12.18 The Geomorphic Impacts of Animal Burrowing and Denning

Butler, David; Whitesides, Clayton J.; Wamsley, J.M.; Tsikalas, Stephen G.

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“…La segunda posibilidad que se consideró fue el rol de la ganadería, que también puede iniciar y/o intensificar la erosión eólica (Butler, 1995, Butler et al, 2013entre otros). En Patagonia la principal actividad ganadera es la ovina, de suma importancia económica para la región durante gran parte del siglo XX (Oliva et al, 2001).…”

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“…La disciplina que trata los cambios que ocurren en los ambientes como resultado de la acción de los animales es la zoogeomorfología, que ha cobrado gran impulso durante las últimas décadas (Butler, 1995;Cavin y Butler, 2015; entre otros). Dentro de estos estudios, un caso particular es el de las aves marinas debido a que la agregación de cientos o miles de individuos en las áreas de nidificación puede resultar en la transformación de grandes extensiones de tierra por la remoción de la cubierta vegetal, la construcción de los nidos o la acumulación de depósitos orgánicos -guano, plumas, regurgitaciones- (Butler, 1995;Tatur et al, 1997;Tatur, 2002;Bancroft et al, 2005;Butler et al, 2013;Emslie et al, 2014). Los pingüinos (Spheniscidae) son aves marinas que nidifican en grandes colonias y que, según la especie, construyen sus nidos excavando madrigueras, acumulando rocas o bajo arbustos (Williams, 1995;García Borboroglu y Boersma, 2013).…”

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Impacto de los pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus) en la dinámica geomorfológica de Punta Estrada (Patagonia austral, Argentina)

Ercolano

Cruz

Marderwald

2016

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Se permite su inclusión en repositorios sin ánimo de lucro. http://dx.doi.org/10. 17735/cyg.v30i3-4.51463 Impacto de los pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus) en la dinámica geomorfológica de Punta Estrada (Patagonia austral, Argentina) Impact of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the geomorphological dynamics of Punta Estrada (Southernmost Patagonia, Argentina)Ercolano, B.(1) ; Cruz, I.(1) Marderwald, G.((1) Instituto Ciencias del Ambiente, Sustentabilidad y Recursos Naturales, Unidad Académica Río Gallegos, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Av. Gregores y Piloto Lero Rivera s/n, 9400, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Correo electrónico: bercolano@yahoo.com.ar ResumenPunta Entrada, en la boca del estuario del río Santa Cruz (Patagonia, Argentina), sufre un intenso proceso de erosión eólica que está cambiando el paisaje y afectando el patrimonio arqueológico de la localidad. Se buscó establecer la o las causas del inicio de este proceso a través de un enfoque que integra diversas líneas de evidencia: análisis multitemporal de registros teledetectados, datos climáticos del siglo XX y zooarqueológicos, así como información histórica, la evaluación del impacto de la ganadería y del comportamiento de la fauna silvestre. Se concluye que la instalación de la colonia reproductora de pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus) en la localidad a partir de la década de 1970 fue el principal detonante de la erosión. A partir de ese momento, la excavación de miles de nidos y el pisoteo desencadenaron una secuencia irreversible de pérdida de vegetación y deflación del material arenoso de las dunas que, una vez iniciada, progresó activamente hasta el presente.Palabras clave: zoogeomorfología; Spheniscus magellanicus; erosión eólica; registro arqueológico; costa patagónica. AbstractPunta Entrada, a coastal territory located at the Santa Cruz river mouth (Patagonia, Argentina), is undergoing an intense process of aeolian erosion that is both, changing the landscape and affecting the archaeological heritage deposited there. To establish the cause or causes underlying this process multiple lines of evidence are considered here: multitemporal analysis of vertical aerial photographs and satellite images, climate and zooarchaeological data, as well as historical information, and the impact assessment of sheep farming and

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Impacto de los pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus) en la dinámica geomorfológica de Punta Estrada (Patagonia austral, Argentina)

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Marderwald

2016

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“…Despite a certain lack of attention by geomorphologists on this aspect, insect‐induced processes have been variously discussed in several publications, mainly from a pedoturbational perspective (e.g. Humphreys and Mitchell, 1983; Goudie, 1988; Mitchell, 1988; Lobry de Bruyn and Conacher, 1990; Butler, 1995; Paton et al ., 1995; Wilkinson et al ., 2009; Butler et al ., 2013; Whitford and Eldridge, 2013). Readers interested in the pedoturbational actions of ants and termites are asked to refer to the earlier‐mentioned references for further details.…”

