An initial record of a long-distance dispersal route of a male sika deer in central Japan

Abstract We conducted a global positioning system (GPS) tracking of a male sika deer (Cervus nippon) and his mother in the eastern foothills of the northern Japanese Alps, central Japan. Sika deer exhibited similar seasonal movement patterns; however, the male deer left his natal group at 11 months of age. At 15 months of age, the male deer settled in the neighboring mountain, which was 74 km away from his natal range. This is the first record of long-distance (>50 km) natal dispersal of the sika deer. Our findings might help to explain the expanding distribution of the sika deer.

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Habitat use and the coexistence of the sika deer and the Japanese serow, sympatric ungulates from Mt. Asama, central Japan

Mammalia ◽

10.1515/mammalia-2019-0150 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 84 (6) ◽

pp. 503-511

Author(s):

Hayato Takada ◽

Riki Ohuchi ◽

Haruko Watanabe ◽

Risako Yano ◽

Risako Miyaoka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Sika Deer ◽

Cervus Nippon ◽

Niche Differentiation ◽

Ecological Niches ◽

Dwarf Bamboo ◽

Central Japan ◽

Habitat Mosaic ◽

The Japanese Archipelago ◽

Japanese Serow

AbstractDifferential resource use allows for diverse species to specialize in ecological niches and thus coexist in a particular area. In the Japanese archipelago, increasing sika deer (Cervus nippon, Temminck 1836) densities have excluded the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus, Temminck 1836), but in places where deer population densities are low, the two species coexist. We wanted to better understand their habitats and how these two ungulates manage to coexist. We evaluated the role of habitat use in the coexistence of these two sympatric ungulates on Mt. Asama, central Japan. Deer frequently used the dwarf bamboo-rich communities in autumn and winter, and their habitat use was not associated with topography. Serows frequently used deciduous broadleaf shrub-rich communities and steep slopes throughout the year. Consequently, their habitat use was significantly different in terms of vegetation and topography. Niche breadth suggests that deer tend to be generalists, whereas serows tend to be specialists. Niche differentiation in habitat use between deer and serows may make the coexistence of these similarly sized ungulates possible in Japanese mountainous zones. Therefore, the fine-grained habitat mosaic of different vegetation and topography areas might be the underlying feature that allows the coexistence of these two species.

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Sustainability of Public Transportation: An Examination of User Behavior to Real-Time GPS Tracking Application

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12229541 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (22) ◽

pp. 9541 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wei Chiang Chan ◽

Wan Hashim Wan Ibrahim ◽

May Chiun Lo ◽

Mohamad Kadim Suaidi ◽

Shiaw Tong Ha

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Global Positioning System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Public Transportation ◽

User Behavior ◽

Mobile App ◽

Gps Tracking ◽

Inaccurate Information ◽

Global Positioning ◽

Before And After

Public transportation is an effective method of mobility that promotes cost-saving and is environmentally friendly. Poor public transport ridership in Malaysia is due to the unsatisfactory attitude of public transport users and inaccurate information on departure and arrivals. Sarawak, a state of Malaysia, is especially poor in ridership of public transport. A real-time Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking application (app) was found to be an effective tool to increase the ridership of public transport. Hence, a mobile app named UniBus was developed to enhance the ridership of public transport in Sarawak. The determinants that affect satisfaction and customer loyalty such as accessibility, reliability, comfort, safety, and security were all examined before and after the use of real-time GPS tracking app. The data was collected in Kuching, and targeted public transport users who used the UniBus app. The result indicated that all the mentioned variables were improved after using a real-time GPS tracking app. It is suggested that future studies can consider other factors such as service quality, availability, and perceived value as well as cover other states of Malaysia.

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Impact of bark stripping by sika deer, Cervus nippon, on subalpine coniferous forests in central Japan

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/s0378-1127(00)00279-6 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 140 (2-3) ◽

pp. 93-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Shotaro Yokoyama ◽

Ikuyo Maeji ◽

Tsuyoshi Ueda ◽

Masaki Ando ◽

Ei’ichi Shibata

Keyword(s):

Sika Deer ◽

Cervus Nippon ◽

Coniferous Forests ◽

Bark Stripping ◽

Central Japan

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Relationships between bark striping by Sika deer (Cervus nippon) and stand and landscape structure in Larix kaempferi plantations in central Japan

Bulletion of the International Association for Landscape Ecology-Japan ◽

10.5738/jale.6.61 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 61-62

Author(s):

Takuo NAGAIKE ◽

Atsuko HAYASHI

Keyword(s):

Landscape Structure ◽

Sika Deer ◽

Cervus Nippon ◽

Larix Kaempferi ◽

Central Japan

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Dispersal and home-range dynamics of exotic, male sika deer in Maryland

Wildlife Research ◽

10.1071/wr13037 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 328 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

David M. Kalb ◽

Jacob L. Bowman ◽

T. Brian Eyler

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

Species Interactions ◽

Sika Deer ◽

Cervus Nippon ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Dispersal Distance ◽

Home Ranges ◽

Long Distance ◽

Variable Movement ◽

Movement Group

Content An unknown number (n = four or five) and sex of sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) were introduced to the Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland, in 1916. Since introduction, their population has grown exponentially. Aims The purpose of our study was to investigate dispersal and home-range size to enable better management of this exotic species in the presence of native white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Methods We collected telemetry locations on 60 males (captured during their first winter) from 2008 to 2010. Animals were classified into three movement groups, including local, migratory and nomadic post-dispersal. Key results Average home-range sizes ranged from 464 to 4121 ha and were influenced by season and deer movement grouping (P = 0.0001). Of 20 deer that dispersed, 19 did so at 1 year of age. Dispersal distance and direction were random across the landscape (P = 0.899). Local deer were the most common movement group (70%; 42 of 60) and were characterised by short movements confined to a well established home range. We observed 14 deer migrations, characterised by round-trip movements associated with seasons and directionality (P = 0.003). Four deer were classified as nomadic and had long-distance movements across the landscape unassociated with seasons. Conclusions To aid managers in controlling the expansion of the population, we provide data regarding the manner, distance and direction that sika deer move. Our results show that sika deer have variable movement strategies and large home ranges. Implications Variation in movement types will influence spread of the population, confounding species interactions, management and harvest strategies. The present results may have implications to other areas that also have sika populations.

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