Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia
I n order to understand the processes engendered by different faunal elements in natural systems, and to plan how such systems should be managed and conserved, it is essential to start by determining the presence of those faunal elements, even large mammals. The entire range of North Anatolian Mount...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6faf62ae967e4db8ab47a7e1b44d5aa3 2023-11-12T04:15:42+01:00 Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia Safak Bulut Burak Akbaba 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000217 https://doaj.org/article/6faf62ae967e4db8ab47a7e1b44d5aa3 EN eng Hitit University https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1506536 https://doaj.org/toc/2148-4171 2148-4171 doi:10.17350/HJSE19030000217 https://doaj.org/article/6faf62ae967e4db8ab47a7e1b44d5aa3 Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 73-80 (2020) mammal camera trap çankırı ilgaz anatolia Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000217 2023-10-15T00:38:20Z I n order to understand the processes engendered by different faunal elements in natural systems, and to plan how such systems should be managed and conserved, it is essential to start by determining the presence of those faunal elements, even large mammals. The entire range of North Anatolian Mountains provides suitable sheltering and feeding habitats for large mammals. The region stretching between Köroğlu Mountains west and Ilgaz Mountains east is one of the most important Anatolia’s wildlife corridors. We located and identified the species of large mammals in the Ilgaz Mountains, as well as specific habitats used by them. Field studies carried out in this region during April-August 2017 resulted in 180 records of nine different species of large mammals: Lepus europaeus, Ursus arctos, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, Lynx lynx, Meles meles, Sus scrofa, Cervus elaphus and Capreolus capreolus. To obtain those records took 621 days of studying with camera traps. Among those species, European hare was the most frequently recorded herbivore 101 , and brown bear was the most frequently recorded carnivore 19 . Both hare and roe deer displayed clustered distribution patterns in the region. The analysis of our records showed that lynx, boar, and fox were strictly nocturnal; whereas hare and wolf were predominantly nocturnal. We also obtained records of the cubs of many large mammal species bear, lynx, boar, red deer, roe deer although we did not encounter any large mammal nests during the study Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Ursus arctos Lynx Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Hittite Journal of Science & Engineering 7 1 79 83 |
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I n order to understand the processes engendered by different faunal elements in natural systems, and to plan how such systems should be managed and conserved, it is essential to start by determining the presence of those faunal elements, even large mammals. The entire range of North Anatolian Mountains provides suitable sheltering and feeding habitats for large mammals. The region stretching between Köroğlu Mountains west and Ilgaz Mountains east is one of the most important Anatolia’s wildlife corridors. We located and identified the species of large mammals in the Ilgaz Mountains, as well as specific habitats used by them. Field studies carried out in this region during April-August 2017 resulted in 180 records of nine different species of large mammals: Lepus europaeus, Ursus arctos, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, Lynx lynx, Meles meles, Sus scrofa, Cervus elaphus and Capreolus capreolus. To obtain those records took 621 days of studying with camera traps. Among those species, European hare was the most frequently recorded herbivore 101 , and brown bear was the most frequently recorded carnivore 19 . Both hare and roe deer displayed clustered distribution patterns in the region. The analysis of our records showed that lynx, boar, and fox were strictly nocturnal; whereas hare and wolf were predominantly nocturnal. We also obtained records of the cubs of many large mammal species bear, lynx, boar, red deer, roe deer although we did not encounter any large mammal nests during the study |
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Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia |
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Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia |
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