Diet-induced microbial adaptation process of red deer (Cervus elaphus) under different introduced periods.

ABSTRACT: Insufficient prey density is a major factor hindering the recovery of the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), and to effectively restore the Amur tiger, red deer (Cervus elaphus) was released into the Huangnihe National Nature Reserve of Northeast China as the main reinforcement. Differences in feeding and synergistic changes caused by the intestinal microbial communities could impact the adaptation of wildlife following reintroductions into field environments. We analyzed the foraging changes in shaping the intestinal microbial community of the red deer after being released to the Huangnihe National Nature Reserve and screened the key microbial flora of the red deer when processing complex food resources. The feeding and intestinal microbial communities of the red deer wer

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632493 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature