Naslov
The results of mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon Pall.) and axis deer (Axis axis Erx.) interaction with cultivated grasslands and the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) plantation in the Kalifront Hunting ground on the island of Rab.

Autori
Krapinec, Krešimir

Izvornik
Glasnik za šumske pokuse (0352-3861) 39 (2002); 1-41

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
mouflon; axis deer; preferability; Eu-Mediterranean; damage; preference ratio index; Fraxino orni-Quercetum ilicis H-ić/1956/1958; caryng capacity

Sažetak
The utilisation of cultivated grasslands and a plantation of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) in the southwest of the island of Rab, Croatia, by mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon) and (Axis axis [Cervus axis]) were studied.. at the time of the research, the game counted 99 heads per ha of cultivated grasslands, and 365 heads per ha of Jerusalem artichoke plantation. However, during the count, only 17 heads of game on the average were found in the grazing areas. With the absence of hunting, mouflon game formed one large herd 22 heads ond several smaller herds, which were concentrated mainly in one grassland area, while axis deer herds, amounting to 9 heads. Maximum per herd used both grasslands. It was observed that mouflon took the food from the storages by themselves, damaging the storages in the process. For this reason, food storages need to be protected with fences. During the research, neither mouflon nor axis deer consumed the provided hay, which means that game animals need not be additionally fed with bulky food in Eu-Mediterranean conditions since there was enough dry food in nature. Mouflon and axis deer used Jerusalem artichoke exclusively as forage and not for root tubers. In dry season (summer), Jerusalem artichoke was important forage plant in the hunting ground, with the most intensive grazing occurring in early June, while before June, game shows little interest in this plant species. At the beginning of June, game primarily bites off the terminal parts of the shoots ; however, with growing drought, they also eat the leaves.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Šumarstvo

POVEZANOST RADA