Feral horses (Equus caballus) as a component of protected steppe ecosystems in the Rostovskii Nature Reserve |
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| Authors: | Z. G. Prishutova |
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| Affiliation: | (1) US Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA;(2) Department of Geography, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1524, USA;(3) US Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA;(4) Department of Geography, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA;(5) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA |
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| Abstract: | Vegetation was considerably trampled throughout Vodnyi Island in the Rostovskii Nature Reserve in 2007 because of a high pasture load due to feral horses (0.15 horses/ha). Calculation of the food resources on the island, with its protection as part of a nature reserve taken into account, has shown that the herd size is 3.5 times larger than the maximum allowable value. |
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