The research was carried out in 6 territories located in oak forests of Slobozhanshchyna in 2007–2016. Family home ranges were determined using the average nearest neighbour distance between all setts of a sett system for the badgers and between breeding burrows for the foxes. The use of fox and badger family home ranges in different seasons and years was estimated by changes in the use of burrows at the monitoring site of Gomilshanski Lisy National Nature Park. In the oak forests, 173 burrows were studied, among which 75 are used by badgers and 45 by foxes. The area of most of the badger family home ranges in the oak forests is 28–88 hа. The area of the fox family home ranges in the oak forests is 86 to 892 ha. In the oak forests of Slobozhanshchyna, badger and fox family home ranges correspond to the data for similar biotopes in Europe. Seasonal changes of the badger family home range used at the monitoring site in Gomilshanski Lisy NNP in general correspond to literature radio tracking data. Changes in use of the fox family home range de pend on fluctuations of the abundance of rodents.
Alien and keystone mammal species in ecosystems: report on the XХІII Theriological School-Workshop.-N. Brusentsova.-The XXIII Theriological school-workshop «Alien and keystone mammal species in ecosystems» was held in 26 September to 1 October 2016. It was organized by the Ukrainian Theriological Society, Slobozhanskyi National Park and Research Institute of Biology at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. In the workshop participated 20 zoologists from 13 institutions at different regions of Ukraine. The workshop was held concerning a few topics: plenary reports, reports and discussions about alien and keystone mammal species, information section, round table discussions and master classes, sightseeing day and «New names in theriology» session. The Odesa was recommended as the venue of the next Theriological School.
Report on the XХІ Theriological School "Game and Rare Mammal Fauna: Population Management." -Brusentsova, N., Sagaidak, A. -The XXI Theriological School-Workshop «Game and rare mammal fauna: population management» was held during 21-24 of May 2015. It was organized by the Ukrainian Theriological Society and the "Mizhrichynskyi" Regional Landscape Park. In the workshop took part 20 zoologists from different regions of Ukraine and Belarus representing 16 institutions. The workshop was divided into a few topics: plenary reports, reports and discussions on conservation areas, informational section, roundtable discussions, sightseeing day and «New names in theriology» session. The "Podilski Tovtry" National Park was recommended as the venue of the next Theriological School. K e y w o r d s : Theriological School, workshop, Mizhrichynskyi Regional Landscape Park, Ukraine. Звіт про роботу XXІТеріологічної школи «Мисливська та раритетна теріофауна: управління популяціями». -Брусенцова, Н., Сагайдак, А. -ХХІ Теріологічну школу-семінар на тему «Мисливська та раритетна теріофауна: управління популяціями» проведено 21-24 травня 2015 р. Організаторами виступили Українське теріологічне товариство та регіональний ландшафтний парк «Міжрічинський». Всього у роботі ХХІ школи-семінару взяли участь 20 зоологів з різних областей України та Білорусі. Загалом представлено 16 установ. Семінар проведено у форматі кількох блоків: блок пленарних доповідей, блок доповідей та дискусій про ПЗФ, інформаційний блок, круглі столи, екскурсійний блок та сесія «Нові імена в теріології». Місцем проведення наступної Теріошколи запропоновано Національний природний парк «Подільські Товтри». К л ю ч ов і слова: Теріологічна школа, семінар, Регіональний ландшафтний парк «Міжрічинський», Україна.
The badger (Meles sp.) in museum collections of Ukraine: analysis of label data using GIS. -N. Brusentsova. -Label information of 144 badger specimens from 9 museums of Ukraine was studied with subsequent georeferencing and database creation. The database includes records on 108 badger specimens from Ukraine, 23 specimens from other countries, and 13 samples without labels. The largest number of badger specimens is stored in the National Museum of Natural History NAS of Ukraine, while the smallest in zoological museums of Dnipro National University and Yuri Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. In the natural history collections of the Zoological Museum of A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University the badger is not represented. The largest number of specimens was collected in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Luhansk, Kharkiv regions and Crimea. Materials from Volyn, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, and Kherson regions were not found in the collections of the studied museums. Specimens of regional museums were mostly collected within the nearest regions. The materials in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History NAS of Ukraine has a wide geographic coverage. Since Meles meles with a wide geographic range was divided into four species (M. meles, M. leucurus, M. anacuma, M. canescens), it is advisable to revise museum samples from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Abkhazia, central and eastern parts of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Over time, the largest number of samples was collected during 1940-1970 (n = 34), while the smallest samples were collected in 1970-2000, when the European badger was listed in the Red Book. Findings of badgers in a large parts of Odesa and Luhansk regions after 1990 show that this species currently is common in these areas. A generalized sample of badger specimens and its analysis using GIS allowed to evaluate the species within the entire country both in space and time having a small number of specimens in each museum.
Determination of Family Territory Borders in the European Badger (Meles meles) by GIS.-Brusentsova, N.-The shape and size of badger family territories are associated with the location of underground shelters. Studies were conducted on badger sett systems within the monitoring area of "Gomilshanski lisy" National Nature Park. The QGIS program was used for data analysis and visualization. It was proposed to define a family territory by using the average nearest neighbor distance (ANND) between all setts of a sett system. ANND for four sett systems within the monitoring area of the Park are the following: 1-0,147 ± 0,086 km; 2-0,131 ± 0,087 km; 3-0,161 ± 0,120 km; 4-0,121 ± 0,079 km. Buffers around the point objects (setts) were built in QGIS by using the calculated distance. Buffers were united into a polygon, which represents the family territory. The area of family territory polygons for badger sett systems in the NNP "Gomilshanski lisy" are the following: 1-39.6 hectares, 2-48.9 hectares, 3-30.8 hectares, 4-54.1 hectares. K e y w o r d s : European badger, family territory, geographical information system.
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