Niche partitioning in a guild of invasive mammalian predators

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Niche partitioning in a guild of invasive mammalian predators

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Predators compete aggressively for resources, establishing trophic hierarchies that influence ecosystem structure. Competitive interactions are particularly important in invaded ecosystems where introduced predators can suppress native prey species. We investigated whether niche partitioning exists within a guild of invasive mammalian predators and determined the consequences for native species. Over 4405 camera-trap days, we assessed interactions among three invasive predators: two apex pred...

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Research paper

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Journal article

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2022-06

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Garvey, Patrick M / Glen, Alistair S / Clout, Mick N / Nichols, Margaret / Pech, Roger P

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65897

Related subjects

Animals / Birds / Mammals / Cats / Ferrets / Predatory Behavior / Ecosystem / Food Chain / Carnivora / community ecology / food web / interference competition / invasive species / mustelid / niche differentiation / wildlife management / 41 Environmental Sciences / 3103 Ecology / 4104 Environmental Management / 31 Biological Sciences / 15 Life on Land / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Ecology / Environmental Sciences / Environmental Sciences & Ecology / FERRETS MUSTELA-FURO / CATS FELIS-CATUS / NEW-ZEALAND / MESOPREDATOR RELEASE / SOUTH ISLAND / FERAL CATS / ERMINEA / STOATS / COMMUNICATION / GRASSLAND / 05 Environmental Sciences / 06 Biological Sciences / 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences / 30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences

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