMBIENTE DE DEHESA
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1989
AuthorsMiguel, J. M. D. E., Rodriguez M. A., A Sal G., De Ecologia D., & De Biologia F.
JournalOptions Méditerranéennes
Volume3
Pagination299-303
Keywords"dehesa" pastureland, Cattle, habitat preferences, territorial behaviour
Abstract

From a sampling based on'.systematic routes, the territorial distributioofn a herd of about 400 cows ona 3000 Ha "dehesa" is analysed. The animals' preference and aggregationd egree as regardsh omogeneous territorial areas, detected according to vegetation, geomorphology and land use, are studied.The presence of cows was discovered in only 51% of thes ampled units and clear asymmetries were found between them (80% for environments with large isolated trees and 18% in shrubby and rockrose thickets areas). Animal dispersion is analysed in the different seasons and according to the influence of forage supply.