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	Activity patterns and resource partitioning: seven species at watering sites in the Altun Mountains, China
	Xue Yadong; Li Jia; Sagen Guli; Zhang Yu; Dai Yunchuan; Li Diqiang
来源期刊	Journal of Arid Land
ISSN	1674-6767
出版年	2018
卷号	10 期号:6 页码:959-967
英文摘要	As part of a larger project to examine the richness and distribution of wildlife in Kumtag Desert area, we conducted camera trapping surveys during the period 2010-2012 at seven watering sites in an arid region of the Altun Mountains in western China. Information on activity patterns of the wild bactrian camel (Camelus ferus), kiang (Equus kiang), goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), argali (Ovis ammon), blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and wolf (Canis lupus) was obtained. We found that the wild camel, kiang, goitered gazelle, argali, and blue sheep were predominantly diurnal at watering sites, whereas red fox and wolf were nocturnal. Five herbivores partitioned the use of watering sites in a temporal manner to minimize the risk of predation by carnivores. The wild camel was the dominant herbivorous species at the watering sites. The kiang, goitered gazelle, argali, and blue sheep displayed adaptive water use by altering spatial or temporal patterns based on the presence or absence of wild camel, to minimize the risk of interspecific strife. These results are suggestive of the differences in activity patterns that might modulate water partitioning by different species, and provide insights for the development of conservation strategies for integrated species and decisions regarding water development in the Altun Mountains.
英文关键词	camera trapping competition desert animal interaction watering site niche partitioning
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Zoology
CSCD记录号	CSCD:6384011
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/336041
作者单位	Xue Yadong, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.; Li Jia, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.; Zhang Yu, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.; Dai Yunchuan, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.; Li Diqiang, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.; Sagen Guli, Administrative Bureau of Xinjiang Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xue Yadong,Li Jia,Sagen Guli,et al. Activity patterns and resource partitioning: seven species at watering sites in the Altun Mountains, China[J],2018,10(6):959-967.
APA	Xue Yadong,Li Jia,Sagen Guli,Zhang Yu,Dai Yunchuan,&Li Diqiang.(2018).Activity patterns and resource partitioning: seven species at watering sites in the Altun Mountains, China.Journal of Arid Land,10(6),959-967.
MLA	Xue Yadong,et al."Activity patterns and resource partitioning: seven species at watering sites in the Altun Mountains, China".Journal of Arid Land 10.6(2018):959-967.