海南坡鹿围栏种群动态与食物资源关系的初步分析

1986年海南省大田国家级自然保护区在境内设立面积为95公顷的围栏,将86只海南坡鹿分隔成一个孤立的种群。经过3个繁殖年度,种群发展到158只。随着种群数量的增加,坡鹿采食植物的种类密度、高度和频率均明显减少,而坡鹿不食的植物种类则明显增加。种群出生率和年度增长率随种群数量增加而逐年降低,而种群死亡率却有增加趋势。种群密度过高产生的拥挤效应和食物资源不足是造成种群出生率和年度增长率下降的主要原因。本文还就保护区应采取的管理措施,提出了相应的建议。     

海南坡鹿种群生活史特征及种群动态趋势预测

本文应用生命表和Leslie矩阵等生活史常规研究方法,分析了生存于海南邦溪自然保护区的国家I级珍稀濒危哺乳动物海南坡鹿种群的年龄结构、特定年龄存活率、特定年龄繁殖率、初次产仔年龄、产仔季节、性比、寿命等重要生活史特征,并预测其种群动态趋势.邦溪海南坡鹿种群平均寿命4.6岁,雌性平均寿命略高于雄性,分别为4.7岁,4.4岁;雌性平均初次产仔年龄为24月龄;雌性平均性成熟年龄为16月龄;雌性最长繁殖寿命为8.5岁,雄性最长繁殖寿命约为4岁;成年雌性平均一年一胎,胎仔数为1;新生幼仔数量雄性大于雌性,性比为1.33∶1;种群动态生命表的分析结果表明,各年龄段雄性存活率高于雌性.幼体(0～2岁)死亡数雌性高于雄性,壮年成体(3～8岁)死亡数雄性高于雌性,老体(9岁～)死亡数两性几乎相等.雌性幼体受到较强的自然选择作用,体弱个体被淘汰;壮年雄体为繁殖付出较高的代价,死亡个体数量较高.Leslie矩阵预测结果表明,如果影响出生率和死亡率的因子不变,种群数量将逐年增长,周限增长率为λ≈1.011; 种群内禀增长率r≈0.012;种群世代增长率R0 ≈1.06;世代长度T≈5.12年.产仔时间为秋季与冬季,春、夏季节不产仔,此为适应海南岛独特的热带环境选择压力的结果.     

海南坡鹿种群发展动态与保护建议

就地保护的海南坡鹿种群分布于海南大田国家级自然保护区,有野生和半野放两种类型,其中野生种群个体数量为65头,在1986～1992年间年均增长率为2.0%;半野放种群个体数量为1093头,同期年均增长率为22.4%.迁地保护的海南坡鹿的分布种群有野放、半野放和圈养等3种类型,种群个体数量分别为524、337和86头.野放种群个体已有产仔现象;海南邦溪自然保护区的半野放种群在1994～2004年间的年均增长率为18.9%;枫木鹿场的圈养种群同期年均增长率为12.4%.目前,半野放是就地保护的主要方式;而野放是迁地保护的主要方式.应该注重发展迁地保护的半野放种群及其栖息地.对坡鹿的就地保护和迁地保护提出了一些建议.     

标记重捕法对模式产地霸王岭睑虎种群资源调查

霸王岭睑虎Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis是海南岛特有种,自2002年被命名以来,因种群数量小、分布区窄、栖息地破碎化等因素被《中国生物多样性红色名录》列为易危(VU)等级,种群资源现状尚不清楚。2018年7—8月,根据霸王岭睑虎种群分布,在模式产地霸王岭国家级自然保护区内选择了2个样区,首次采用植入电子标签的标记重捕法对种群密度、性比、窝卵数、成幼比等开展调查,并比较了雌雄个体的形态特征。结果显示:样区A种群密度为846只/hm^2,性比1.6∶1,成幼比7∶1;样区B种群密度为591只/hm 2,性比1.2∶1,成幼比10∶1。窝卵数为1~3枚,87%的窝卵数为2枚。身体量度特征(除吻长外)在两性间差异无统计学意义。研究结果进一步补充了霸王岭睑虎的基础生态学资料,可为资源状况评估和保护提供依据。此外,本研究证实了植入电子标签是对睑虎属Goniurosaurus物种野外标记研究的一种简单、有效的方法,可对动物进行长期标记。     

海南南湾猕猴种群增长的研究

对海南南湾猕猴１９６５～１９９４年间的种群动态和雌性猴生命表的研究表明,该种群年均增长率为９．７％,１９８７年后种群增长率和繁殖率有所下降,猴群中非成年猴比例已不足５０％。半驯化雌性猴的逐年存活率到１７岁仍达０．５８,通过对存活曲线和寿命期望曲线的分析,南湾雌猴寿命可达３３～３８岁。婴猴死亡率较低、成年猴死亡率较高,存活曲线属Ⅰ形即凸形。研究表明静态生命表编制方法不适于灵长类,在建立标准化存活曲线时应考虑种群综合死亡系数。猕猴通过存活率、繁殖率、群体结构变化等社群调节机制达到种群平衡。对南湾猕猴近年内每年可捕捉利用１００～１５０只左右,１０岁以上的猴应占５０％以上,在不影响种群遗传多样性水平上,可适当多捕一些成年雄猴。     

广西龙虎山猕猴种群生态特征

１９８８～１９９５年,采用定点观察法和绝对计数与相对计数结合法对龙虎山猕猴种群生态作了调查研究。１９９０年核心区有猕猴１４群,５００只左右,猴群密度１．６群／ｋｍ２,种群密度５５．６只／ｋｍ２．猴群大小平均３３．８±２３．１（ｎ＝６）只。一般每隔４～５年分群一次,猴群群体年均增长率１４．８％,种群年均增长率为９．７％。猴群中成年猴性比为７．６±６．５（ｎ＝１２）,１～３岁组的性比为０．７４±０．６１（ｎ＝４）,群内未成年猴比例为６７．７±３．１％（ｎ＝１２）。发情交配期最早１１月１２日,最晚次年１月２０日,高峰期１２月上旬,持续３个月．产仔期最早４月１日,最晚８月１４日,高峰期５月上旬,持续时间４个半月．繁殖率４５．５％～１００％,平均７５．４±１３．２％（ｎ＝２１）。新生猴死亡率较低,新生猴性比（雌：雄）平均０．７４±０．３４（ｎ＝５）。     

海南坡鹿(Cervus eldi hainanus)的食性研究

1986年9月至1987年7月作者在海南省大田保护区面积约95公顷的封闭性围栏内,随机设立灌木及草本植物样方各39个。检查了296个坡鹿的采食场。结果表明坡鹿采食灌木31种,草本43种。x~2检验证明,坡鹿喜欢在中生性热带草食生境中采食,避开砂生灌丛林生境。坡鹿对植物种类及取食部位具有明显的选择,这种选择有季节变化。坡鹿的采食频率与喜食不完全一致。采食频率高的植物并不一定是坡鹿最喜食的,但这些植物对坡鹿的生存具有重要意义。     

湖北石首麇鹿国家级自然保护区麇鹿种群动态

为实现麇鹿回归大自然的目标,1993年和1994年,湖北石首麋鹿国家级自然保护区（以下简称石首麋鹿保护区）分别从北京麋鹿苑引入麋鹿30头（8♂,22♀）和34头（10♂,24♀）建立了繁殖种群。自2000年6月开始,作者每月一次（7—10d）实地监测石首麇鹿保护区内、外的麋鹿种群动态。到2006年产仔季节结束后,该保护区内的麋鹿种群达522头,2006年产仔前性比为1：1．22。用指数增长模型拟合种群增长曲线,1998年后石首麋鹿保护区内的麋鹿种群呈指数增长（Nt=84e^0.226t）,其瞬时增长率为0．226;1998年夏季长江暴发特大洪灾,石首麇鹿保护区内的部分麋鹿逃逸到长江南岸,形成了自然野化麋鹿种群。该自然野化种群比保护区内麇鹿种群增长快,其瞬时增长率达到0．267。湖北石首和江苏大丰两个国家级自然保护区内麋鹿种群的出生率和增长率差异显著,而两地的死亡率无显著差异。石首麋鹿保护区内的麋鹿种群年均出生率（26．8％,P=0．010）和年均增长率（21．7％,P=0．038）均显著地高于江苏大丰国家级自然保护区内麇鹿种群的年均出生率（21．6％）和年均增长率（17．0％）。由于生境退化和人为干扰,当前石首麋鹿保护区内的麋鹿种群增长已开始出现密度制约迹象,亟待采取有效措施来改善麋鹿的生存繁衍条件[动物学报53（6）：947—952,2007]。     

