Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals
Mammals have evolved to occupy spatial and temporal niches in order to optimize resource utilization and minimize predation risk or competition. Subsequently, niche partitioning may be influenced by phylogenetic associations, which could have substantial consequences for ecosystem structure and func...
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| author | Fredrik Dalerum Mario Cipollone Fabrizio Cordischi Antonio Di Croce Doriana Ferri Silvia Giovannini Filippo La Civita Antonio Monaco Gabriella Paglione Chiara Paniccia Bruno Petriccione Mario Romano Irene Shivij Jan Niklas Trei Carlo Meloro |
| author_facet | Fredrik Dalerum Mario Cipollone Fabrizio Cordischi Antonio Di Croce Doriana Ferri Silvia Giovannini Filippo La Civita Antonio Monaco Gabriella Paglione Chiara Paniccia Bruno Petriccione Mario Romano Irene Shivij Jan Niklas Trei Carlo Meloro |
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| description | Mammals have evolved to occupy spatial and temporal niches in order to optimize resource utilization and minimize predation risk or competition. Subsequently, niche partitioning may be influenced by phylogenetic associations, which could have substantial consequences for ecosystem structure and function. We use the output from occupancy models based on camera trapping data to construct a tri-partite network describing the environmental and temporal partitioning of activity among twelve sympatric mammals in the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. We further evaluate if there were any effects of phylogenetic associations on the contributions of species to the properties of this spatio-temporal network. The Apennines form a pristine region in central Italy with a relatively intact Mediterranean mammal fauna. The mammal community in our study consisted of species ranging in size from 300 gs to over 200 kg, and included herbivores, omnivores and predators. There was limited structuring of the network describing environmental and temporal niche use. Furthermore, we did not find any phylogenetic signal in species contributions to network structures, and phylogenetic relatedness among species was not associated with their similarities in environmental or spatial niche use. However, animals appeared to have partitioned environmental niches more than temporal ones, suggesting that spatial variation in resource availability may have been more important than temporal avoidance of predation risk or competition in shaping activity within this mammal community. Our study highlights the need to evaluate under which conditions evolutionary history is influencing contemporary ecological processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee73cd584e864e3ab1225cca8b0e28dd2024-01-17T04:15:39ZengElsevierBasic and Applied Ecology1439-17912024-02-017498107Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammalsFredrik Dalerum0Mario Cipollone1Fabrizio Cordischi2Antonio Di Croce3Doriana Ferri4Silvia Giovannini5Filippo La Civita6Antonio Monaco7Gabriella Paglione8Chiara Paniccia9Bruno Petriccione10Mario Romano11Irene Shivij12Jan Niklas Trei13Carlo Meloro14Biodiversity Research Institute (CSIC-University of Oviedo-Principality of Asturias), Research Building, Mieres Campus, Mieres 33600, Spain; Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden; Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Corresponding author at: Biodiversity Research Institute (CSIC-University of Oviedo-Principality of Asturias), Research Building, Mieres Campus, Mieres 33600, Spain.Rewilding Apennines-Salviamo L'Orso, Gioia dei Marsi, ItalyRewilding Apennines-Salviamo L'Orso, Gioia dei Marsi, ItalyRiserva Naturale Regionale Monte Genzana e Alto Gizio, Pettorano sul Gizio, ItalyReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro, ItalyReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro, ItalyReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro, ItalyRiserva Naturale Regionale Monte Genzana e Alto Gizio, Pettorano sul Gizio, ItalyReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro, ItalyInstitute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research, Drususallee 1, Bozen 39100, ItalyReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro, ItalyReparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Castel di Sangro, Castel di Sangro, ItalyRewilding Apennines-Salviamo L'Orso, Gioia dei Marsi, ItalyRewilding Apennines-Salviamo L'Orso, Gioia dei Marsi, ItalyResearch Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UKMammals have evolved to occupy spatial and temporal niches in order to optimize resource utilization and minimize predation risk or competition. Subsequently, niche partitioning may be influenced by phylogenetic associations, which could have substantial consequences for ecosystem structure and function. We use the output from occupancy models based on camera trapping data to construct a tri-partite network describing the environmental and temporal partitioning of activity among twelve sympatric mammals in the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. We further evaluate if there were any effects of phylogenetic associations on the contributions of species to the properties of this spatio-temporal network. The Apennines form a pristine region in central Italy with a relatively intact Mediterranean mammal fauna. The mammal community in our study consisted of species ranging in size from 300 gs to over 200 kg, and included herbivores, omnivores and predators. There was limited structuring of the network describing environmental and temporal niche use. Furthermore, we did not find any phylogenetic signal in species contributions to network structures, and phylogenetic relatedness among species was not associated with their similarities in environmental or spatial niche use. However, animals appeared to have partitioned environmental niches more than temporal ones, suggesting that spatial variation in resource availability may have been more important than temporal avoidance of predation risk or competition in shaping activity within this mammal community. Our study highlights the need to evaluate under which conditions evolutionary history is influencing contemporary ecological processes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179123000816Niche useDiel activityHabitat useSpecies co-existenceGraph theoryNetworks |
| spellingShingle | Fredrik Dalerum Mario Cipollone Fabrizio Cordischi Antonio Di Croce Doriana Ferri Silvia Giovannini Filippo La Civita Antonio Monaco Gabriella Paglione Chiara Paniccia Bruno Petriccione Mario Romano Irene Shivij Jan Niklas Trei Carlo Meloro Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals Basic and Applied Ecology Niche use Diel activity Habitat use Species co-existence Graph theory Networks |
| title | Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals |
| title_full | Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals |
| title_fullStr | Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals |
| title_short | Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals |
| title_sort | effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals |
| topic | Niche use Diel activity Habitat use Species co-existence Graph theory Networks |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179123000816 |
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