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1 August 2007 Habitat Use by Introduced Raccoons and Native Raccoon Dogs in a Deciduous Forest of Japan
Fumie Okabe, Naoki Agetsuma
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Abstract

We investigated habitat use by introduced raccoons (Procyon lotor) and native raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides albus) in a northern deciduous forest of Japan to examine the relationship between the 2 species. Spatial and temporal habitat use in the forest was monitored using infrared-triggered cameras. We also surveyed environmental factors at 2 spatial scales: at the macrohabitat scale, we examined forest growth stage, forest fragmentation, and distance from a water source; at the microhabitat scale, we examined forest structure, understory vegetation, and beetle abundance. We then analyzed the relationship between environmental factors and habitat use by each species using generalized linear model. Except for fern coverage, most environmental factors at the micro- and macrohabitat scales had different effects on the habitat use of these species. Moreover, the degree of diurnal activity also differed between the species. These spatial and temporal differences in habitat use between raccoons and raccoon dogs provide further evidence that competition between these 2 species may be limited in this area.

Fumie Okabe and Naoki Agetsuma "Habitat Use by Introduced Raccoons and Native Raccoon Dogs in a Deciduous Forest of Japan," Journal of Mammalogy 88(4), 1090-1097, (1 August 2007). https://doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-117R2.1
Accepted: 1 December 2006; Published: 1 August 2007
KEYWORDS
alien species
competition
habitat use
Japan
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Procyon lotor
raccoon
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