Possible Reasons for the Decrease in the Abundance of the Musk Deer Moschus moschiferus L. (Cetartiodactyla, Moschidae) in the Ussuriysky Nature Reserve
M. V. Maslov, M. N. Litvinov, E. A. Litvinova, T. O. Markova
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Forty-five-year-long observations of variations in the musk deer abundance in the Ussurisky Nature Reserve are summarized. An analysis of winter route censuses (WRC) has made it possible to assume that these variations are related to the emergence of a new predator, the sable. The decrease in the musk deer abundance in the reserve occurred simultaneously with an increase in the sable abundance and a decrease in abundance of alternative food supplies for medium-sized and small predators. From the early 2000s to the present, the musk deer abundance in the reserve has remained at a level of only “presence” of the species in the fauna.
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Contemporary Problems of Ecology is a multidisciplinary periodical that publishes original works on the following subjects: theoretical and methodical issues of ecology, regional aspects of ecology, regional ecological disasters, structure and functioning of ecosystems, anthropogenic transformation of ecosystems. All basic aspects of modern ecology, including the most complicated interactions between living organisms and their environment, are presented. Some of the journal issues are dedicated to global changes in biological diversity at various levels of organization (populations, species, ecosystems) principles and methods of nature conservation.
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