Prediction of range expansion and estimation of dispersal routes of water deer ( Hydropotes inermis ) in the transboundary region between China, the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula
Prediction of range expansion and estimation of dispersal routes of water deer ( Hydropotes inermis ) in the transboundary region between China, the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula
Abstract Global changes may direct species expansion away from their current range. When such an expansion occurs, and a species colonizes a new region, it is important to monitor the habitat used by the species and use the information for updated management strategies. Water deer is listed as Vulnerable species in IUCN Red List and restricted to east central China and the Korean Peninsula. Since 2017 water deer has expanded its range towards northeast China and the Russian Far East. Our research focuses on data collected in northeast China and the Russian Far East during 2017-2021, with the purpose of providing support for a better understanding of habitat use and provide conservation suggestions. We used MaxEnt to model species niche and distribution and predict habitat suitability for water deer and applied the circuitscape to determine possible dispersal routes for the species. There is good quality habitat for water deer in the boundary area of the Yalu and Tumen River estuaries between China, North Korea, and the Russian Far East, as well as the east and west regions of the Korean Peninsula. Elevation, distance to cropland and water sources, and presence of wetlands were the variables that positively contributed to modelling the suitable habitats. Two possible dispersal routes were determined using the circuit theory, one was across the area from North Korea to the downstream Tumen transboundary region, and the other was across North Korea to the boundary region in China and along the tiger national park in northern China. A series of protected areas in North Korea, China, and Russia may support the dispersal of water deer. The establishment of a Northeast Asia landscape conservation network would help establish monitoring and conservation planning at a broad scale, and this study provides an example for the need for such a network
Mo Yongwon、Zhu Weihong、Borz¨|e Ama?l、Li Hailong、Lee Hang、Pandey Puneet、Darman Yury、Li Ying、Lee Dong Kun、Wang Tianming、Peng Yuxi、Sedash Gleb
Department of Forest Resources and Landscape Architecture, College of Life and Applied Sciences, Yeungnam UniversityCollege of Geography and Ocean Science, Yanbian University||National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory for Conservation Ecology in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National ParkLaboratory of Animal Behaviour and Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry UniversityCollege of Geography and Ocean Science, Yanbian University||National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory for Conservation Ecology in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National ParkTiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF), and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National UniversityTiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF), and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National UniversityAmur branch of World-Wide Fund for NatureTiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF), and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University||College of Geography and Ocean Science, Yanbian UniversityDepartment of Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering, Seoul National UniversityNational Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory for Conservation Ecology in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park||College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University||Northeast Tiger and Leopard Biodiversity National Observation and Research StationCollege of Geography and Ocean Science, Yanbian UniversityLand of the Leopard National Park
环境科学理论环境管理动物学
Water deerdispersal corridorspecies distribution modelconservation planningcircuit theory
Mo Yongwon,Zhu Weihong,Borz¨|e Ama?l,Li Hailong,Lee Hang,Pandey Puneet,Darman Yury,Li Ying,Lee Dong Kun,Wang Tianming,Peng Yuxi,Sedash Gleb.Prediction of range expansion and estimation of dispersal routes of water deer ( Hydropotes inermis ) in the transboundary region between China, the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-05-09].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.16.480706.点此复制
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