Status Evaluation of Corsac Fox (Canidae, Vulpes corsac)
Population in Dagestan

S. A. Plaksa^a, Yu. A. Yarovenko^a, and A. A. Gadzhiev^b

^aCaspian Institute of Biological Resources, Dagestan Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences,
ul. M. Gadzhieva 45, Makhachkala, 367000 Russia

^bMid-Caucasian Department for Environmental, Technological, and Nuclear Supervision,
ul. Petra I 19, Makhachkala, 367002 Russia

e-mail: splaksa@list.ru; yuriyarovenko@yandex.ru; duten@mail.ru

Received October 27, 2011

Abstract—Investigation into the population of corsac fox in Dagestan enabled us to identify the animal’s dis-
tribution, habitat, home ranges, forage base, and population size dynamics. A significant correlation has been
established between the population size of corsac fox, annual precipitation, and the number of grazing live-
stock. Limiting factors that determine the population status of the corsac fox are studied.

Keywords: corsac fox, habitats, arid ecosystems, population size, forage

DOI: 10.1134/S207909611302008X

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