Application of fecal pellet group count to sika deer (Cervus nippon) population monitoring on Mt. Ohdaigahara, central Japan

Autor:	Masaki Ando, Ei’ichi Shibata, Hiroaki Sato, Roku Goda
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Cervus animal diseases Population Biology biology.organism_classification Population density Density based Animal science parasitic diseases Pellet Animal Science and Zoology Transect education Feces
Zdroj:	Mammal Study. 33:93-97
ISSN:	1348-6160 1343-4152
DOI:	10.3106/1348-6160(2008)33[93:aofpgc]2.0.co;2
Popis:	The relationship between the number of fecal pellet groups found in line transects and estimates of deer density based on block counts on Mt. Ohdaigahara in central Japan was examined and the validity of fecal pellet group counts for obtaining an index of sika deer population density was assessed. Sika deer population densities estimated by block count were 13.0/km2 in spring, 18.3/km2 in summer and 19.0/km2 in autumn. Fecal pellet group counts showed low positive correlations with deer density in spring and autumn (0.69 in spring and 0.68 in autumn), but not in summer, indicating that deer density may not be predictable then. We suggest that fecal pellet group count reflects deer density in spring or autumn, and might be feasible as an index of deer population density.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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