Analysis of the Effects of Prey, Competitors, and Human Activity on the Spatiotemporal Distribution of the Wolverine (<i>Gulo gulo</i>) in a Boreal Region of Heilongjiang Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how endangered carnivores partition spatiotemporal distribution in human-dominated landscapes is pivotal for mitigating biodiversity loss in climate-sensitive boreal ecosystems. Here, we used kernel density data derived from a 16-month camera-trap survey (140 UVL7 cameras), cold single-season (November-April) occupancy models, and MaxEnt 3.4.4 to identify the effects of biotic interactions, anthropogenic disturbance, and environmental factors on the spatiotemporal distribution of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) in Beijicun National Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang Province, China. We found that wolverines exhibited crepuscular activity patterns using night-time relative abundance index (NRAI) = 50.29% with bimodal peaks (05:00-07:00, 13:00-15:00), with dawn activity predominant

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467346 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature