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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16829/j.slxb.150444

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Activity patterns of Asiatic black bear(Ursus thibetanus) on the Mt.Lasha Yunling Nature Reserve

  • ZHANG Yongjun ,
  • HE Yuchao ,
  • ZHAO Juanjun ,
  • CHEN Yao ,
  • LI Yanpeng ,
  • HUANG Zhipang ,
  • CUI Liangwei ,
  • XIAO Wen
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  • 1 Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali 671003, China;
    2 Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Faculty of Biodiversity and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China;
    3 Administration of Yunling Provincal Nature Reserve, Lanping County, Lushui 671400, China;
    4 Center for Cultural Ecology in Northwest Yunnan, Dali 671003, China;
    5 International Centre of Biodiversity and Primates Conservation, Dali 671003, China;
    6 The Key Laboratory of Yunnan Education Department on Er'hai Catchment Conservation and Sustainable Development, Dali 671003, China;
    7 The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region from Dali University, Dali 671003, China;
    8 Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali 671003, China

Received date: 2020-05-28

  Online published: 2021-04-02

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Abstract

The Mountains of Southwest China is an important distribution area of the Asiatic black bear(Ursus thibetanus),but the activity pattern of this species is rarely studied.This study focused on Asiatic black bear.Total 218 Camera traps were set up a grid 250 m×250 m in Mt.Lasha area of Yunling Nature Reserve,Lanping,Yunnan,from July 2017 to August 2019.Our study lasted for 2 years,with 36 175 trapping days,the cumulative monitoring period averaged to 238±100.31 days and a total of 77 Independent photographs(IPs) obtained.The annual rhythm of Asiatic black bear is unimodal,mainly animals are active in the summer rainy season(May-October).The hibernation occurred from February to April,so the hibernation period is 3 months.Double activity peaks were found in daily activity rhythms,with no difference in day and night activities.The main elevation range of the activity is from 3 100 m to 3 400 m,and there is no obvious vertical migration.The main vegetation types are mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests(50%),followed by mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests(30%).Compared to the previous studies,we found that the hibernation pattern of Asiatic black bears was affected by its distribution latitude,the higher latitude that it distributed,the hibernation started earlier and lasted for a longer time.Our results reveal the hibernation pattern with latitude of Asiatic black bear on a large scale,and provide reference for conservation and management of this species.

Key words： Asiatic black bear; Activity pattern; Hibernation; Elevation

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ZHANG Yongjun , HE Yuchao , ZHAO Juanjun , CHEN Yao , LI Yanpeng , HUANG Zhipang , CUI Liangwei , XIAO Wen . Activity patterns of Asiatic black bear(Ursus thibetanus) on the Mt.Lasha Yunling Nature Reserve[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2021 , 41(2) : 136 -143 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150444

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