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Zagorodniuk, I. 2023. Domestic and pet animals in natural and protected ecosystems. Novitates Theriologicae, 16: 10–20. http://doi.org/10.53452/nt1604

title

Domestic and pet animals in natural and protected ecosystems

author(s)

Igor Zagorodniuk (National Museum of Natural History, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-133X

abstract

The article considers the presence in natural ecosystems of a number of mammalian species that are directly or indirectly related to humans, primarily domestic animals and pets, as well as animals that are bred in cages or aviaries, kept in laboratories, zoos, and are part of other kinds of living collections. The presence of this group is often ignored when compiling fauna lists, studying natural communities, and describing the state of ecosystems, but in some cases their role is significant or even decisive. In particular, it is noteworthy in the context of maintaining the vegetation cover (primarily ungulates), regulating the structure of communities and trophic networks (primarily carnivores), assessing the system of competitive relations in communities and the spread of zoonoses (primarily rodents and bats). Seven groups of such animals have been identified in the Ukrainian fauna, including companions, pets, and farm animals kept on pasture, in cages, and in semifree conditions, as well as domestic and alien introduces species. Two to three examples of each group are given.

language

Ukrainian, with English summary

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date

online: 30.12.2023; print: 30.12.2023