Abstract Populations of rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) increasingly occur in urbanizing areas of the Palestinian West Bank, and throughout the Middle East, in part due to construction methods that create rock piles that shelter hyraxes. We quantified activity densities of the hyraxes, environmental variables, and plant cover at four sites that differ in urbanization. The highest numbers occurred in the most urban site and peaked in June and October, with hyraxes traveling farther distances from their dens late in the season (October). Sites with higher activity densities of hyraxes had higher vapor pressures, signifying more mesic conditions. Thus, urbanization aids the expansion of hyraxes.

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在巴勒斯坦西岸人类主导的景观中，岩蹄兔 (Procavia capensis) 的斑块使用和选址

摘要 石蹄兔 (Procavia capensis) 的种群越来越多地出现在巴勒斯坦西岸和整个中东的城市化地区，部分原因是建造石堆的施工方法可以庇护蹄兔。我们量化了四个不同城市化地点的蹄兔活动密度、环境变量和植物覆盖。数量最多的发生在大多数城市地区，并在 6 月和 10 月达到顶峰，蹄兔在季节后期（10 月）从它们的巢穴移动更远的距离。蹄兔活动密度较高的地点有较高的蒸气压，这意味着更温和的条件。因此，城市化有助于蹄兔的扩张。