WATER USE BEHAVIORS OF AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS) IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY

IF 0.2 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Southwestern Naturalist Pub Date : 2021-05-10 DOI:10.1894/0038-4909-65.1.46

Cheyenne H Love, Brian G. Laub

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Abstract We conducted a study to determine whether the nonnative axis deer (Axis axis) exhibited behaviors that could be negatively impacting ponds and pools in ephemeral channels. To assess behaviors, we collected game camera-trap images at two sites within the Texas Hill Country with naturally occurring standing water sources frequented by A. axis. We analyzed images of A. axis for behaviors including wallowing, territorial marking, and drinking. We also analyzed water samples for turbidity and Escherichia coli, in order to determine potential impacts of axis deer on water quality. During this study, we observed only drinking behaviors by A. axis. Water quality parameters did not significantly correlate with A. axis visitation rates. The observations suggest limited impact of A. axis on water sources, contributing to a greater understanding of A. axis behaviors and potential impacts within the Texas Hill Country.

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得克萨斯州丘陵地区轴鹿（AXIS AXIS）的用水行为

摘要我们进行了一项研究，以确定非本地轴鹿（轴鹿）是否表现出可能对短暂通道中的池塘和水池产生负面影响的行为。为了评估行为，我们在德克萨斯山区的两个地点收集了游戏相机陷阱图像，这些地点有A.axis经常光顾的自然存在的固定水源。我们分析了A.axis的行为图像，包括打滚、区域标记和饮酒。我们还分析了水样的浊度和大肠杆菌，以确定鹿对水质的潜在影响。在这项研究中，我们仅通过A.axis观察到饮酒行为。水质参数与A.axis访问率没有显著相关性。观测结果表明，A.axis对水源的影响有限，有助于更好地了解A.axis在德克萨斯州山区的行为和潜在影响。

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来源期刊

Southwestern Naturalist 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

0.50

自引率

50.00%

发文量

审稿时长

18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Southwestern Naturalist (a publication of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists since 1953) is an international journal (published quarterly) that reports original and significant research in any field of natural history. This journal promotes the study of plants and animals (living and fossil) in the multinational region that includes the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Appropriate submission of manuscripts may come from studies conducted in the countries of focus or in regions outside this area that report significant findings relating to biota occurring in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Publication is in English, and manuscripts may be feature articles or notes. Feature articles communicate results of completed scientific investigations, while notes are reserved for short communications (e.g., behavioral observations, range extensions, and other important findings that do not in themselves constitute a comprehensive study). All manuscripts (feature articles and notes) require an abstract in both English and Spanish.