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Insects as zoogeomorphic agents: an extended review

Bétard

2020

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Insects are the largest and most diverse group of living organisms on Earth, playing a critical but underestimated role as agents of geomorphic change. Burrowing insects create micro‐scale landforms such as subterranean tunnels and surface mounds and, by this way, exert an influence on hydrology, soil erosion and sediment transfer at a wider landscape scale. However, social insects represented by ants and termites were the main taxa studied as geomorphic agents and ecosystem engineers. This article proposes an extended and critical literature review of insects as zoogeomorphic agents, with reference to various taxonomic orders and families of insects having a burrowing behaviour. It provides a large overview of their primary and secondary impacts on Earth surface systems, both supported by naturalistic evidence and available quantitative data. Some evolutionary insights are discussed based on fossil evidence of geomorphic work by insects and, at finer temporal scale, on recent advances in radiometric and luminescence dating of insect mounds. Finally, this article explores the fruitful links between geomorphology and entomology, and suggests several research perspectives in order to develop an integrated understanding of the importance of insects in Earth surface processes and landforms. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Given this, uncertainty surrounds the importance of animal burrowing for geomorphologic studies. Zoogeomorphologic studies are not only infrequent, but also heterogenous in the methods applied (e.g., Butler et al, 2013;Dietrich and Perron, 2006;Gabet et al, 2003;Platt et al, 2016;Wilkinson et al, 2009). As a result, it is difficult to determine surface downhill sediment transport rates at the ecosystem scale and on timescales relevant to surface processes studies (Dietrich and Perron, 2006;Platt et al, 2016).…”

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Reviews and syntheses: Composition and characteristics of burrowing animals along a climate and ecological gradient, Chile

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Abstract. Although the burrowing activity of some species (e.g., gophers) is well studied, a comprehensive inventory of burrowing animals in adjacent biomes is not yet known, despite the potential importance of burrowing activity on the physical and chemical evolution of Earth's surface. In this study, we review the available information with a focus on the following: (a) an inventory of burrowing vertebrates and invertebrates along the climate and ecological gradient in Chile; (b) the dimensions and characteristics of burrows; and (c) calculation of excavation rates by local species compositions. Methods used include a literature compilation (> 1000 studies) of Chilean burrowing animal species integrated with global, species-specific excavation rates. A field study augments literature findings with quantification of the zoogeomorphic effects on hillslope mass transport at the animal community level and along the arid to humid–temperate climate gradient within the Chilean Coastal Cordillera (27–38∘ S latitude). The literature review indicates a minimum of 45 vertebrate and 345 invertebrate burrowing species distributed across Chile in different biomes. Burrowing depths for Chilean mammals range between 3 m (e.g., for skunks, Conepatus) and 0.25 m (for rock rats, Aconaemys). For invertebrates, burrowing depths in Chile range between 1 m for scorpions to 0.3 m for spiders. In comparison, globally documented maximum burrow depths reach up to more than 6 m for vertebrates (gopher tortoises and aardvarks) and 4 m for invertebrates (ants). Minimum excavation rates of local animal communities observed from field sites in Chile are 0.34 m3 ha−1 yr−1 for the arid site, 0.56 m3 ha−1 yr−1 for the semiarid site, 0.93 m3 ha−1 yr−1 for the mediterranean site and 0.09 m3 ha−1 yr−1 for the humid–temperate site, with the latter likely an underestimation. The calculated minimum Chilean excavation rates are within the large range of globally observed single species rates ranging between 0.01 and 56.20 m3 ha−1 yr−1 for vertebrates and from 0.01 to 37.31 m3 ha−1 yr−1 for invertebrates. Taken together, results not only highlight the diverse and latitudinally varying number of burrowing vertebrates and invertebrates present in different biomes, but also foster the understanding of how burrowing activity changes over a gradient and is influenced by mean annual temperature, mean annual precipitation, slope aspect and latitudinal-related incoming solar energy.

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12.18 The Geomorphic Impacts of Animal Burrowing and Denning

Cited by 5 publications

References 98 publications

Impacto de los pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus) en la dinámica geomorfológica de Punta Estrada (Patagonia austral, Argentina)

Impacto de los pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus) en la dinámica geomorfológica de Punta Estrada (Patagonia austral, Argentina)

Insects as zoogeomorphic agents: an extended review

Reviews and syntheses: Composition and characteristics of burrowing animals along a climate and ecological gradient, Chile

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