Human activities and elevational constraints restrict ranging patterns of snub-nosed monkeys in a mountainous refuge

作     者：Pengzhen HUANG Kun BIAN Zhipang HUANG Qi Li Derek WDUNN Gu FANG Jiahui LIU Mengyao WANG Xianfeng YANG Ruliang PAN Cunlao GAO Kaichuang SI Baoguo LI Xiaoguang QI 

作者机构：Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal ConservationCollege of Life SciencesNorthwest UniversityXi’anChina Shaanxi Institute of ZoologyXi’anChina Zhouzhi National Nature ReserveXi’anChina Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and GeneticsChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingChina 

出 版 物：《Integrative Zoology》 (整合动物学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第16卷第2期

页      面：202-213页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 0905[农学-畜牧学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 071002[理学-动物学] 

基　　金：This study was supported by Promotional project for Innovation team,the Department of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Prov.China(2018TD-017) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31622053,31730104,31901083) the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M663796) the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB31020302) This research was conducted with approval from the animal care committee of the Wildlife Protection Society of China(SL-2012-42) the specialist committee of the National Forestry Administration of China(SFALHXZ-2012-2788) 

主　　题：elevational distribution food resources human activity Rhinopithecus roxellana satellite telemetry 

摘      要：Both natural conditions and anthropogenic factors affect the survivability,distribution,and population density of *** understand the extent and how these factors drive species distributions,a detailed description of animal movement patterns in natural habitats is *** this study,we used satellite telemetry to monitor elevational ranges favored by endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys(Rhinopithecus roxellana),in the Qinling Mountains,central *** investigated the abundance and distribution of food resources through sampling vegetation quadrats at different elevations and sampled anthropogenic activities using field *** results indicated that although there was no significant variation in food resources between low-(1500 m)and middle-elevations(1500–2200 m),monkeys were found most often in areas above 1500 m,where there was less anthropogenic development(*** and roads);however,monkeys rarely ranged above 2200 m and had limited food availability at this *** was limited human disturbance at this *** suggest that both human activity and ecological constraints(*** resources)have considerable effects on elevational use of *** in the Qinling *** study highlights the critical roles these factors can play in shaping the vertical distribution of high-altitude *** research provides useful insights for habitat-based conservation plans in which human disturbance management and habitat restoration should be prioritized.