Non-invasive Genetic Sampling of Snow Leopards and Other Mammalian Predators in the Annapurna and Sagarmatha Regions of Nepal

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/22:10468078

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-11355-0_7" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-11355-0_7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11355-0_7" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-031-11355-0_7</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Non-invasive Genetic Sampling of Snow Leopards and Other Mammalian Predators in the Annapurna and Sagarmatha Regions of Nepal

Original language description

Snow leopard is threatened particularly by habitat loss, reduction in the availability of prey, conflict with herders, and poaching in connection with traditional Asian medicine. Therefore, an effective conservation strategy for snow leopard is needed. For this, however, we need estimates of its abundance and map of its spatial distribution. The problem is that because of the rugged and practically inaccessible terrain inhabited by snow leopards, its elusive nature and low population densities, there is very little information on its distribution and population status. Thus, in order to supplement conventional techniques, like surveying for signs of its presence, a more effective method is needed to ensure the long-term survival of this endangered felid. Non-invasive genetic sampling and molecular scatology are emerging and promising scientific techniques for sampling mammals. Their benefit is that the target species never has to be directly observed or handled, as the most commonly samples are their hairs and scats. However, the collecting of scat samples of a focal species in the field is subject to a high degree of misidentification as they can often belong to other species. Therefore, genetic analysis of DNA extracted from scat samples must be used. Here we study the distribution and population size of snow leopards based on the genetic identification of scat.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

C - Chapter in a specialist book

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Book/collection name

Snow Leopards in Nepal

ISBN

978-3-031-11354-3

Number of pages of the result

15

Pages from-to

161-176

Number of pages of the book

211

Publisher name

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Place of publication

Switzerland

UT code for WoS chapter

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