狮子（ Panthera leo ）的社会结构受贝宁彭杰里生物保护区管理的影响。
Social structure of lions (Panthera leo) is affected by management in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Benin.
机构信息
Laboratory of Applied Ecology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney, United Kingdom.
出版信息
PLoS One. 2014 Jan 8;9(1):e84674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084674. eCollection 2014.
Lion populations have undergone a severe decline in West Africa. As baseline for conservation management, we assessed the group structure of lions in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve in Benin. This reserve, composed of one National Park and two Hunting Zones, is part of the WAP transboundary complex of protected areas. Overall mean group size was 2.6±1.7 individuals (n = 296), it was significantly higher in the National Park (2.7±1.7, n = 168) than in the Hunting Zones (2.2±1.5, n = 128). Overall adult sex ratio was even, but significantly biased towards females (0.67) in the National Park and towards males (1.67) in the Hunting Zones. Our results suggest that the Pendjari lion population is affected by perturbations, such as trophy hunting.
西非的狮子种群数量已经大幅减少。作为保护管理的基线，我们评估了贝宁彭杰里生物保护区的狮子群体结构。该保护区由一个国家公园和两个狩猎区组成，是跨边界保护区 WAP 综合体的一部分。总体平均群体规模为 2.6±1.7 个体（n=296），其中国家公园的群体规模（2.7±1.7，n=168）明显高于狩猎区（2.2±1.5，n=128）。总体上，成年雌雄比例相当，但在国家公园中雌性（0.67）明显偏多，而在狩猎区中雄性（1.67）偏多。我们的研究结果表明，彭杰里狮子种群受到了诸如狩猎等干扰的影响。
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