Distribution and habitat use by red and roe deer following a large forest fire in South-western Poland

Borkowski, Jakub

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.07.011

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“…Pressure from predators and human disturbance are often considered to be important factors that influence ungulate behavior and habitat selection (BONENFANT et al 2004, BORKOWSKI 2004. However, historically, the main predators of C. e. alxaicus, the snow leopard, Uncia uncia (Schreber,1775); the gray wolf, Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758; and lynx, Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758), became extinct during the 1980s in the Helan mountain region (WANG & SCHALLER 1996).…”

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Seasonal habitat selection of the red deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus) in the Helan Mountains, China

Zhang¹,

Liu²,

Teng³

2013

Zoologia (Curitiba)

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Seasonal habitat selection of the red deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus) in the Helan Mountains, China

Zhang¹,

Liu²,

Teng³

2013

Zoologia (Curitiba)

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“…The existence of adequate topography and vegetation cover help mitigate the impacts of human disturbances on deer bedding site selections (Millspaugh et al 1998). But red deer may not easily find suitable cover for bedding in forests that have been cleared during forestry operations (Borkowski 2004). Comparison with the results of the study by Zhang and Xiao (1990) suggests that bedding habitat use of red deer might have shifted from poplar birch young growth to shrub, to allow for higher vigilance against human disturbances including human predation (Hernandez and Laundre 2005).…”

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Effects of human disturbance on movement, foraging and bed selection in red deerCervus elaphus xanthopygus from the Wandashan Mountains, northeastern China

Jiang

Zhang

2007

Acta Theriol

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Z. 2007. Effects of human disturbance on movement, foraging and bed selection in red deer Cervus elaphus xanthopygus from the Wandashan Mountains, northeastern China. Acta Theriologica 52: 435-446.We characterized 716 sites (including 22 beds, 60 foraging and 604 movement sites) used by red deer Cervus elaphus xanthopygus Milne-Edwards, 1867 in the Wandashan Mountains, northeastern China in the winter period. We used covariates for vegetation, topography, disturbances by other ungulates, and disturbance by humans to develop movement, forage and bed site resource-selection models. We used an information-theoretic approach to select the top 5 models for movement, forage and bed site occurrences respectively. The three most parsimonious autologistic models were good predictors of movement, forage and bed occurrence of this species. Vegetation covariates were important components of all models. We recorded avoidance responses by the behaviours of species to each disturbance type (ie, villages, forest roads and abandoned roads); bed site occurrences were most sensitive to all human disturbances for their lowest odds encountered. Across all parsimonious models, villages have the largest negative effect on movement, foraging and bed occurrences. Movement and bedding behaviours were also affected by other ungulate disturbances. Altitude had slightly negative effect on movement and foraging behaviours. Ridges, topographic aspect and shrub stands were all correlated with bed-site selection. Although different behaviours may be associated with different microhabitat features, behaviours of red deer responded similarly to the same human disturbance on a broad scale. Based on the observations above, we believe that red deer are avoiding human-altered habitat for movement, bedding and foraging because of disturbances during the critical late winter period. Furthermore, various behavioural resource selection models and corresponding graphs of important habitat disturbances can be used to guide and evaluate future development proposals.

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“…Forest vegetation providing sufficient cover for game often is a more important factor than food supply in determining the actual distribution of this species (Borkowski 2004). High altitude areas are covered with extensive forests in this country.…”

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Current distribution and habitat preferences of red deer and eurasian elk in the Czech Republic

Romportl

Bláhová

Andreas

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European Journal of Environmental Sciences

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Here we determine the distribution, numbers and habitat preferences of two of the largest species in the family Cervidae present in the Czech Republic, red deer and Eurasian elk. Red deer occurs predominantly in vast areas of forest, i.e. mainly in the mountains bordering this country and several large forest units in the interior. The range of this species has been increasing along with the size of its population. Areas of its permanent occurrence may be generally characterized as regions largely covered with deciduous and coniferous forests and pastures, and regions with a more diverse landscape. Red deer does not occur in areas that are mainly arable or urban, or in areas covered with extensive water bodies and wetlands. As these animals prefer large forests, they occur mainly at high altitudes where the terrain is rugged. The Eurasian elk permanently occurs in the Czech Republic in a single area located between the state border and the right bank of the Lipno Dam. Its home range has been diminishing, presumably along with its numbers. The area of its permanent occurrence is characterized by an abundance of coniferous trees, some pastures and water bodies. The Eurasian elk does not occur in areas covered with arable and urban land but also surprisingly in areas with mainly deciduous forest. Both species prefer high altitudes, but Eurasian elk prefers areas with little difference in the terrain vertically.

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Distribution and habitat use by red and roe deer following a large forest fire in South-western Poland

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

Seasonal habitat selection of the red deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus) in the Helan Mountains, China

Seasonal habitat selection of the red deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus) in the Helan Mountains, China

Effects of human disturbance on movement, foraging and bed selection in red deerCervus elaphus xanthopygus from the Wandashan Mountains, northeastern China

Current distribution and habitat preferences of red deer and eurasian elk in the Czech Republic

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