在美国东南部农村地区的子空间生态
Jacob E Hill1, Madison L Miller1, James L Helton1,2
1Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, United States of America.
PloS one
|November 9, 2023
概括
南卡罗来纳州的子运动和家庭范围大小因性别,季节和息地而异,影响动物传播疾病的传播. 雄性,特别是在高地松树和河边地区,表现出更大的范围,增加疾病传播风险.
科学领域:
- 野生动物生态学野生动物生态学
- 运动生态学运动生态学
- 动物传染病研究研究.
背景情况:
- 子 (Procyon lotor) 运动生态学对于了解动物传播疾病的传播至关重要,但它们在美国东南部的空间生态学知之甚少.
- 息地类型显著影响野生动物的移动模式和疾病动态.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究性别,季节和息地如何影响南卡罗来纳州子的月度家庭范围和核心区域大小.
- 为美国东南部有效的动物传播疾病管理策略提供数据.
主要方法:
- 分析了264个月的家庭范围,从46只子到三个不同的农村息地 (底部硬木,高地松树,沿海森林) 从2018年到2022年.
- 计算平均每月95%和60%的利用分布 (UD) 大小,以量化家庭范围和核心面积.
主要成果:
- 雄性子始终表现出更大的家庭范围和核心区域,而不是高地松树和河息地的雌性.
- 子的息地范围因息地和性别而有很大差异,高地松树和河岸息地中的雄性显示了美国一些最大的记录范围.
- 雌性家庭范围在息地之间没有显著的变化,而雄性范围在高地松树和河边息地比下地硬木息地更大.
结论:
- 乌的空间生态,特别是雄性在特定息地的移动,是动物传播疾病的关键因素.
- 这些发现为美国东南部制定有针对性的疾病缓解策略提供了关键的见解,重点关注高风险人群和息地.
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