The Role of Giant Armadillos (Priodontes maximus) as Physical Ecosystem Engineers

被引：76
作者：
Jean Desbiez, Arnaud Leonard [1 ,2 ]
Kluyber, Danilo [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Royal Zool Soc Scotland, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] IPE, BR-12960000 Sao Paulo, Brazil
来源：
BIOTROPICA | 2013年 / 45卷 / 05期
关键词：
armadillo; burrow; Dasypodidae; ecosystem engineer; Pantanal; South America; Xenarthra; DASYPODIDAE; ORGANISMS; BEAVER;
D O I：
10.1111/btp.12052
中图分类号：
Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
Through their excavations, giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) alter their physical surroundings and create new habitats, which influence resources for at least 24 other species of vertebrates in the Brazilian Pantanal. The role of this poorly known species as an ecosystem engineer may be of high value to the community of vertebrates.
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