Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa
The Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa is a wild ungulate ubiquitous across the largest remaining temperate grasslands of Mongolia, Russia and China. The species is nomadic and ranges over long distances, resulting in widely fluctuating abundance in any given location. Therefore, a comprehensive a...
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| author | Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar Samantha Strindberg Barkhasbaatar Ariunbaatar Sodnompil Batdorj Tsogt Batzaya Tserendeleg Dashpurev Nandintsetseg Dejid Vadim E. Kirilyuk Thomas Mueller Galsandorj Naranbaatar Baatargal Otgonbayar Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba Jambalsuren Tsolmon Dorj Usukhjargal Ganbold Uuganbayar Kirk A. Olson |
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| description | The Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa is a wild ungulate ubiquitous across the largest remaining temperate grasslands of Mongolia, Russia and China. The species is nomadic and ranges over long distances, resulting in widely fluctuating abundance in any given location. Therefore, a comprehensive and range-wide survey is required to accurately estimate its global population size, but challenges are posed by the expansive geographical distribution and the political boundaries across the species’ vast range. To obtain an estimate of the total population, we compiled data from recent range-wide surveys. During 2019–2020, we estimated the population size in Mongolia by conducting line transect distance surveys and total counts, and by deriving numerical predictions for unsurveyed areas through data analysis. The gazelle's population in Russia was surveyed in 2020 across its summer range using simultaneous counts, transect surveys and expert knowledge. The distance sampling surveys in Mongolia revealed that slightly more than half of the gazelles along the transects were detected. Our assessment of the gazelle population, although probably an underestimate, suggests there are c. 2.14 million individuals in Mongolia and c. 30,000 in Russia. These results confirm that the Mongolian gazelle is the most abundant nomadic ungulate in the open plains across its range. However, to obtain more accurate estimates across all range states and effectively monitor the gazelle's population status, it is essential to implement standardized survey protocols that correct for imperfect detection. At present, the management of the Mongolian gazelle is inadequate, as there is a lack of regular monitoring to identify any adverse population changes that could necessitate conservation interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35a812b967444db7874b2fde8e1d97082024-04-15T09:21:28ZengCambridge University PressOryx0030-60531365-300811010.1017/S0030605323001515Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosaBayarbaatar Buuveibaatar0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-0745Samantha Strindberg1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4634-8593Barkhasbaatar Ariunbaatar2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7916-825XSodnompil Batdorj3Tsogt Batzaya4Tserendeleg Dashpurev5Nandintsetseg Dejid6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-3808Vadim E. Kirilyuk7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-3804Thomas Mueller8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7716Galsandorj Naranbaatar9https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2412-5011Baatargal Otgonbayar10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7933-725XEnkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba11https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1316-0591Jambalsuren Tsolmon12Dorj Usukhjargal13https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4166-6039Ganbold Uuganbayar14Kirk A. Olson15https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-3414Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, New York City, New York, USAWildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaInstitute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaKhustai National Park, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaKhustai National Park, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt (Main), GermanyInstitute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chita, Russia Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Nizhniy Tsasuchey, RussiaSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt (Main), Germany Department of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Main), GermanyInstitute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaInstitute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaWildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaWildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaKhustai National Park, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaKhustai National Park, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaWildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, USAThe Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa is a wild ungulate ubiquitous across the largest remaining temperate grasslands of Mongolia, Russia and China. The species is nomadic and ranges over long distances, resulting in widely fluctuating abundance in any given location. Therefore, a comprehensive and range-wide survey is required to accurately estimate its global population size, but challenges are posed by the expansive geographical distribution and the political boundaries across the species’ vast range. To obtain an estimate of the total population, we compiled data from recent range-wide surveys. During 2019–2020, we estimated the population size in Mongolia by conducting line transect distance surveys and total counts, and by deriving numerical predictions for unsurveyed areas through data analysis. The gazelle's population in Russia was surveyed in 2020 across its summer range using simultaneous counts, transect surveys and expert knowledge. The distance sampling surveys in Mongolia revealed that slightly more than half of the gazelles along the transects were detected. Our assessment of the gazelle population, although probably an underestimate, suggests there are c. 2.14 million individuals in Mongolia and c. 30,000 in Russia. These results confirm that the Mongolian gazelle is the most abundant nomadic ungulate in the open plains across its range. However, to obtain more accurate estimates across all range states and effectively monitor the gazelle's population status, it is essential to implement standardized survey protocols that correct for imperfect detection. At present, the management of the Mongolian gazelle is inadequate, as there is a lack of regular monitoring to identify any adverse population changes that could necessitate conservation interventions.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323001515/type/journal_articleDensity estimatesdistance samplingMongoliaMongolian gazellepopulation sizeProcapra gutturosaRussiatemperate grassland |
| spellingShingle | Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar Samantha Strindberg Barkhasbaatar Ariunbaatar Sodnompil Batdorj Tsogt Batzaya Tserendeleg Dashpurev Nandintsetseg Dejid Vadim E. Kirilyuk Thomas Mueller Galsandorj Naranbaatar Baatargal Otgonbayar Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba Jambalsuren Tsolmon Dorj Usukhjargal Ganbold Uuganbayar Kirk A. Olson Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa Oryx Density estimates distance sampling Mongolia Mongolian gazelle population size Procapra gutturosa Russia temperate grassland |
| title | Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa |
| title_full | Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa |
| title_short | Assessment of the global population size of the Mongolian gazelle Procapra gutturosa |
| title_sort | assessment of the global population size of the mongolian gazelle procapra gutturosa |
| topic | Density estimates distance sampling Mongolia Mongolian gazelle population size Procapra gutturosa Russia temperate grassland |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323001515/type/journal_article |
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