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Seasonal home range and habitat selection patterns of sika deer Cervus nippon in southern Hokkaido, Japan
| Title: | Seasonal home range and habitat selection patterns of sika deer Cervus nippon in southern Hokkaido, Japan |
| Authors: | Laneng, Lauretta Andrew Browse this author | | Tachiki, Yasuyuki Browse this author | | Akamatsu, Rika Browse this author | | Kobayashi, Kohei Browse this author | | Takahata, Chihiro Browse this author | | Nakamura, Futoshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | GPS-collar | | habitat selection | | home range | | sika deer | | summer | | winter |
| Issue Date: | 2-Jan-2023 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
| Journal Title: | Wildlife Biology |
| Volume: | 2023 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | e01060 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1002/wlb3.01060 |
| Abstract: | In 1980 and 1981, eight and nine individual sika deer Cervus nippon were reintroduced in southern Hokkaido, Japan, respectively, to address population declines in this species during 1900s. As recent population growth has led to human-wildlife conflicts, this study investigated the responses of sika deer to resource availability and geomorphic factors during the summer and winter seasons in southern Hokkaido. Global positioning system-collared data collected from 2016 to 2018 were used to assess the home range patterns and habitat selection of 14 female sika deer located in Mount Esan and Shiriuchi. The core home range size was defined using a 50% kernel density estimation that indicated a larger home range in winter than summer for all deer. Habitat selection was assessed using generalized linear mixed models. The results showed variation in habitat selection between resident deer of Mount Esan and Shiriuchi, as well as migratory deer in Shiriuchi during summer. Resident deer in Mount Esan and Shriuchi preferred areas closer to crops during summer. Interaction effects revealed that migratory deer utilized natural grassland close to forest edge habitat in Shiriuchi. By contrast, resident deer in Shiriuchi selected forest edge habitat and natural grasslands close to crops. In winter, low elevation was the most important habitat factor for all deer across the study area. Thus, sika deer habitat selection depends on resource availability in summer and topographic factors in the winter. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/87628 |
| Appears in Collections: | 農学院・農学研究院 (Graduate School of Agriculture / Faculty of Agriculture) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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