Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

Human disturbance increases trophic niche overlap in terrestrial carnivore communities

PJ Manlick, JN Pauli - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - pnas.org
Animal foraging and competition are defined by the partitioning of three primary niche axes:
space, time, and resources. Human disturbance is rapidly altering the spatial and temporal …

Competitive overlap between martens Martes americana and Martes caurina and fishers Pekania pennanti: a rangewide perspective and synthesis

JN Pauli, PJ Manlick, JM Tucker, GB Smith… - Mammal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Competition is a major determinant of where species occur and how species interact.
Among carnivorans, interspecific competition is particularly apparent, as many of these …

Assessing arrays of multiple trail cameras to detect North American mammals

BE Evans, CE Mosby, A Mortelliti - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Motion triggered camera traps are an increasingly popular tool for wildlife research and can
be used to survey for multiple species simultaneously. As with all survey techniques, it is …

Reciprocated competition between two forest carnivores drives dietary specialization

MM Smith, JD Erb, JN Pauli - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Competition shapes animal communities, but the strength of the interaction varies spatially
depending on the availability and aggregation of resources and competitors. Among …

Interactive range‐limit theory (iRLT): An extension for predicting range shifts

APK Sirén, TL Morelli - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A central theme of range‐limit theory (RLT) posits that abiotic factors form high‐
latitude/altitude limits, whereas biotic interactions create lower limits. This hypothesis, often …

When carnivores collide: a review of studies exploring the competitive interactions between bobcats Lynx rufus and coyotes Canis latrans

MA Dyck, E Wyza, VD Popescu - Mammal Review, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bobcats Lynx rufus and coyotes Canis latrans are two widespread mesopredators with a
complex history of sympatry. The competitive interactions between these species are of …

Increasing homogeneity of Mediterranean landscapes limits the co-occurrence of mesocarnivores in space and time

P Linck, F Palomares, N Negrões, M Rossa… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Context The Mediterranean basin is characterized by a heterogeneous landscape
historically shaped by human activities. Land abandonment and extensive monocultures …

Forest structure and snow depth alter the movement patterns and subsequent expenditures of a forest carnivore, the Pacific marten

ME Martin, KM Moriarty, JN Pauli - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Energetic balance is central to the survival and persistence of free‐ranging animals.
Quantifying expenditures and identifying factors that drive energetics informs our …

Using fine scale resolution vegetation data from LiDAR and ground-based sampling to predict Pacific marten resting habitat at multiple spatial scales

PJ Tweedy, KM Moriarty, JD Bailey, CW Epps - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pacific marten (Martes caurina) populations have become fragmented and constricted
throughout their western range, often due to factors such as increased severity of wildfires …