Modeling habitat suitability and utilization of the last surviving populations of fallow deer(Dama dama Linnaeus,1758)  

作　　者：YasinÜnal ÖzdemirŞentürk Ali Kavgaci Halil Süel Serkan Gülsoy Idris Oğurlu 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Forestry,Isparta University of Applied Sciences,32260 Isparta,Turkey [2]Gölhisar Vocational School,Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University,15400 Burdur,Golhisar,Turkey [3]Faculty of Forestry,Karabuk University,78050 Karabuk,Turkey [4]Isparta University of Applied Sciences,Sütçüler Prof.Dr.Hasan Gürbüz Vocational School,32950 Isparta,Turkey [5]Environmental and Natural Sciences Application and Research Center,Istanbul Commerce University,34840 Istanbul,Turkey

出　　处：《Journal of Forestry Research》2022年第2期721-730,共10页林业研究（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TÜBİTAK)with a Grant Number of 214O248.

摘　　要：DüzlerçamıWildlife Reserve Area(WRA)is the last natural habitat of fallow deer(Dama dama)in the world.Fallow deer is native to Turkey,however,its geographical range is currently confined to DüzlerçamıWRA,Antalya.To date,a detailed habitat investigation of fallow deer dis-tribution has not been conducted.This study is vital for the last surviving populations of fallow deer in Turkey.There-fore,we studied the habitat suitability and utilization of fal-low deer in the DüzlerçamıWRA.Vegetation and wildlife inventory was surveyed across a total of 304 sample areas between 2015 and 2017.Plant species were recorded accord-ing to the Braun-Blanquet method and wildlife surveys were based on footprints,feces,and other signs of fallow deer.Classification and regression tree techniques,as well as MAXENT,were used to model vegetation and fallow deer habitat.Topographic position index,terrain ruggedness index,roughness index,elevation,and bedrock formation were also calculated and included in the models.Based on our results,we drafted a habitat protection map for fallow deer.To ensure sustainability of habitats where populations of fallow deer are found in Turkey,we developed recommen-dations such as closuring human access of the 1st-degree Protection Area and reintroduction of the species to other potential habitats.

关 键 词：UNGULATES Fallow deer MAXENT Wildlife reserve area Düzlerçamı Antalya Turkey 

分 类 号：Q958.1[生物学—动物学]