Burrowing and Anti-Predator Requirements Determine the Microhabitat Selection of Himalayan Marmot in Zoige Wetland

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Guo ◽  
Shuai Gao ◽  
Shuailing Zhou ◽  
Long Zhang ◽  
Zuofu Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Zoige Wetland ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Himalayan Marmot

scholarly journals Effects of human activity on the habitat utilization of Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) in Zoige wetland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuailing Zhou ◽  
Ali Krzton ◽  
Shuai Gao ◽  
Cheng Guo ◽  
Zuofu Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Habitat Utilization ◽  
The Road ◽  
Multiple Strategies ◽  
Utilization Patterns ◽  
Zoige Wetland ◽  
Disturbed Habitats ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Himalayan Marmot

Human activity is increasingly and persistently disturbing nature and wild animals. Affected wildlife adopts multiple strategies to deal with different human influences. To explore the effect of human activity on habitat utilization of Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana), habitat utilization patterns of three neighboring marmot populations in habitats affected differently by human activities were recorded and compared. We found that: (1) Distance between reproductive burrows (a represent of reproductive pairs) becomes shorter under the influence of human activities, and more burrows were dug as temporary shelters, resulting in a shorter distance between those shelters as well as shorter distance flee to those shelters, and consequently, shorter flight initiation distance when threatened. More burrows that are closer in the disturbed habitats improve the ability to escape from threats. (2) Reproductive burrow site selection of the species is determined by the availability of mounds in the habitat, and breeding pairs selectively build reproductive (also the hibernation) burrows on mounds, potentially to improve surveillance when basking and the drainage of burrows. Human activities generally drive breeding pairs away from the road to dig their reproductive burrows likely to reduce disturbance from vehicles. However, even heavy human activity exerts no pressure on the distance of reproductive burrows from the road or the mound volume of the high disturbance population, potentially because mounds are the best burrowing site to reproduce and hibernate in the habitat. Marmots deal with disturbance by digging more burrows in the habitat to flee more effectively and building reproductive burrows on mounds to gain better vigilance and drainage efficiency.

scholarly journals Soil characteristics determine microhabitat selection of the fossorial amphisbaenianTrogonophis wiegmanni

2013 ◽  
Vol 290 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Martín ◽  
P. López ◽  
L. V. García
Keyword(s):  
Soil Characteristics ◽  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Selection Of

Microhabitat selection of ostracods in relation to predation and food

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 222 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mbahinzireki ◽  
F. Uiblein ◽  
H. Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Effects of human activity on the habitat utilization of Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) in Zoige wetland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Guo ◽  
Shuailing Zhou ◽  
Ali Krzton ◽  
Shuai Gao ◽  
Zuofu Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Habitat Utilization ◽  
Zoige Wetland ◽  
Himalayan Marmot

Habitat use and microhabitat selection of two lizard species with different niche requirements in a resource availability gradient

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Sergio Alejandro Terán-Juárez ◽  
Eduardo Pineda ◽  
Jorge Víctor Horta-Vega ◽  
José Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez ◽  
Alfonso Correa-Sandoval ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Resource Availability ◽  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Selection Of

MICROHABITAT SELECTION OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN SEDIMENTS OFF THE RHONE RIVER MOUTH (NW MEDITERRANEAN)

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mojtahid ◽  
F. Jorissen ◽  
B. Lansard ◽  
C. Fontanier
Keyword(s):  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
River Mouth ◽  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Rhône River ◽  
Rhone River ◽  
Nw Mediterranean ◽  
Selection Of

Behavior and microhabitat selection of the tortoiseshell limpet Testudinalia testudinalis in the northwest Atlantic intertidal zone

2011 ◽  
Vol 407 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua P. Lord ◽  
Emily R. Lyczkowski ◽  
W.H. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Northwest Atlantic ◽  
Selection Of

Activity patterns and microhabitat selection of Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) tadpoles in natural torrent pools

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Roman ◽  
Richard A. Griffiths ◽  
Laurent Schley
Keyword(s):  
Water Surface ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Microhabitat Selection ◽  
Diel Pattern ◽  
Direct Sunlight ◽  
Midwife Toad ◽  
Alytes Muletensis ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractTadpoles of the Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) displayed a clear diel pattern of activity and microhabitat selection in torrent pools in Mallorca. Tadpoles spent much of the day foraging in a non-aggregated fashion in warm shallow areas, and activity peaked at 1700-1900 hr. In mid-afternoon, however, when much of the water surface was in direct sunlight, tadpoles moved away from the shallows and formed aggregations under rock overhangs at the sides of the pool. Both activity and tadpole density in the shallows dropped dramatically after dark, when there was a movement of the population back into deeper water or hiding places.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document