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DOI | 10.1515/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
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ISSN | 0025-1461 |
EISSN | 1864-1547 |
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 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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