Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains  Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia

Burak AKBABA; Safak BULUT

doi:https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000217

Makale detayları

Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia

Yazarlar:

Burak AKBABA | Safak BULUT

Yayıncı:

Hitit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Astronomi ve ilgili bilimler

Dergi:

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering 2020 Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.73-80

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000451489

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-4171

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000217

Özet:

 

I n order to understand the processes engendered by different faunal elements in natural systems, and to plan how such systems should be managed and conserved, it is essential to start by determining the presence of those faunal elements, even large mammals. The entire range of North Anatolian Mountains provides suitable sheltering and feeding habitats for large mammals. The region stretching between Köroğlu Mountains  west  and Ilgaz Mountains  east  is one of the most important Anatolia’s wildlife corridors. We located and identified the species of large mammals in the Ilgaz Mountains, as well as specific habitats used by them. Field studies carried out in this region during April-August 2017 resulted in 180 records of nine different species of large mammals: Lepus europaeus, Ursus arctos, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, Lynx lynx, Meles meles, Sus scrofa, Cervus elaphus and Capreolus capreolus. To obtain those records took 621 days of studying with camera traps. Among those species, European hare was the most frequently recorded herbivore  101 , and brown bear was the most frequently recorded carnivore  19 . Both hare and roe deer displayed clustered distribution patterns in the region. The analysis of our records showed that lynx, boar, and fox were strictly nocturnal; whereas hare and wolf were predominantly nocturnal. We also obtained records of the cubs of many large mammal species  bear, lynx, boar, red deer, roe deer  although we did not encounter any large mammal nests during the study.

Makale detayları

Inventory of Large Mammal Species in the Ilgaz Mountains Çankırı : A Major Ecological Corridor in Anatolia

Yazarlar: Burak AKBABA | Safak BULUT

Yayıncı: Hitit University

Ana Başlıklar: Astronomi ve ilgili bilimler

Dergi: Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering 2020 Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.73-80

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000451489

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2148-4171

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000217

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Burak AKBABA | Safak BULUT

Yayıncı:

Hitit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Astronomi ve ilgili bilimler

Dergi:

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering 2020 Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.73-80

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000451489

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-4171

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000217