Diet and Habitat Preference of the Silky Desert Mouse, Pseudomys Apodemoides (Rodentia).

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Cockburn

The diet and habitat selection of Pseudomys apodemoides were studied at 2 mature heathland localities in western Victoria. This species ate seeds during summer, and seeds, cockroaches and Banksia flowers during winter. Habitat preference was for diverse heathland communities within patches of Banksia ornata. P. apodemoides showed spatial separation from Notomys mitchellii, which ate similar foods during its short period of residency within the study area.

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2454
Author(s):  
Yue Sun ◽  
Yanze Yu ◽  
Jinhao Guo ◽  
Minghai Zhang

Single-scale frameworks are often used to analyze the habitat selections of species. Research on habitat selection can be significantly improved using multi-scale models that enable greater in-depth analyses of the scale dependence between species and specific environmental factors. In this study, the winter habitat selection of red deer in the Gogostaihanwula Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, was studied using a multi-scale model. Each selected covariate was included in multi-scale models at their “characteristic scale”, and we used an all subsets approach and model selection framework to assess habitat selection. The results showed that: (1) Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the response scale of red deer to environmental factors was different among different covariate. The optimal scale of the single covariate was 800–3200 m, slope (SLP), altitude (ELE), and ratio of deciduous broad-leaved forests were 800 m in large scale, except that the farmland ratio was 200 m in fine scale. The optimal scale of road density and grassland ratio is both 1600 m, and the optimal scale of net forest production capacity is 3200 m; (2) distance to forest edges, distance to cement roads, distance to villages, altitude, distance to all road, and slope of the region were the most important factors affecting winter habitat selection. The outcomes of this study indicate that future studies on the effectiveness of habitat selections will benefit from multi-scale models. In addition to increasing interpretive and predictive capabilities, multi-scale habitat selection models enhance our understanding of how species respond to their environments and contribute to the formulation of effective conservation and management strategies for ungulata.


2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 396-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
HALL SAWYER ◽  
RYAN M. NIELSON ◽  
FRED LINDZEY ◽  
LYMAN L. McDONALD

Forests ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1374-1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ewald ◽  
Claudia Dupke ◽  
Marco Heurich ◽  
Jörg Müller ◽  
Björn Reineking

Author(s):  
Stuart Sherburne ◽  
John Bissonette

This research project has two primary goals. The first is to determine home range spatial dynamics of marten (Maxes americana) in Yellowstone relative to habitat type. Results of this analysis will aid in the understanding of marten habitat selection. The study's second goal is aimed at identifying the habitat variables that influence subnivean access. A proximate factor analysis of subnivean access behavior will be conducted to determine the components that make old growth suitable for marten. Results from both objectives will allow assessment of the effects of the 1988 fires in Yellowstone on marten habitat.


2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 614-617
Author(s):  
Zhuo Zhang ◽  
Qian Qian Zhang ◽  
Chan Zhou

Jankowskis bunting Emberiza janknowshkii Taczanovski is a glacial relict species. Habitat selection of jankowskis bunting Emberiza janknowshkii Taczanovski was investigated in Keerqin grassland of Inner Mongolia. The results showed that E. janknowshkii had obvious choice of habitat preference. Perch, the coverage of earth surface and height of plant had a significant impact on habitat selection of E. janknowshkii. Therefore, we should strengthen the protection for apricot, reduce human activities, such as cut grass, and protect height and coverage vegetation. And E. janknowshkii should be enclosure protected.


2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Luo ◽  
Bingwan Liu ◽  
Songtao Liu ◽  
Zhigang Jiang ◽  
Richard S. Halbrook

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaudia Szala ◽  
Łukasz Dylewski ◽  
Marcin Tobolka

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