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Arvicola Sapidus ) En Un Ambient Ripari De Muntanya Mediterrània Ecologia espaciotemporal i relacions intra - i interespecífiques de la rata d'aigua ( Arvicola sapidus ) en un ambient ripari de muntanya mediterrània Isabe l Mate i Alonso A questa tesi doctoral està subjecta a la llicència Reconeixement - NoComercial 3.0. Espanya de Creative Commons . Esta tesis doctoral está sujeta a la licencia Reconocimiento - NoComercial 3.0. España de Creati ve Commons . Th is doctoral thesis is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercia l 3.0. Spain License . Ecologia espaciotemporal i relacions intra‐ i interespecífiques de la rata d'aigua (Arvicola sapidus) en un ambient ripari de muntanya mediterrània Isabel Mate i Alonso Facultat de Biologia Departament de Biologia Animal Programa de Doctorat en Biodiversitat Ecologia espaciotemporal i relacions intra‐ i interespecífiques de la rata d'aigua (Arvicola sapidus) en un ambient ripari de muntanya mediterrània Memòria presentada per Isabel Mate i Alonso per a optar al títol de Doctora per la Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, octubre 2015 Isabel Mate i Alonso (Doctoranda) Dr.Joaquim Gosàlbez Noguera Dr. Jordi Ruiz Olmo Dr. Miquel Salicrú Pagès (Director/tutor) (Director) (Director) Dep. Biologia Animal, Dep. Agricultura, Dep. d’Estadística, Facultat de Biologia, Ramaderia, Pesca, Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona Alimentació i Medi Natural Universitat de Barcelona Generalitat de Catalunya Quan surts per fer el viatge cap a Ítaca, has de pregar que el camí sigui llarg, ple d'aventures, ple de coneixences. Has de pregar que el camí sigui llarg, que siguin moltes les matinades que entraràs en un port que els teus ulls ignoraven, i vagis a ciutats per aprendre dels que saben. Tingues sempre al cor la idea d'Ítaca. Has d'arribar‐hi, és el teu destí, però no forcis gens la travessia. És preferible que duri molts anys, que siguis vell quan fondegis l'illa, ric de tot el que hauràs guanyat fent el camí, sense esperar que et doni més riqueses. Ítaca t'ha donat el bell viatge, sense ella no hauries sortit. I si la trobes pobra, no és que Ítaca t'hagi enganyat. Savi, com bé t'has fet, sabràs el que volen dir les Ítaques. Konstandinos Petrou Kavafis Ithaca (1911) [Adaptació de Lluís Llach sobre una versió de Carles Riba] “The right question is intellectually superior to finding the right answer. When conducting research, it is not uncommon to stumble upon an unexpected phenomenon, which then becomes the answer to a previously unasked question. To search for unasked questions, plus questions to put to already acquired but unsought answers, it is vital to give full play to the imagination. That is the way to create truly original science. Therefore, look especially for oddities, small deviations, and phenomena that seem trivial at first but on closer examination might prove important. Build scenarios in your head when scanning information available to you. Make use of puzzlement.” Edward Osborne Wilson Letters to a young scientist (2013) "El que sabem és una gota, el que ignorem és un immens oceà." Isaac Newton Citació bibliogràfica recomanada: Mate I. 2015. Ecologia espaciotemporal i relacions intra‐ i interespecífiques de la rata d'aigua (Arvicola sapidus) en un ambient ripari de muntanya mediterrània. Tesi doctoral, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona. 269 pp. Recommended citation: Mate I. 2015. Spatio‐temporal ecology and intra‐ and interspecific relationships of the southern water vole (Arvicola sapidus) in a riparian Mediterranean mountain environment. PhD. thesis, University of Barcelona, Barcelona. 269 pp. Crèdits: Il∙lustracions d’introducció a les seccions: ©Quim Bou http://www.quimbou.cat/; http://quimbou.blogspot.com.es/ Fotografies: ©Isabel Mate, ©Mark Bridges (Arvicola sapidus, portada), ©Paul Cecil (Rattus rattus, portada), ©Dale Miles (Ardea cinerea, p.13), ©Paul Wolejko (Vulpes vulpes, p.28). Taula de continguts TTaauullaa ddee ccoonnttiinngguuttss Agraïments........................................................................................................... vii Resum ................................................................................................................. xvii Resumen ............................................................................................................... xix Abstract ................................................................................................................. xxi 1. Introducció general ..................................................................................... 3 1.1. L’espècie ................................................................................................................ 5 1.1.1. Història natural de la rata d’aigua meridional ............................................. 5 1.1.2. Estatus actual .............................................................................................. 7 1.2. Factors condicionants de l’eficàcia biològica ......................................................... 9 1.2.1. Hàbitat ....................................................................................................... 11 1.2.2. Depredació ................................................................................................ 12 1.2.3. Competència/coexistència interespecífica ............................................... 14 1.2.4. Activitat ..................................................................................................... 17 1.2.5. Ocupació de l’espai i relacions intraespecífiques ...................................... 18 1.3. Àrea d’estudi .......................................................................................................... 21 1.4. Material i mètodes............................................................................................. 26 1.5. Referències ....................................................................................................... 29 2. Objectius .................................................................................................................. 47 3. Informe dels directors ................................................................................ 51 4. Capítols ................................................................................................................. 55 4.1. Selecció de l’hàbitat de la rata d’aigua meridional (Arvicola sapidus) en ambients riparis de muntanya mediterrània: una eina per a la conservació de l’espècie... 59 4.1.0. Resum ........................................................................................................ 60 4.1.1. Introducció ................................................................................................ 61 4.1.2. Material i mètodes .................................................................................... 62 4.1.2.1. Àrea d’estudi ...................................................................................... 62 4.1.2.2.Prospecció de l’hàbitat i de la rata d’aigua ......................................... 63 4.1.2.3. Variables analitzades i justificació ...................................................... 64 4.1.2.4. Mesura de les variables...................................................................... 65 4.1.2.5. Anàlisi de dades ................................................................................. 68 4.1.3. Resultats .................................................................................................... 69 i Taula de continguts 4.1.4. Discussió .................................................................................................... 76 4.1.5. Agraïments ................................................................................................ 81 4.1.6. Referències ................................................................................................ 82 4.2. Revisió del paper de la rata d’aigua meridional (Arvicola sapidus) en la dieta dels depredadors ..................................................................................................... 87 4.2.0. Resum ........................................................................................................ 88 4.2.1. Introducció ................................................................................................ 89 4.2.2. Mètode ...................................................................................................... 91 4.2.3. Resultats .................................................................................................... 94 4.2.4. Discussió .................................................................................................... 98 4.2.5. Agraïments .............................................................................................. 104 4.2.6. Referències .............................................................................................. 105 4.2.7. Apèndixs .................................................................................................. 116 4.3. Relacions interespecífiques entre la rata d’aigua meridional (Arvicola sapidus) i la rata negra (Rattus rattus), en un riu de muntanya mediterrani: un estudi pilot ............................................................................................................... 129 4.3.0. Resum ...................................................................................................... 130 4.3.1. Introducció .............................................................................................. 131 4.3.2. Material i mètodes .................................................................................
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