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Bayarbaatar, Buuvei

(M.S., W&FCON)

Project:

Calf survival and mortality of the saiga antelope in western Mongolia

Contact:

bbayarbabbayarba(at)nrc.umass.edu

Position

Wildlife Biologist, Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Support:

Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Network
EDGE Fellow Program, Zoological Society of London

Web links:

http://www.wcs.org/where-we-work/asia/mongolia.aspx
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=62
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/conservation/buuveibaatar_bayarbaatar.php
http://www.saiga-conservation.com/

Project abstract:

Mongolian saiga (Saiga tatarica mongolica) are one of the last great migratory species of Asia, but their population size and range have declined dramatically during the past half-century. Yet saiga antelope have great recovery potential, with high fecundity and regular rates of twinning. Understanding the effects of predation and other mortality factors on Mongolian saiga calves is critical to the long-term survival of the species. However, very little is known about adult survival and no information exists about calf survival or causes of mortality. We proposed a project to examine calf production, survival, and recruitment to understand of saiga demography by capturing, radiocollaring, and monitoring newborn saiga calves in western Mongolia.

Publications:

Young, J.K., K.M. Murray, S. Strindberg, B. Buuveibaatar and J. Berger. In press. Population estimates of Mongolian saiga: Implications for effective monitoring and population recovery. Oryx

Yoshihara Y, T. Ohkuro, B. Buuveibaatar, J. Undarmaa and K. Takeuchi. 2009. Pollinators are attracted to mounds created by burrowing animals (marmots) in a Mongolian grassland. Journal of Arid Environments.
DOI 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.06.002

Yoshihara Y, T. Ohkuro, B. Buuveibaatar, J. Undarmaa and K. Takeuchi. 2009. Clustered animal burrows yield higher spatial heterogeneity. Plant Ecology.
DOI 10.1007/s11258-009-9636-x

Yoshihara Y, B. Chimeddorj and B. Buuveibaatar. 2009. Heavy grazing constraints on foraging behavior of Mongolian livestock. Grassland Science. 55:29-35.

Yoshihara Y, T. Ohkuro, B. Buuveibaatar, K. Takeuchi. 2009. Effects of disturbance by Siberian marmots (Marmota sibirica) on spatial heterogeneity of vegetation at multiple spatial scales. Grassland Science. 56:89-95.

Berger, J., K.M. Berger, S. Bergen, B. Buuveibaatar, A. Fine, B. Lkhagvasuren, J.K. Young, and P. Zahler. 2008. Migration bottlenecks, climate, and the conservation of Pleistocene Relicts in Central Asia. The Open Conservation Biology Journal. 2:9-10.

Ito, T. Y., A. Okada, B. Buuveibaatar, B. Lhagvasuren, S. Takatsuki, A. Tsunekawa. 2008. One-sided barrier impact of an international railroad on Mongolian gazelles. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:940-943.

Yoshihara Y, B. Chimeddorj, B. Buuveibaatar, B. Lhagvasuren, and S. Takatsuki. 2008. Effects of livestock grazing on pollination on a steppe in eastern Mongolia. Biological Conservation. 141:2376-2386.