Spatial Associations and Co-Occurrence Networks of Sympatric Species in an Asian Elephant Community.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how species share resources (niche dynamics) and associate with each other is crucial for maintaining stable ecological communities. Using infrared camera traps, we constructed spatial association networks for an isolated Asian elephant population. The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a keystone species in tropical forests, faces significant threats from habitat fragmentation and human disturbances, particularly in the isolated population of Nangunhe National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China. Using infrared camera trapping, niche analysis, and interspecific association models, we examined the ecological role of Asian elephants and their sympatric species networks in fragmented habitats. We identified 44 species, including 11 species with higher relative abundance showing

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12837749 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature