The First Record of Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides) in Turkey
| Autor: | İsmail Kayahan Ağirkaya, Neslihan Güven, Emrah Çoban, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Mark William Chynoweth, Josip Kusak, Mübeccel Çisel Kemahli Aytekin, Ayşegül Çoban, Morteza Naderi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey - TUBITAK, Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Arastirma Kurumu, Şekercioğlu, Çağan Hakkı (ORCID 0000-0003-3193-0377 & YÖK ID), Kemahlı Aytekin, Mübeccel Çisel, Naderi, Morteza, Çoban, Emrah, Kuşak, Josip, Chynoweth, Mark, Ağırkaya, İsmail Kayahan, Güven, Neslihan, Çoban, Ayşegül, College of Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Conservation biology
eastern Turkey ecology invasive species range expansion 0106 biological sciences biology Ecology (disciplines) Eastern Turkey Ecology Invasive species Range expansion 010607 zoology Zoology Conservation biology eastern Turkey ecology invasive species range expansion 010501 environmental sciences biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Geography Animal Sciences Animal Science and Zoology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nyctereutes procyonoides |
| Zdroj: | Wildland Resources Faculty Publications Turkish Journal of Zoology Volume: 44, Issue: 2 209-213 |
| ISSN: | 1300-0179 1303-6114 |
| Popis: | The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) was recorded for the first time in Turkey on May 10, 2019, and June 5, 2019, in the same location after 4668 nights of camera trapping in the forests of the Sarikamis region and Allahuekber Mountains in eastern Turkey. It was recorded in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest at 2340 m above sea level with extensive snow cover. Given that the nearest known population is in the forests of Georgia approximately 105 km away, there may already be a viable population in Turkey. As an omnivorous species with a high adaptive ability and high reproductive potential, the raccoon dog has strong dispersal capability. It is considered an invasive species in Europe and there are some ongoing eradication activities in several countries. Therefore, we strongly advise that the raccoon dog in Turkey be evaluated as an invasive species and that the relevant authorities conduct extensive research and any necessary management, especially where the habitat and local climate are more favorable for the species' reproduction and range expansion. Fondation Segre; Faruk Yalçın Zoo; National Geographic Society; Sigrid Rausing Trust; STGM; TANAP; Whitley Fund |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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