Spatial Association Networks Reveal the Biological Communities of the Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) in Sichuan, China

Li, Qian; Li, Zhaoyuan; Liu, Zhuotao

doi:10.1007/s10764-024-00417-7

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“…Well protection of the hog badger may facilitate the succession to connect the species into networks because Lady amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and masked palm civet (P. larvata) tended to attend in the range of the badger. Our analysis on uni-directionally asymmetrical associations of primates with other species suggests that a species tends to attend in another species' range because it benefits from the latter species [25]. Thus, Lady amherst's pheasant (C. amherstiae) and masked palm civet (P. larvata) may benefit from the badger by attending in the badger's range.…”

Section: Mustelids In the Four National Nature Reservesmentioning

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“…Comparisons on the number of mustelid species, the number of species associations and the number of asymmetrical associations do not show changes from one network to the other owing to the environmental characteristics of the networks. The disappearance of network from Heizhugou NNR may be attributed to severe deforestation before the area became protected in the 1990s, and the current appearance shown in figure 5 may be the state of community succession [22,25]. Well protection of the hog badger may facilitate the succession to connect the species into networks because Lady amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and masked palm civet (P. larvata) tended to attend in the range of the badger.…”

Section: Mustelids In the Four National Nature Reservesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We interpreted the spatial associations into possible interactions between these species and other species. We found that some species which used to be regarded as sympatric in distribution were actually living in different communities and primates lived in predation-free environment [25,26]. We have also made recommendations for their conservation management.…”

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Spatial distribution pattern of mustelids in the eastern edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Liu,

Su,

et al. 2024

R. Soc. Open Sci.

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Evolutionary theory predicts that the species of an evolutionarily successful taxon would not overlap in spatial distribution. To test the prediction, we document our research on the spatial associations of mustelids, an evolutionarily successful group of order Carnivore, using infrared camera trap data on species distribution collected from the national nature reserves (NNRs) of Liancheng, Wolong, Tangjiahe and Heizhugou in China in 2017–2021. Data showed seven mustelid species occurring in the study area, including Arctonyx collaris , Meles leucurus , Martes foina , Martes flavigula , Mustela altaica , Mustela nivalis and Mustela sibirica . Following Ricklef’s definition of biological community, we identified five networks of species associations. The mustelids occurred in the networks. Species from the same genus, such as M. foina and M. flavigula , stayed in different networks to avoid competition owing to similar feeding habits or habitat preferences. Species with different feeding habits or habitat preferences either occurred in different networks, such as M. altaica and M. flavigula , or coexisted in the same networks but avoided direct spatial associations, such as M. foina and A. collaris . Asymmetrical associations were found between different genera, such as M. foina and M. altaica , or between different subfamilies, such as M. flavigula and A. collaris . These associations may be attributed to interspecific killing or seed dispersal. However, these associations accounted for only a small proportion and would not impact the species diversity of Mustelidae. It is thus concluded that the prediction is supported by our research findings and that spatial avoidance may be the biogeographic strategy of maintaining the species diversity of the family. We also found that the well protection of the mustelids may benefit the overall biodiversity conservation in Heizhugou, an NNR that has experienced severe deforestation.

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Section: Mustelids In the Four National Nature Reservesmentioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Mustelids In the Four National Nature Reservesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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