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We investigated the habitat use characteristics of takin in Wanglang and Xiaohegou Nature Reserves to detect whether takin has the different habitat use patterns in different environments. We found that takin has similarities and differences in habitat use in these two nature reserves. Takin at Wanglang usually used the habitats with greater bamboo coverage and bamboo density, whereas takin at Xiaohegou usually used the habitats with a lower canopy. The results of a logistic regression analysis showed that bamboo density, herb-cover proportion, and tree size contributed significantly to the difference between takin plots at Wanglang and Xiaohegou, with an overall correct prediction rate of 92.3%, indicating that these are the main factors discriminating habitat use characteristics of takin in these two nature reserves. Considering takin has different habitat use characteristics in different areas, different protection measures should be taken to protect different takin populations. Based on the habitat use characteristics of takin at Wanglang and Xiaohegou, we summarized adaptation of takin to environments as general adaptation, regional adaptation, and special adaptation.
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Kang, D., Li, S., Wang, X. et al. Comparative habitat use by takin in the Wanglang and Xiaohegou Nature Reserves. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 7860–7865 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1133-5
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