The currently recognized 15 species

The currently recognized 15 species of marmots (Ta-ble 1) are restricted to the northern hemisphere [1]. The habitats occupied by marmots range from small, widely scattered alpine meadows to the wide-spread steppe en-vironment. All species except M. bobak and M. monax are mountain dwellers [2]. Although habitat characteris-tics vary, they share the following major attributes: 1) meadow or grassland for foraging; 2) eastern to southern exposure where snow melts earlier than on northern or western exposures; 3) a moderate to steep slope that pro- vides good drainage; 4) a solid structure that supports a burrowing habit and often associated with rocks or talus; and 5) typically at high elevations, above or near timber-lines or if lower, in forest openings that may be of an-thropogenic origin [2].

Results (English) 1:

The currently recognized 15 species of marmots (Ta-ble 1) are restricted to the northern hemisphere [1]. The habitats occupied by marmots range from small, widely scattered alpine meadows to the wide-spread steppes en-vironment. All species except m. bobak and m. monax are mountain dwellers [2]. Although habitat characteris-tics vary, they share the following major attributes: 1) meadow or grassland for foraging; 2) eastern to southern exposure where snow melts earlier.now than on the northern or western 30; 3) a moderate to steep slope that pro-vides good drainage; 4) a solid structure that supports a burrowing habit and often associated with rocks or talus; and 5) typically at high elevations, above or near the timber-lines or if lower, in forest openings that may be of an-thropogenic origin [2].

Results (English) 2:

The Recognized currently 15 species of marmots (Ta ble 1) are restricted to the northern hemisphere [1]. The habitats occupied by marmots range from small, Widely scattered alpine meadows to the wide-spread steppe en-vironment. All species except M. Bobak and M. monax are mountain dwellers [2]. Although habitat characteris-tics vary, they share the following major attributes: 1) meadow or grassland for foraging; 2) eastern to southern exposure where snow melts Earlier than on northern or western exposures; 3) a moderate to steep slope that pro- vides good drainage; 4) a solid structure that supports a burrowing habit and Often associated with rocks or talus; and 5) typically at high elevations, above or near the timber-lines or if lower, in forest openings that may be of late-thropogenic origin [2].