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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (9): 97-104.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140913

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Distribution of Wildlife Surveyed with Infra-Red Cameras in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve

Li Guangliang1, Li Diqiang1, Xue Yadong1, Wang Xiulei1, Yang Jingyuan2, Yu Huiliang2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment State Forestry Administration Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, CAF Beijing 100091;
    2. Hubei Shennongjia National Nature Reserve Administration Shennongjia 442421
  • Received:2013-03-30 Revised:2013-07-25 Online:2014-09-25 Published:2014-09-30
  • Contact: 李迪强

Abstract:

To investigate diversity and relative abundance of the wildlife in Hubei Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, infra-red cameras were installed in 95 sites, with each site maintained for one to two months and monitored the movement of the animals from August to September, 2010, and from March to September, 2011. The cameras totally took 9 665 photos with identified animals, and of them there are 536 effective photos, among which 82% were mammals, 18% were birds. The total 19 species of mammals and 9 species of birds were identified. At different elevations and in different vegetation types the photographic rates (PR) of infra-red cameras were varied. The PR was significantly higher at elevation of 2219-2 597 m; PR of infra-red cameras in cold temperate mixed coniferous and broadleaved forest was the highest, indicating that diversity and abundance of mammals and birds in these places were more than other regions. For the same specie of animal in different vegetation the PR was different, suggesting preferation of wildlife in different vegetation type. By studying on 6 mammal species and 2 pheasant species in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, the result showed that in temperate and cold temperate mixed coniferous and broadleaved forest the PR of Naemorhedus goral and Tragopan temminckii were the highest, in temperate mixed coniferous and broadleaved forest the PRs of Elaphodus cephalophus was the highest, and in cold temperate mixed coniferous and broadleaved forest the PRs of Sus scrofa, Cervus nippon, Chrysolophus pictus were the highest, and in coniferous forest the PR of Capricornis sumatraensis was the highest.

Key words: infra-red camera, monitoring, mammal, birds, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve

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