Ecological factors influencing the selection of sett location by the Asian badger Meles leucurus

IF 1.7 3区生物学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Wildlife Biology Pub Date : 2021-10-27 DOI:10.2981/wlb.00910

Ho-Kyoung Bae, Jae-Kang Lee, Tae-Kyung Eom, Dong-Ho Lee, Shin‐Jae Rhim

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Abstract

We studied the sett characteristics and habitat variables of the Asian badger Meles leucurus in a temperate forest in South Korea. Logistic regression models were utilized to explain the effects of habitat variables on the location of badger setts. The presence of rocks and trees nearby and of dense ground vegetation and sub-overstory vegetation were correlated positively with sett location. Abundance of setts was higher in deciduous forest compared with coniferous forest, mixed forest and non-forest. The animals showed a preference for a steeper slope of sett location, which likely allows for easier removal of soil during sett settling, as well as improved drainage in that area. In low and high altitudinal areas disturbed by humans, a lower abundance of setts was found. Thus, selection of sett location was strongly influenced by structures around the setts, vegetation cover, forest type, slope and altitude. These variables should be considered and handled carefully though forest management for the conservation of the mammals and their habitats.

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影响亚洲獾Meles leucurus选择栖息地的生态因素

研究了韩国温带森林亚洲獾的种群特征和生境变量。利用Logistic回归模型解释了生境变量对獾群位置的影响。附近的岩石和树木的存在以及密集的地面植被和亚层植被的存在与集点位置呈正相关。与针叶林、混交林和非森林相比，落叶林中的群落丰度较高。这些动物表现出对更陡峭的沉降地点的偏好，这可能会使沉降过程中更容易清除土壤，并改善该地区的排水系统。在受人类干扰的低海拔和高海拔地区，群落的丰度较低。因此，集地选择受集地周围结构、植被覆盖度、森林类型、坡度和海拔高度的强烈影响。为了保护哺乳动物及其栖息地，应通过森林管理认真考虑和处理这些变数。

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Wildlife Biology 生物-动物学

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4.30

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： WILDLIFE BIOLOGY is a high-quality scientific forum directing concise and up-to-date information to scientists, administrators, wildlife managers and conservationists. The journal encourages and welcomes original papers, short communications and reviews written in English from throughout the world. The journal accepts theoretical, empirical, and practical articles of high standard from all areas of wildlife science with the primary task of creating the scientific basis for the enhancement of wildlife management practices. Our concept of ''wildlife'' mainly includes mammal and bird species, but studies on other species or phenomena relevant to wildlife management are also of great interest. We adopt a broad concept of wildlife management, including all structures and actions with the purpose of conservation, sustainable use, and/or control of wildlife and its habitats, in order to safeguard sustainable relationships between wildlife and other human interests.