Scale-dependent strategies for coexistence of mesocarnivores in human-dominated landscapes.

ABSTRACT: Identifying factors influencing the distribution of and interactions within carnivore communities is important for understanding how they are affected by human activities. Species differ in their ability to adapt to humans depending on their degree of specialization in habitat use and feeding habits. This results in asymmetric changes in the ecology of co-occurring species that can influence their interactions. We investigated whether human infrastructures and free-ranging domestic dogs (a species typically associated with humans) influenced the co-occurrence and habitat use of mesocarnivores in a landscape of high human population density in Maharashtra, India. We used 40 camera trap locations during 233 trapping nights and used Bayesian co-occurrence occupancy models to investigate the h

SUBMITTER: Carricondo-Sanchez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8653886 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature