干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Seasonal Diet Composition of Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in an Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Western China

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DOI	10.3390/ani14050663
	Seasonal Diet Composition of Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in an Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Western China
	Zhang, Nan; Zhang, Zhirong; Liu, Chao; Xiong, Zeqin; Wei, Yaoyun; Meng, Dehuai; Zhan, Meiling; Li, Zongzhi; Zhao, Yao; Teng, Liwei; Liu, Zhensheng
通讯作者	Teng, LW ; Liu, ZS
来源期刊	ANIMALS
ISSN	2076-2615
出版年	2024
卷号	14 期号:5
英文摘要	Global climate change, habitat fragmentation, and human interference have resulted in a significant, ongoing decline in the population of goitered gazelles. Effective conservation strategies require an understanding of resource requirements of threatened species, such as dietary needs. Therefore, we aimed to elucidate the food composition and seasonal dietary changes of goitered gazelles through microhistological analyses of fresh feces. Fabaceae (11.5%), Gramineae (9.4%), Chenopodiaceae (20.2%), Asteraceae (10.1%), and Rosaceae (19.5%) formed the primary dietary components of goitered gazelle. Additionally, Krascheninnikovia arborescens (13.4%) and Prunus sibirica (16.3%) were identified as the key forage plants. Forbs (50.4%) were the predominant plants for grazing throughout the year, particularly in the spring (72.9%). The proportion of trees in the diet was highest in the autumn (36.7%) and comparatively lower in other seasons. Furthermore, the proportions of shrubs (22.0%) and graminoids (14.8%) both reached their peaks in the winter. Our findings indicate that goitered gazelles strategically forage seasonally to cope with resource bottlenecks, enhancing their adaptability to arid and semi-arid habitats. Our study provides essential ecological information for the conservation of goitered gazelles and emphasizes the importance of dietary studies of species of ecological significance in environmentally sensitive areas.
英文关键词	diet goitered gazelle microhistology seasonal diet
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001183173600001
WOS关键词	SHEEP ; HERBIVORE ; GULDENSTAEDT ; POPULATION ; CANADENSIS ; XINJIANG ; FOREST ; ELK
WOS类目	Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/402825
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Nan,Zhang, Zhirong,Liu, Chao,et al. Seasonal Diet Composition of Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in an Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Western China[J],2024,14(5).
APA	Zhang, Nan.,Zhang, Zhirong.,Liu, Chao.,Xiong, Zeqin.,Wei, Yaoyun.,...&Liu, Zhensheng.(2024).Seasonal Diet Composition of Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in an Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Western China.ANIMALS,14(5).
MLA	Zhang, Nan,et al."Seasonal Diet Composition of Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in an Arid and Semi-Arid Region of Western China".ANIMALS 14.5(2024).