Distribuion and status of Menzbier’s marmot population in the Akbulak River Basin. Rasprostranenie i sostoyanie tchilennosti sourka Menzbira v basse?ne p. Akboulak. [Répartition et statut de la population de marmotte menzbier du bassin de la rivière Akboulak].

Résumé

"As the Akbulak river basin is a difficult of access area, its fauna is understudied. Marmot is one of its rare representatives. An area on the left bank of the Akbulak river was under study from July 19 to August 10, 2002. 18 transects (walking and horse-riding) with a total length of 110 km were established. A total area occupied by marmots, their altitudal distribution, number and composition of their population were defined in seven tracts. This study was supported by GEF and WB. In general, status of marmot population on the left bank of the Akbulak river is satisfactory. Tract Area (Km2) Inhabited holes Total animals Including (individuals/%) Density of population (per 1 Km2) Lower isohypse Mature One year old Under one year Chalmansay 7.6 19 54 38/70.4 8/14.8 8/14.8 7.1 2200 Aksham 10.5 9 25 18/2.0 4/16.0 3/12.0 2.6 2600 Turasav 5.6 12 40 26/65.0 8/20.0 6/15.0 7.1 2600 Akbulak 15.0 12 34 24/70.6 6/17.7 4/11.8 2.3 2500 Davansay 2.8 2 4 4/100 1.4 Arpapaya 2.8 3 6 6/100 2.1 2700 Koshmansay 4.0 4 11 8/72.7 2/18.2 1/9.1 2.8 2700 In general, status of marmot population on the left bank of the Akbulak river is satisfactory."