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Utilization characteristics of wildlife on earthquake‑damaged sites based on camera-traps

  • Zhenshan GUO ,
  • Jinyan HUANG ,
  • Jin HOU ,
  • Jiao XIANG ,
  • Dian LIU ,
  • Jindong ZHANG
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  • 1.Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation, China West Normal University, Ministry of Education, Nanchong 637009, China
    2.Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in the Giant Panda National Park of China, Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan 611830, China

Received date: 2022-02-16

  Accepted date: 2022-09-21

  Online published: 2022-12-02

Abstract

Earthquake and secondary geological disasters significantly affect the diversity and space use of wildlife. To investigate the utilization characteristics of wildlife on earthquake damage sites caused by earthquakes and secondary geological disasters, and provide basic data for biodiversity protection and the ecological recovery in post-earthquake, here we surveyed the mammal and bird species composition and their relative abundance index inside and outside earthquake-damaged sites of the Wolong Nature Reserve using camera-trap data. Based on 2 833 camera-days, we recorded 28 species (15 mammals and 13 birds) in earthquake-damaged sites, of which the animals with the highest frequency were herbivorous (those eating roots, leaves, and fruits) such as Chrysolophus pictus, Hystrix brachyura, and Naemorhedus griseus. 60% of the recorded animals are classified as endangered (EN), vulnerable (VU), and near threatened (NT) by the IUCN Red List. This indicates that rare wildlife used the earthquake-damaged sites in the process of recovery, and those earthquake-damaged sites have potential ecological meaning for rare wildlife. The species composition was apparently varied among weak, moderate, and severe damaged sites, and the relative abundance index (RAI) of animals was the highest in moderate damaged sites, followed by weak and severe damaged sites. The number of species and RAI of wild animals outside the earthquake-damaged sites are higher than inside. This shows the secondary geological disasters caused by the Wenchuan earthquake still influence wild animals’habitat selection and utilization. We suggest carrying out long-term monitoring on the wildlife utilization in those earthquake-damaged areas.

Cite this article

Zhenshan GUO , Jinyan HUANG , Jin HOU , Jiao XIANG , Dian LIU , Jindong ZHANG . Utilization characteristics of wildlife on earthquake‑damaged sites based on camera-traps[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022 , 42(6) : 665 -676 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150660

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