Negative effects of agricultural open-channel irrigation system on vertebrate populations in central Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Linear infrastructures such as agricultural irrigation channels produce physical changes and negative impacts to habitats, wildlife populations, communities, and ecosystems. Open irrigation channels act as a pitfall for wildlife and can affect vertebrates of all sizes. Nonetheless, small channels have received relatively little attention by conservation biologists. The objective of this study was to analyze vertebrate species richness and mortality in relation to different sections of an irrigation channel system and the surrounding landscape characteristics. For two years, we conducted monthly surveys along an open-channel irrigation system to estimate its effect on vertebrates through records of dead and alive individuals. We examined the spatial relation of species richness and mortalit

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Ortiz Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11285387 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature