Human, domestic animal, Caracal (Caracal caracal), and other wildlife species interactions in a Mediterranean forest landscape

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dc.contributor.authorÜnal, Yasin
dc.contributor.authorPekin, Burak K.
dc.contributor.authorOğurlu, İdris
dc.contributor.authorSüel, Halil
dc.contributor.authorKoca, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-21T15:54:10Z
dc.date.available2020-11-21T15:54:10Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.departmentİstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPresence of humans and domestic animal species are a common threat to wildlife in protected areas. Wildlife habitat has a particularly strong human presence in the Mediterranean Basin where human population density is high. However, relatively little is known on the interaction and impact of humans on wildlife in much of the Mediterranean region. In this study, we recorded the interactions among several important wildlife species, humans, and domestic animals in a forested Mediterranean landscape in southern Turkey using camera traps. We sought to understand how the presence of humans and domestic animals such as feral dogs (Canis familiaris) and livestock impacted the behavior of the main wildlife species in the region such as caracal (Caracal caracal), fallow deer (Dama dama), and wild boar (Sus scrofa). A total of 4209 photographs from 9 species were captured over a 154-week period. Data were analyzed for both monthly and daily co-occurrences among species using multivariate and univariate techniques. Cluster analyses revealed that while human, wild boar, and fallow deer co-occupied the same area and time, other wildlife species avoided areas used by humans, feral dogs, and livestock which tended to co-occur. Regression analyses revealed that caracal inhabited the same areas as wild boar and European hare (Lepus europaeus), but avoided areas visited by humans and fallow deer on a daily basis. These results suggest that while humans and feral dogs inhabit the same area as wildlife in the region, wildlife species including top predators such as caracal avoid localities recently visited by humans and feral dogs. As a consequence, increasing human activity and feral dog populations has the potential to impact foraging, resting, and hunting behavior of local wildlife and poses a threat to the continued existence of these species in the area. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.en_US
dc.description.sponsorship214O248 Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu, TÃœBITAK -- This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) with a grant number of 214O248. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. -- --en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10344-019-1343-xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1612-4642
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85076550273en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-019-1343-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11467/3776
dc.identifier.volume66en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000511488100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Wildlife Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCamera trapen_US
dc.subjectCaracal (Caracal caracal)en_US
dc.subjectMediterranean landscape, Turkeyen_US
dc.subjectWildlife-human interactionen_US
dc.titleHuman, domestic animal, Caracal (Caracal caracal), and other wildlife species interactions in a Mediterranean forest landscapeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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