Factors affecting daily ranges of red deer Cervus elaphus in Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland

• Autorzy: Kamler J. F. , Jedrzejewska B. , Jedrzejewski W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Daily ranges of 19 (6 males, 13 females) adult red deerCervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 were studied using 24-h tracking sessions in Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF), Poland, from 2001 to 2004. Overall, size of mean (± SE) daily ranges was larger for males (1.22 ± 0.10 km2) than females (1.00 ± 0.09 km2), although the difference was not significant. Similarly, mean daily ranges were 6–46% larger for males than females in each season, although there were no statistical differences in mean daily ranges among seasons for each sex. Abiotic factors, especially temperature, significantly affected daily ranges of females, but not males, suggesting sexual differences in response to weather variables. On a daily basis, males used 3% of their annual home range, whereas females used 12% of their annual home range, indicating females used their annual home ranges more intensely than males. Consecutive daily ranges overlapped little for each sex. Daily ranges of red deer in BPF were considerably larger than previously reported in Europe, suggesting factors unique to BPF also influenced size of daily ranges.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

red deer; temperature; Cervus elaphus; Poland; snow cover; daily range; Bialowieza Forest

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 52
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.113-118,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Kamler J. F.

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Mammal Research Institute, 17-230 Bialowieza, Poland

autor

Jedrzejewska B.

autor

Jedrzejewski W.

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