Abstract
The raccoon dog is an invasive species in the Samara region. At present, this species is founded in the northern, north-western and western territories of the Samara region, and the most widely spread on Vasilyevsky Islands, near the Rozhdestveno village, in floodplain areas of the national park Samarskaya Luka. According to some authors data, this species may be able to be cause damage to game species, due to its impact on the number of waterfowl. In the Samara region the impact of this predator on hunting species are not mentioned, but a comprehensive study of the behavior, distribution, ecology of the species and its impact on native ecosystems are required. This article describes a study on raccoon dogs mediated communication which was carried out by detailed method of tracking animals winter footprints in the national park Samarskaya Luka in the snow season at 20092015. The dynamics of communicative behavior of raccoon dog at 20092015 is presented. One of the main factors influencing on animals behavior is a snow cover. For the detailed analysis Bodmans index of weather rigidity was applied, using data of the air temperature and wind speed. The data which show differences in behavioral activity of raccoon dogs males and females depending on the weather conditions are presented.
Highlights
The article deals with the issue of the need to preserve the wetlands of Samara region
The authors study a list of plants growing on the territory of the wetland nature monuments in Samara region and being of particular environmental and phytogeographical interest
Postgraduate student of the Chair of Ecology, Botany and Nature Protection Samara National Research University, Samara (Russia)
Summary
I.V. Kazantsev, candidate of biological sciences, dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Samara (Russia) S.A. Senator, candidate of biological sciences, senior researcher of the Laboratory of Problems of Phytodiversity Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Togliatti (Russia)
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