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DOI	10.1080/23312025.2018.1536315
	Mule deer forage availability and quality at the Chihuahuan Desert rangelands, Mexico after a severe 3-year drought
	Olivas-Sanchez, Martha P.; Vital-Garcia, Cuauhcihuatl; Flores-Margez, Juan P.; De La Mora-Covarrubias, Antonio; Clemente-Sanchez, Fernando
通讯作者	Vital-Garcia, C
来源期刊	COGENT BIOLOGY
ISSN	2331-2025
出版年	2018
卷号	4 期号:1
英文摘要	Mule deer historic range in Mexico has declined dramatically in the last decade. Forage availability and quality at the Chihuahuan Desert may play an important role sustaining populations at the southern end of their current distribution. We evaluated forage availability and quality at the end of a 3-year drought at two different localities in the Chihuahuan Desert: Old Net and Pulpit, we measured plant availability and quality, diet content and calculated diet preference indices. Vegetation at Old Net consisted primarily of both succulents (47%) and trees-shrubs (42%) while Pulpit had more grasses (60%) and herbs (24%) (P < 0.005). Feces collected at the Pulpit presented a high proportion of herbs (44%), while those collected at Old Net contained more trees and shrubs (53%). Preference index suggests that mule deer prefer herbs and overlook grasses, but there is no strong selection for any particular plant. Our results suggest that forage is appropriate to sustain mule deer populations, however, we found considerable variation in both localities suggesting a patchy landscape. More information regarding forage nutritional status and diet preferences can enhance our understanding on mule deer population dynamics in the Chihuahuan Desert.
英文关键词	mule deer Chihuahuan Desert forage quality vegetation structure
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000459693300001
WOS关键词	AFFECTING HABITAT USE ; WHITE-TAILED DEER ; ODOCOILEUS-HEMIONUS ; RED DEER ; ROE DEER ; SELECTION ; DIET ; WOODLAND ; POPULATION ; PREDATION
WOS类目	Biology ; Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics ; Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333312
作者单位	[Olivas-Sanchez, Martha P.] Univ Autonoma Ciudad Juarez, Programa Biol, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico; [Vital-Garcia, Cuauhcihuatl; De La Mora-Covarrubias, Antonio] Univ Autonoma Ciudad Juarez, Dept Ciencias Vet, Anillo Envolvente & Estocolmo S-N Colonia, Juarez 32310, Chihuahua, Mexico; [Flores-Margez, Juan P.] Univ Autonoma Ciudad Juarez, Dept Ciencias Quim Biol, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico; [Clemente-Sanchez, Fernando] Colegio Postgrad, Campus San Luis Potosi,Iturbide 73, Salinas De Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Olivas-Sanchez, Martha P.,Vital-Garcia, Cuauhcihuatl,Flores-Margez, Juan P.,et al. Mule deer forage availability and quality at the Chihuahuan Desert rangelands, Mexico after a severe 3-year drought[J],2018,4(1).
APA	Olivas-Sanchez, Martha P.,Vital-Garcia, Cuauhcihuatl,Flores-Margez, Juan P.,De La Mora-Covarrubias, Antonio,&Clemente-Sanchez, Fernando.(2018).Mule deer forage availability and quality at the Chihuahuan Desert rangelands, Mexico after a severe 3-year drought.COGENT BIOLOGY,4(1).
MLA	Olivas-Sanchez, Martha P.,et al."Mule deer forage availability and quality at the Chihuahuan Desert rangelands, Mexico after a severe 3-year drought".COGENT BIOLOGY 4.1(2018).