Home Range Characteristics and Habitat Selection by Daurian Hedgehogs (Mesechinus dauuricus) in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia | Zendy

Mirka  Zapletal | Zendy; Batdorj  Sodnompil | Zendy; Jon  Atwood | Zendy; James D. Murdoch | Zendy; Richard | Zendy

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Home Range Characteristics and Habitat Selection by Daurian Hedgehogs (Mesechinus dauuricus) in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia

Author(s) -

Mirka Zapletal,

Batdorj Sodnompil,

Jon Atwood,

James D. Murdoch,

Richard

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

mongolian journal of biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2225-4994

pISSN - 1684-3908

DOI - 10.22353/mjbs.2012.10.05

Subject(s) - nature reserve , geography , habitat , home range , range (aeronautics) , central asia , selection (genetic algorithm) , national nature reserve , ecology , environmental protection , biology , physical geography , archaeology , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , aerospace engineering

We examined home range characteristics and habitat selection of Daurian hedgehogs in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia. Home ranges of hedgehogs varied from 113.15 ha to 2,171.97 ha, and were larger in early summer than late summer. Hedgehogs showed relative preference for rocky outcrops and low-density shrub habitats, and relative avoidance of highdensity shrub areas. Habitat selection also changed between early and late summer, shifting to greater use of low-density shrub areas and decreased use of forb-dominated short grass. Our baseline data on home ranges and habitat selection expand understanding of hedgehog ecology and provide guidance for future management decisions in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve and elsewhere in Mongolia.

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