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DOI	10.1007/s10531-022-02395-9
	Ruppell's fox movement and spatial behavior are influenced by topography and human activity
	Barocas, Adi; Hefner, Reuven; Ucko, Michal; Shalmon, Benny; Leader, Noam; Geffen, Eli
通讯作者	Barocas, A (corresponding author)，San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 USA. ; Barocas, A (corresponding author)，Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Wildlife Conservat Res Unit, Abingdon OX13 5QL, Oxon, England.
来源期刊	BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
ISSN	0960-3115
EISSN	1572-9710
出版年	2022-03
英文摘要	Global climatic processes have driven an expansion of arid environments, as well as the human populations that depend on these biomes. Human habitation can influence desert ecosystems directly through changes in land use and indirectly through the introduction of alien species that compete with locally adapted fauna. Native species can respond to these processes by spatial or temporal avoidance. Ruppell's fox is a desert-adapted species inhabiting flat, rocky arid areas that feeds mainly on invertebrates and rodents. We used location data and step selection functions to study the space use of a population in southern Israel. We hypothesized that Ruppell's fox movement would be influenced by topography due to preference for creeks, where insects and rodents are available, and by human infrastructure as the presence of humans, vehicles and associated animals may induce a fear effect on native species. Ruppell's fox habitat selection was seasonal. During the dry season, foxes showed preference for flatter areas and creek bottoms and avoided paved roads. During the rainy season, foxes avoided less- trafficked dirt roads. These patterns were likely a consequence of increased territoriality due to denning in the colder season and reduced availability of insects in the dry season. Avoidance of paved and dirt roads may be explained by fear of human presence and perception of risk due to the use of linear features by larger carnivores, such as wolves and red foxes. Our results suggest that current protected, remote and uninhabited areas have an elevated value for the persistence of Ruppell's fox populations. We recommend limitation of vehicle movement within current reserves and continued monitoring of population trends for this little studied carnivore.
英文关键词	Vulpes rueppelii Carnivores Resource selection Anthropogenic activity
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000764435500001
WOS关键词	WOLF CANIS-LUPUS ; PREDATORS ; WOLVES ; MODEL ; FEAR ; ESTIMATORS ; CARNIVORES ; INFERENCE ; RESPONSES ; SELECTION
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/377378
作者单位	[Barocas, Adi] San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 USA; [Barocas, Adi] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Wildlife Conservat Res Unit, Abingdon OX13 5QL, Oxon, England; [Hefner, Reuven; Shalmon, Benny] Israel Nat & Pk Author, IL-84215 Beer Sheva, Israel; [Ucko, Michal] Natl Ctr Mariculture, Israel Oceanog & Limnol Res, POB 1212, IL-88112 Elat, Israel; [Leader, Noam] Israel Nat & Pk Author, Sci Div, Ecol Dept, IL-95463 Jerusalem, Israel; [Geffen, Eli] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Zool, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Barocas, Adi,Hefner, Reuven,Ucko, Michal,et al. Ruppell's fox movement and spatial behavior are influenced by topography and human activity[J],2022.
APA	Barocas, Adi,Hefner, Reuven,Ucko, Michal,Shalmon, Benny,Leader, Noam,&Geffen, Eli.(2022).Ruppell's fox movement and spatial behavior are influenced by topography and human activity.BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION.
MLA	Barocas, Adi,et al."Ruppell's fox movement and spatial behavior are influenced by topography and human activity".BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (2022).