Figure 1.
Study area in the northern part of La Payunia Reserve and surrounding area.
It is located in Mendoza province, central-west Argentina.
Table 1.
Summary of the number of groups and total individuals for L. guanicoe and domestic ungulates in the 9 surveys.
Table 2.
Density surface models (DSM) selected for herbivores in all surveys.
Figure 2.
Seasonal abundance for Lama guanicoe and large-livestock during the 9 surveys.
The bars correspond to standard deviation.
Table 3.
Estimated abundances for L. guanicoe (g), large-livestock (la), and small-livestock (sm), according to the best-fit DSMs.
Figure 3.
Spatial density distribution maps for L guanicoe and large-livestock in spring surveys.
Maps for the 12202 prediction area were constructed according to the corresponding best-fit DSMs.
Figure 4.
Spatial density distribution maps for L guanicoe and large-livestock in summer surveys.
Maps for the 12202 prediction area were constructed according to the corresponding best-fit DSMs.
Figure 5.
Spatial density distribution maps for L guanicoe and large-livestock in fall surveys.
Maps for the 12202 prediction area were constructed according to the corresponding best-fit DSMs.
Figure 6.
Spatial density distribution maps for L guanicoe and large-livestock in winter surveys.
Maps for the 12202 prediction area were constructed according to the corresponding best-fit DSMs.
Figure 7.
Annual spatial density distribution map for small-livestock.
Map for the 1220 km2 prediction area were constructed according to the corresponding best-fit DSMs.
Table 4.
Observed covariance in abundance (U) of Lama guanicoe compared to large-livestock (g.la) and small-livestock (g.sm) for all surveys and seasons.