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One‐Sided Barrier Impact of an International Railroad on Mongolian Gazelles
Author(s) -
ITO TAKEHIKO Y.,
OKADA AYUMI,
BUUVEIBAATAR BAYARBAATAR,
LHAGVASUREN BADAMJAV,
TAKATSUKI SEIKI,
TSUNEKAWA ATSUSHI
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of wildlife management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1937-2817
pISSN - 0022-541X
DOI - 10.2193/2007-188
Subject(s) - geography , census , side impact , physical geography , biology , demography , population , engineering , structural engineering , sociology
We conducted a carcass census of Mongolian gazelles ( Procapra gutturosa ) along the Trans‐Mongolian railroad in June 2005. We counted 241 gazelles that had died within the previous 12 months. Carcass numbers were greater on the southwestern side in the northern 3 zones, but we found carcasses only on the northeastern side in the southernmost zone. It suggests that impact of the railroad was stronger on one side and that the strength of this impact varied among regions.