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As part of a larger project to examine the richness and distribution of wildlife in Kumtag Desert area,we conducted camera trapping surveys during the period 20
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Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091
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As part of a larger project to examine the richness and distribution of wildlife in Kumtag Desert area,we conducted camera trapping surveys during the period 2010-2012 at seven watering sites in an arid region of the Altun Mountains in west China.Information on activity patts of the wild bactrian camel (Camelus ferus),kiang (Equus kiang),goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa),argali (Ovis ammon),blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur),red fox (Vulpes vulpes),and wolf (Canis lupus) was obtained.We found that the wild camel,kiang,goitered gazelle,argall,and blue sheep were predominanrly dial at watering sites,whereas red fox and wolf were noctal.Five herbivores partitioned the use of watering sites in a temporal manner to minimize the risk of predation by civores.The wild camel was the dominant herbivorous species at the watering sites.The kiang,goitered gazelle,argali,and blue sheep displayed adaptive water use by altering spatial or temporal patts based on the presence or absence of wild camel,to minimize the risk of interspecific strife.These results are suggestive of the differences in activity patts that might modulate water partitioning by different species,and provide insights for the development of conservation strategies for integrated species and decisions regarding water development in the Altun Mountains.
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