景观变化对海南坡鹿栖息地分布的影响

利用20世纪50和80年代海南坡鹿(Cervus eldi hainanus)的分布数据,构建栖息地分布模型和栖息地变化模型,分析了主要景观及其分布变化对上述2个时期坡鹿适宜栖息地的影响,并对景观因素变化对栖息地分布变化产生的影响进行了评价。结果表明:50年代海南坡鹿的适宜栖息地分布与林地面积比率、斑块丰富度显著正相关,而与林地边缘密度呈显著负相关;80年代其适宜栖息地分布则与斑块丰富度呈显著负相关,与林地边缘密度呈显著正相关;道路密度也影响本时期坡鹿适宜栖息地的分布。草地转化为林地的比率、道路密度变化率、草地转化为农田的比率、林地和草地转换为居民地的比率均对海南坡鹿的栖息地分布变化具有重要影响。研究表明,坡鹿栖息地的分布受到景观变化的重要影响,而人类活动干扰则是适宜栖息地丧失的重要因素。     

湖北石首麋鹿国家级自然保护区麋鹿种群动态

为实现麋鹿回归大自然的目标,1993年和1994年,湖北石首麋鹿国家级自然保护区(以下简称石首麋鹿保护区)分别从北京麋鹿苑引入麋鹿30头(8♂,22♀)和34头(10♂,24♀)建立了繁殖种群。自2000年6月开始,作者每月一次(7-10d)实地监测石首麋鹿保护区内、外的麋鹿种群动态。到2006年产仔季节结束后,该保护区内的麋鹿种群达522头,2006年产仔前性比为1∶1.22。用指数增长模型拟合种群增长曲线,1998年后石首麋鹿保护区内的麋鹿种群呈指数增长(Nt=84e0.226t),其瞬时增长率为0.226;1998年夏季长江暴发特大洪灾,石首麋鹿保护区内的部分麋鹿逃逸到长江南岸,形成了自然野化麋鹿种群。该自然野化种群比保护区内麋鹿种群增长快,其瞬时增长率达到0.267。湖北石首和江苏大丰两个国家级自然保护区内麋鹿种群的出生率和增长率差异显著,而两地的死亡率无显著差异。石首麋鹿保护区内的麋鹿种群年均出生率(26.8%,P=0.010)和年均增长率(21.7%,P=0.038)均显著地高于江苏大丰国家级自然保护区内麋鹿种群的年均出生率(21.6%)和年均增长率(17.0%)。由于生境退化和人为干扰,当前石首麋鹿保护区内的麋鹿种群增长已开始出现密度制约迹象,亟待采取有效措施来改善麋鹿的生存繁衍条件。     

海南大田国家级自然保护区海南坡鹿容纳量的研究

以坡鹿采食的植物资源贮量及坡鹿日采食量的方法，估测海南大田国家级自然保护区的坡鹿容纳量，围栏内的坡鹿容纳量是每公顷１．０１－１．４２只，围栏外每公顷１．４０－１．８５只，在这一密度下，种群数量保持稳定，种群增长率等于零，为尽快增加种群数量改变坡鹿的濒危状态，应将坡鹿的数量控制在１／２容纳量以内，即围栏内容纳１５２－２１３只，围栏外容纳６９０－９０９只，应尽快扩大围栏面积并严格控制割取鹿茸的雄鹿比例     

海南坡鹿(Cervus eldi hainanus)集群习性的研究

本文根据野外累积观察到的852群海南坡鹿的集群情况,结出了鹿群在全年各月份的平均大小及方差等统计数据,分析了各种类型的鹿群,并对各月份鹿群平均大小之间是否存在差异进行了方差分析和多重比较。鹿群的大小存在着季节性变化,各类型鹿群在不同季节所占比例及其稳定性均存在差异。繁殖周期、植被的季节性变化及鹿群的类型是影响鹿群集群变化的重要因素。本文还就坡鹿的集群习性及其保护管理工作提出建议。     

海南坡鹿（Cervus eldi hainanus）仔鹿对卧息地的选择

1986年和1987年的10月至12月共发现14个海南坡鹿仔鹿的卧息地。研究表明,仔鹿对卧息地的选择不受母鹿影响。在保护区围栏内的多种栖息地中,仔鹿对次生落叶季雨林白下的茅、黄茅草坡有明显偏爱,有12个卧息地被发现于这种环境中。该环境在每10平方米面积内约有1—2株小乔木,30一60株灌木,草本植物高于50厘米,通视条件良好。仔鹿对卧息地的选择似乎与水源无关,但不能排除风向对仔鹿选择卧息地坡向有所影响。适当地清除过于密集的灌丛,有利于仔鹿栖息。     

Early survival in roe deer: causes and consequences of cohort variation in two contrasted populations

Time- and sex-specific summer survival of roe deer fawns was estimated using capture-mark-recapture methods in two enclosed populations living in contrasting conditions. The population of Trois Fontaines (eastern France) was roughly constant in size throughout the study period, while in Chizé (western France), the population experienced frequent summer droughts and numbers decreased continuously during the study. Early survival of fawns was low and highly variable over the years at both Chizé and Trois Fontaines, and demonstrated marked variations between cohorts that need to be taken into account when modelling roe deer population dynamics. In Trois Fontaines, fawn survival was positively correlated with early body growth and total rainfall in May and June. In Chizé, fawn survival decreased with increasing density and tended to increase with increasing rainfall in May and June and adult female body mass. These factors explained more than 75% of the variability in early survival observed in both populations. Variation between cohorts had different consequences for the two populations. At Trois Fontaines, cohort variation was limited to a numerical effect on early survival. However at Chizé, cohort variation was long-lasting and affected the phenotypic quality of survivors at later ages, and thereby future survival and breeding abilities (both numerical and quality effects). Male and female fawns had similar survival over their first summer in both populations. This result contrasts with the lower survival of young males often observed in ungulates. Two ultimate causes can be proposed to account for the low and variable survival of roe deer fawns over the first summer: the high energy expenditures incurred by does during each breeding attempt and/or the low absolute body size of newborn roe deer fawns. Received: 28 April 1997 / Accepted: 14 July 1997     

Survival and fidelity of an enclosed white-tailed deer population using capture–recapture-reporting data

The number of animal populations enclosed by impermeable fences has increased, which poses issues related to the behavior of individuals and populations. Despite the increased number of fenced enclosures, there is a paucity of survival and fidelity data on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from fenced enclosures. Therefore, we examined marked deer recaptures and resightings over 13 years for an enclosed population of white-tailed deer in Oklahoma, USA, to estimate survival and fidelity parameters. We found that a step model was the best model of survival for both sexes. Survival of females and males was greater after hunting was suspended. Average female survival was 77% before hunting was suspended but increased to 98% after. Male survival was also greater after (99%) hunting was suspended compared to before (58%). Females exhibited greater site fidelity (84–94%) than males for all age groups except old individuals, which showed similar site fidelities for males and females. Fidelity was highest for old males (85%), followed by adult (74%), fawn (61%), and yearling males (56%). Our high-tensile electric fence allowed management goals to be achieved through increased survival while potentially maintaining genetic diversity through the exchange of limited numbers of individuals from surrounding areas. However, if the goal is to confine deer to limit disease spread or protect sensitive areas (e.g., airports) from deer encroachment, then other fence designs may be necessary, because our fence was not completely effective at controlling deer movements for these purposes.     

