Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter
As a threatened species populations of Persian gazelle have been declining within the country over the last few decades. The knowledge of gazelle ecology including their feeding habits and habitat associations is central to any kind of conservation effort. The ecology of gazelles in Iran is poorly k...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2007
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| author | Nowzari, Haniyeh Behrouzi Rad, Behrouz Hemami, Mahmoudreza |
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| description | As a threatened species populations of Persian gazelle have been declining within the country over the last few decades. The knowledge of gazelle ecology including their feeding habits and habitat associations is central to any kind of conservation effort. The ecology of gazelles in Iran is poorly known and habitat associations of this or other species of gazelles have not been studied in Iran. Habitat use by Persian gazelle was studied over autumn-winter period in its 6000 ha habitat in Bamoo National Park. Habitat use was related to plant communities and vegetation composition by clearance transect pellet group counts carried out every 2 months from September/October 2004 to March/April 2005 using 15 randomly placed 2.5 x 200 m permanent transects. The density of pellet groups was similar in 4 out of 5 plant communities, while in plant community 1, in which Scariola orientalis was the dominant species, it was significantly lower. The density of gazelles was positively associated with three species of bushes (Astragalus spp., Ebenus stellata, Achillea eriophora, P<0.01, P<0.05, P<0.05 respectively) and two species of grass (Poa bulbosa and Aegilops umbellulata, P<0.05) and negatively associated with trichomic Helichrysum leucocephalum (P<0.01), thorny Scariola orientalis (P<0.01), as well as both trichomic and thorny Centaurea virgata (P<0.01). Observations on feeding behaviour showed that gazelles feed on Bromus danthoniae and Stipa barbata during autumn and Astragalus spp., Poa bulbosa, Aegilops umbellulata, and Bromus danthoniae over winter. |
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| spelling | azm-article-5602022-09-20T02:29:30Z Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter Nowzari, Haniyeh Behrouzi Rad, Behrouz Hemami, Mahmoudreza Habitat use Persian gazelle Feeding habits Bamoo National Park Uso del habitat gacela Iraní hábitos alimentarios Parque Nacional de Bamoo As a threatened species populations of Persian gazelle have been declining within the country over the last few decades. The knowledge of gazelle ecology including their feeding habits and habitat associations is central to any kind of conservation effort. The ecology of gazelles in Iran is poorly known and habitat associations of this or other species of gazelles have not been studied in Iran. Habitat use by Persian gazelle was studied over autumn-winter period in its 6000 ha habitat in Bamoo National Park. Habitat use was related to plant communities and vegetation composition by clearance transect pellet group counts carried out every 2 months from September/October 2004 to March/April 2005 using 15 randomly placed 2.5 x 200 m permanent transects. The density of pellet groups was similar in 4 out of 5 plant communities, while in plant community 1, in which Scariola orientalis was the dominant species, it was significantly lower. The density of gazelles was positively associated with three species of bushes (Astragalus spp., Ebenus stellata, Achillea eriophora, P<0.01, P<0.05, P<0.05 respectively) and two species of grass (Poa bulbosa and Aegilops umbellulata, P<0.05) and negatively associated with trichomic Helichrysum leucocephalum (P<0.01), thorny Scariola orientalis (P<0.01), as well as both trichomic and thorny Centaurea virgata (P<0.01). Observations on feeding behaviour showed that gazelles feed on Bromus danthoniae and Stipa barbata during autumn and Astragalus spp., Poa bulbosa, Aegilops umbellulata, and Bromus danthoniae over winter. Como una especie amenazada, las poblaciones de gacela Iraní han disminuido durante las décadas pasadas. El conocimiento de la ecología de la gacela que incluye sus hábitos alimentarios y las asociaciones del habitat que utiliza son centrales para cualquier tipo de esfuerzo de conservación. La ecología de gacelas es pobremente conocida y las asociaciones del habitat de ésta y otras especies de gacelas no se han estudiado en Irán. La gacela Iraní en el habitat de 6000 ha (en el Parque Nacional de Bamoo ) se estudió durante el periodo de Otoño e Invierno. El uso del habitat fue relacionado con las comunidades de vegetación y su composición, por medio del conteo de los grupos fecales cada dos meses: de septiembre/octubre 2004 a marzo/abril 2005, en 15 transectos permanentes de 2.5 x 200 metros que se localizaron al azar. La densidad de los grupos fecales fue muy similar en cuatro comunidades vegetales, mientras en la comunidad vegetal 1 en la que Scariola orientalis era dominante, fue significativamente menor. La densidad de gacelas está positivamente asociada con tres especies de arbustos (especie: Astragalus spp., Ebenus stellata , Achillea eriophora con P <0.01, P <0.05, P<0.05, respectivamente) y dos especies de pasto (Poa bulbosa y Aegilops umbellulata, P <0.05) y negativamente asociada con Helichrysum leucocephalum (P <0.01), Scariola orientalis (P <0.01) y Centaurea virgata (P <0.01). Las observaciones acerca de la conducta alimentaria mostraron que las gacelas consumían Bromus danthoniae y Stipa barbata durante el otoño y Astragalus spp., Poa bulbosa, Aegilops umbellulata y Bromus danthoniae durante el invierno. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2007-04-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/560 10.21829/azm.2007.231560 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 23 No. 1 (2007); 109-121 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 23 Núm. 1 (2007); 109-121 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/560/727 Derechos de autor 2007 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Nowzari, Haniyeh Behrouzi Rad, Behrouz Hemami, Mahmoudreza Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter |
| title | Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter |
| title_full | Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter |
| title_fullStr | Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter |
| title_short | Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter |
| title_sort | habitat use by persian gazelle (gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in bamoo national park during autumn and winter |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/560 |
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