Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, 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 …

Mammalian mycophagy: a global review of ecosystem interactions between mammals and fungi

TF Elliott, C Truong, SM Jackson… - Fungal Systematics …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

Plasticity in circadian activity patterns of mesocarnivores in Southwestern Europe: implications for species coexistence

P Monterroso, PC Alves, P Ferreras - Behavioral ecology and …, 2014 - Springer
Limiting similarity theory predicts that competing species must segregate along one or more
dimensions of their ecological niche in order to coexist. In predator communities …

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 …

Coexistence of predators in time: Effects of season and prey availability on species activity within a Mediterranean carnivore guild

M Vilella, M Ferrandiz‐Rovira, F Sayol - Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The degree of coexistence among predators can determine the structure of ecological
communities. Niche partitioning is a common strategy applied by species to enhance their …

Top-down and bottom-up effects modulate species co-existence in a context of top predator restoration

T Burgos, J Salesa, JM Fedriani, G Escribano-Ávila… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mesopredators abundance is often limited by top-order predators and also by key food
resources. However, the contribution of these bidirectional forces to structure carnivore …

Factors and mechanisms that explain coexistence in a Mediterranean carnivore assemblage: an integrated study based on camera trapping and diet

J Barrull, I Mate, J Ruiz-Olmo, JG Casanovas… - Mammalian …, 2014 - Springer
To promote management and conservation, it is useful to identify the factors that determine
species distribution and to understand the mechanisms that regulate the organization of …

Increasing homogeneity of Mediterranean landscapes limits the co-occurrence of mesocarnivores in space and time

P Linck, F Palomares, N Negrões, M Rossa… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Context The Mediterranean basin is characterized by a heterogeneous landscape
historically shaped by human activities. Land abandonment and extensive monocultures …

Niche partitioning among mesocarnivores in a Brazilian wetland

RC Bianchi, N Olifiers, ME Gompper, G Mourao - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
We investigated the home range size, habitat selection, as well as the spatial and activity
overlap, of four mid-sized carnivore species in the Central Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul …

Shaken but not stirred: multiscale habitat suitability modeling of sympatric marten species (Martes martes and Martes foina) in the northern Iberian Peninsula

M Vergara, SA Cushman, F Urra, A Ruiz-González - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context Multispecies and multiscale habitat suitability models (HSM) are important to identify
the environmental variables and scales influencing habitat selection and facilitate the …