Preliminary research on daily activity rhythm, habitat use and response to human activity of large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) in Bayuelin Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province

LIN Weiming; WENG Yue; A Jia; WANG Min; WANG Qi; WANG Fang

doi:10.16829/j.slxb.150745

2023 , Vol. 43 >Issue 4: 364 - 377

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16829/j.slxb.150745

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Preliminary research on daily activity rhythm, habitat use and response to human activity of large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) in Bayuelin Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province

LIN Weiming ,
WENG Yue ,
A Jia ,
WANG Min ,
WANG Qi ,
WANG Fang

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1 School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China;
2 Bayuelin Eco-conservation Center of Paradise Foundation, Leshan 614700, China

Received date: 2022-10-25

Revised date: 2023-03-13

Online published: 2023-08-02

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Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) is a small carnivore species of Viverridae. The species used to be widely distributed in southern China. However, its distribution range has rapidly decreased since the late 20th century and its population is believed locally extinct in many regions. The research gap in large Indian civet ecology leads to difficulties in conservation planning. Using infrared-triggered camera trapping techniques, we conducted field surveys in Bayuelin Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, for one and a half years. We deployed 100 camera traps and collected animal records of 19 912 camera days, among which large Indian civet was detected at 23 camera traps with 77 independent detections. Non-parametric circular kernel-density method is adopted to analyze the diel activity pattern of large Indian civet and sympatric small carnivores. Occupancy model is adopted to evaluate habitat use, with additional focus on species’response to human-related interference. The study suggests that large Indian civet has a strictly nocturnal activity pattern and high temporal overlap with masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) (Δ = 0. 88, P= 0. 290), hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) (Δ = 0. 80, P= 0. 056), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) (Δ = 0. 73, P= 0. 002) and Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata) (Δ = 0. 72, P< 0. 001), but low temporal overlap with Chinese red panda (Ailurus styani) (Δ = 0. 19, P< 0. 001) and yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula) (Δ = 0. 16, P< 0. 001). Occupancy model reveals that the habitat use of large Indian civet is negatively associated with steep slopes, positively associated with relative abundance of potential prey and close to rivers. Large Indian civet is found mainly distributed in lower coniferous forest patches, but avoids bamboo understory. The species uses landscapes close to roads and abundant in human activities, but avoids free-ranging domestic dogs. The study fills the gaps in field research on large Indian civet ecology in China, supporting conservation planning in Bayuelin Nature Reserve as well as other regions where large Indian civet is considered a conservation target.

Key words： Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha); Occupancy model; Daily activity rhythms; Habitat use; Human activity

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LIN Weiming , WENG Yue , A Jia , WANG Min , WANG Qi , WANG Fang . Preliminary research on daily activity rhythm, habitat use and response to human activity of large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) in Bayuelin Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2023 , 43(4) : 364 -377 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150745

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