饲养林麝的种群特征和幼麝的存活研究

对饲养在上海崇明岛东平林场的林麝种群特征以及1998～2000 年间该种群所出生的74 只幼麝存活情况进行分析研究。结果表明: 该林麝种群中能繁殖的个体占51.1 % , 种群数量逐渐增长。种群存活率曲线呈C 型,说明林麝的死亡主要发生在幼麝时期。从不同年龄段性比变化来看, 初生幼麝的性比接近1∶1 , 由于雌幼麝比雄幼麝具有更高的存活率( P < 0.05) , 进入亚成体以后雄性比例逐渐下降, 显示幼麝时期存在偏雄性死亡。早出生幼麝的存活率明显高于晚出生幼麝( P < 0.05) 。引起幼麝死亡的主要原因是疾病(45. 9 %) 。     

Spatial variation in springtime food resources influences the winter body mass of roe deer fawns

It is well established that the dynamics of mammalian populations vary in time, in relation to density and weather, and often in interaction with phenotypic differences (sex, age and social status). Habitat quality has recently been identified as another significant source of individual variability in vital rates of deer, including roe deer where spatial variations in fawn body mass were found to be only about a tenth of temporal variations. The approach used was to classify the habitat into blocks a priori, and to analyse variation in animal performance among the predefined areas. In a fine-grained approach, here we use data collected over 24 years on 1,235 roe deer fawns captured at known locations and the plant species composition sampled in 2001 at 578 sites in the Chizé forest to determine the spatial structure at a fine scale of both vegetation and winter body mass of fawns, and then to determine links between the two. Space and time played a nearly equal role in determining fawn body masses of both sexes, each accounting for about 20% of variance and without any interaction between them. The spatial distribution of fawn body mass was perennial over the 24 years considered and predicted values showed a 2 kg range according to location in the reserve, which is much greater than suggested in previous work and is enough to have strong effects on fawn survival. The spatial distribution and the range of predicted body masses were closely similar in males and females. The result of this study is therefore consistent with the view that the life history traits of roe deer are only weakly influenced by sexual selection. The occurrence of three plant species that are known to be important food items in spring/summer roe deer diets, hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), bluebell (Hyacinthoides sp.) and Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum sp.) was positively related to winter fawn body mass. The occurrence of species known to be avoided in spring/summer roe deer diets [e.g. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) and beech (Fagus sylvatica)], was negatively related to fawn body mass. We conclude that the spatial variation in the body mass of fawns in winter in this forest is as important as the temporal variation, and that the distribution of plant species that are actively selected during spring and summer is an important determinant of spatial variation in winter fawn body mass. The availability of these plants is therefore likely to be a key factor in the dynamics of roe deer populations.     

Culling Versus Density Effects in Management of a Deer Population

Abstract: Wildlife managers often manipulate hunting regulations to control deer populations. However, few empirical studies have examined the level of hunting effort (hunter-days) required to limit population growth and demographic effects through harvesting of females. Moreover, the relative importance of density effects on population growth has not been quantified. We reconstructed a sika deer [Cervus nippon] population over a period of 12 years (1990–2001) using age- and sex-specific harvest data. Using cohort analysis, we analyzed population dynamics, focusing on 1) the relationship between hunting effort and hunting-induced mortality rate, 2) relative contributions of hunting mortality and recruitment of yearlings to annual changes in population growth rate, and 3) annual variation in recruitment rate. Population size increased until 1998 and declined thereafter. The population growth rate changed more in response to annual changes in recruitment rate than hunting mortality rate. Temporal variation in recruitment rate was not controlled by birth rate alone; direct density dependence, intensities of hunting mortality for fawns, and for females (≥2 yr of age), which accounted for the fawn survival rate, were required as factors to explain temporal variation. Density effects on the recruitment rate were not strong enough to regulate the population within the study period; high hunting mortality, with intensive female harvesting, was necessary to prevent population growth. Hunting effort was a good predictor of the hunting mortality rate, and female harvest had a negative effect on the recruitment rate through fawn survival. We suggest that >3,500 hunter-days and prioritization of female harvesting are required to prevent increases in this deer population.