Effect of agricultural landscape diversity on mammalian wild animal species diversity: Case of Atabey plain

Abstract

This study aimed to determine effect of Isparta-Atabey Lowlands agricultural landscape diversity on large mammal species diversity. Studies which focus on especially small mammals and natural areas, measure effect of landscape diversity on habitat chose. Studies on mammalian wild animals and habitats were usually made in natural areas. In this study, the relationship between agricultural landscape diversity and species diversity of mammal wild animals was investigated. Atabey Lowland, positioned 15 km northeast to Isparta. Observations were executed in 30 of these sample grid squares. Track and sign counting method, habitats and vegetation datas were recorded conducted in these sample plots. Shannon-Wiener diversity index was used for wild mammalian species in sample plots. Multiple Linear Regression Analyzes use to explain agricultural landscape diversity and large mammal species diversity linkage. According to the analysis results, Area-weighted mean patch fractal dimension (AWMPFD) and Mean of patches size (MPS) has been found to be significantly effective at predicting mammal species diversity (R2 = 0,71). It has been identified, based in a sample area if increase of patch number and patch size ratio as much diversity as one another, diversity of mammal species is that increase (R= 0,84).

Keywords

• isparta-atabey
• tür çeşitliliği
• memeli yaban hayvanları
• peyzaj çeşitliliği
• isparta-atabey
• mammalian wild animals
• species diversity
• landscape diversity