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| Akbaba, B.; Ayas, Z. | |
| Camera trap study on inventory and daily activity patterns of large mammals in a mixed forest in north-western Turkey | |
| 2012 Mammalia (76): 43-48 | |
This study aimed to detect the presence and the daily activity patterns of large mammals in a mixed forest in north-western Turkey. Field studies were carried out at 21 camera trap stations with a total sampling effort of 1046 camera trap days, covering an area of approximately 70 km 2 between June 2009 and January 2010. Brown bear (_Ursus arctos_), wolf (_Canis lupus_), Eurasian lynx (_Lynx lynx_), red deer (_Cervus elaphus_), wild boar (_Sus scrofa_), red fox (_Vulpes vulpes_), European badger (_Meles meles_) and European hare (_Lepus europaeus_) were not known to be present in the area. European hare was the most captured species among the others and Eurasian lynx was the most captured carnivore. There was a positive relationship between spatial distributions and daily activity patterns of European hare and Eurasian lynx. European hare, Eurasian lynx and red fox were found to have nocturnal activity in the study area. The number of records between the activity classes (nocturnal and diurnal) did not differ for red deer and wolf. This study revealed the ecological importance of the area by determining both the species present in this area and their activity patterns. |
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