Niche partitioning in an assemblage of granivorous rodents, and the challenge of community-level conservation.

ABSTRACT: Coexistence of competing species in the same foraging guild has long puzzled ecologists. In particular, how do small subordinate species persist with larger dominant competitors? This question becomes particularly important when conservation interventions, such as reintroduction or translocation, become necessary for the smaller species. Exclusion of dominant competitors might be necessary to establish populations of some endangered species. Ultimately, however, the goal should be to conserve whole communities. Determining how subordinate species escape competitive exclusion in intact communities could inform conservation decisions by clarifying the ecological conditions and processes required for coexistence at local or regional scales. We tested for spatial and temporal partitioning amon

SUBMITTER: Chock RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858926 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature