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DOI10.1515/mammalia-2020-0031
The status and ecology of the sand cat in the Uruq Bani Ma'arid Protected Area, Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia
Amin, Rajan; Wacher, Tim; Bruce, Tom; Barichievy, Chris
通讯作者Amin, R (corresponding author), Zool Soc London, Regents Pk, London NW1 4RY, England.
来源期刊MAMMALIA
ISSN0025-1461
EISSN1864-1547
出版年2021
卷号85期号:3页码:220-226
英文摘要The sand cat is one of the world's least studied small cats. Our camera-trap survey, one of the largest undertaken in a desert system, generated over 1500 images of the species across 100 camera-traps distributed systematically over the 2400 km(2) core area of the Uruq Bani Ma'arid Protected Area of the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia. The study revealed a much more significant and widespread sand cat population in the ecosystem than previously understood. Sand cats were detected across one-third of the core area in all major habitats, comprising escarpment plateau, sand dunes and interdunal gravel valleys. The species showed a marginal preference for the interior parallel dune system with interspersed gravel valleys where they also preferred sand dunes over the gravel valley in the hot season. There was no evidence of strong spatial interactions with other predators. The ecosystem's larger predators (Arabian red fox and honey badger, and all records of wild and feral cats) were primarily associated with the escarpment plateau. The smaller Rueppell's fox was the only other carnivore more consistently present in the main dune system. Sand cats were strictly nocturnal and 14% more active in the hot season than the cool season.
英文关键词activity pattern camera trapping Felis margarita habitat preference Saudi Arabia
类型Article
语种英语
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000646150100004
WOS类目Zoology
WOS研究方向Zoology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351110
作者单位[Amin, Rajan; Wacher, Tim; Bruce, Tom] Zool Soc London, Regents Pk, London NW1 4RY, England; [Barichievy, Chris] Conservat Alpha, Cape Town, South Africa
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Amin, Rajan,Wacher, Tim,Bruce, Tom,et al. The status and ecology of the sand cat in the Uruq Bani Ma'arid Protected Area, Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia[J],2021,85(3):220-226.
APA Amin, Rajan,Wacher, Tim,Bruce, Tom,&Barichievy, Chris.(2021).The status and ecology of the sand cat in the Uruq Bani Ma'arid Protected Area, Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia.MAMMALIA,85(3),220-226.
MLA Amin, Rajan,et al."The status and ecology of the sand cat in the Uruq Bani Ma'arid Protected Area, Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia".MAMMALIA 85.3(2021):220-226.
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