Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Seveque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

Ecological traits and the spatial structure of competitive coexistence among carnivores

P Monterroso, F Díaz‐Ruiz, PM Lukacs, PC Alves… - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Competition is a widespread interaction among carnivores, ultimately manifested through
one or more dimensions of the species' ecological niche. One of the most explicit …

Fido, Fluffy, and wildlife conservation: The environmental consequences of domesticated animals

WM Twardek, KS Peiman, AJ Gallagher… - Environmental …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Humans have created a strong relationship with cats and dogs by domesticating them.
Whether owned by a human or living feral, modern domestic cats and dogs interact …

Effects of human impacts on habitat use, activity patterns and ecological relationships among medium and small felids of the Atlantic Forest

P Cruz, ME Iezzi, C De Angelo, D Varela, MS Di Bitetti… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Competition theory and niche theory suggest that two morphologically similar species may
coexist by reducing the overlap of at least one dimension of their ecological niche. The …

Ecological correlates of the spatial co‐occurrence of sympatric mammalian carnivores worldwide

CL Davis, LN Rich, ZJ Farris, MJ Kelly… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of local mammalian carnivore communities has far‐reaching effects on
terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. To better understand how carnivore communities are …

Hunting, exotic carnivores, and habitat loss: anthropogenic effects on a native carnivore community, Madagascar

ZJ Farris, CD Golden, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The wide-ranging, cumulative, negative effects of anthropogenic disturbance, including
habitat degradation, exotic species, and hunting, on native wildlife has been well …

The role of human outdoor recreation in shaping patterns of grizzly bear-black bear co-occurrence

A Ladle, R Steenweg, B Shepherd, MS Boyce - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Species' distributions are influenced by a combination of landscape variables and biotic
interactions with other species, including people. Grizzly bears and black bears are …

Threats to a rainforest carnivore community: A multi-year assessment of occupancy and co-occurrence in Madagascar

ZJ Farris, BD Gerber, K Valenta, R Rafaliarison… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PA) aim to eliminate many of the threats that species face on the greater
landscape. In the last three decades, PA's have expanded considerably; however …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring and interpreting spatiotemporal interactions between native and invasive carnivores across a gradient of rainforest degradation

ZJ Farris, BD Gerber, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Studies of elusive carnivores often rely on passive sampling when investigating either
spatial or temporal interactions. However, inference on behavioral mechanisms are usually …

Asymmetrical intraguild interactions with coyotes, red foxes, and domestic dogs may contribute to competitive exclusion of declining gray foxes

DJ Morin, DB Lesmeister, CK Nielsen… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species coexistence is governed by availability of resources and intraguild interactions
including strategies to reduce ecological overlap. Gray foxes are dietary generalist …