Importance of mineral nutrition in the life caucasian chamois in the Sochi national park

Abstract

The trophic spectrum of wild hoofed animals Caucasus, mineral nutrition is important. As an experiment, 67 quarter forestry Adler, Sochi National Park, near the habitat of the сaucasian chamois was laid artificial source of salt. Materials for the study of the value of mineral nutrition of wild animals were the photos produced by the installation of the pilot area of automatic photo-recorder. Gathered for the annual period photographs were processed and systematized. The data allowed analyzing the dynamics of artificial source of salt visit.