Most relevant microhistological characters of Cistus species for herbivore diet determination DOI
Midian A. Sabino-Rodrigues, Manuel Melendo-Luque, Raúl Torres-Román

et al.

Botany Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

The genus Cistus plays a crucial role in the Mediterranean ecosystems. However, studies on microhistological characters of its leaves are scarce, resulting knowledge gap. We focused here all species eastern Sierra Morena, southern Iberian Peninsula: C. albidus, crispus, ladanifer, laurifolius, monspeliensis, populifolius and salviifolius, because these present diet ruminant herbivores such as deer. Our study involved analysing, characterizing, comparing trichomes, stomata epidermal cells, with total 17 variables analysed. results confirm distinction based characteristics. Understanding structures facilitates taxonomic classification analysis wild ungulate habitat selection using light microscopy. generate helpful resource for future micro-histological applied to diets determination, botany, conservation biology resources management.

Language: Английский

DNA metabarcoding reveals diet diversity and niche partitioning by two sympatric herbivores in summer DOI Creative Commons
Ruofei Li, Dandan Wang,

Zhiming Cao

et al.

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e18665 - e18665

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

Background Food provides essential nutrients and energy necessary for animals to sustain life activities. Accordingly, dietary niche analysis facilitates the exploration of foraging strategies interspecific relationships among wildlife. The vegetation succession has reduced understory forage resources ( i.e ., shrubs herbs) available sika deer Cervus nippon kopschi ). Little is known about summer or relationship between Reeves’ muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Methods present study used high-throughput sequencing DNA metabarcoding techniques investigate feeding habits in our study. Results A total 458 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were identified from fecal samples, with 88 ASVs (~19.21%) unique 52 (~11.35%) muntjac, suggesting consumption utilization specific food items two species. family Rosaceae was most abundant both species, especially Rubus spp. Smilax china . Alpha diversity (local species richness) indicated that richness higher than but difference not statistically significant. Sika also exhibited a evenness index J′ = 0.514) 0.442). Linear discriminant effect size revealed significant differences plants herbivores. breadths 11.36 14.06, respectively, overlap 0.44. Our findings indicate diet partitioning primarily manifested differentiation proportion, which ultimately reduces nutritional niches helps avoid conflicts resulting resource utilization. This deeper insight into herbivores dimension.

Language: Английский

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Rewilding through inappropriate species introduction: The case of European bison in Spain DOI Creative Commons
Carlos Nores, Diego J. Álvarez‐Lao, Alberto Navarro

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Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(12)

Published: Nov. 20, 2024

Abstract Most European rewilding initiatives are based on the recovery of large herbivores, particularly bison Bison bonasus , aiming at restoring ecosystem processes and increase trophic complexity. The growing support for release as a wild species, change its legal status, in Spain, an ecological analogue extinct steppe priscus makes it excellent example to reflect limits biogeographically advisable. We discuss if this initiative could be justified from ecological, biogeographical, ethical, reasons. Besides remarkable taxonomic functional differences between both Mediterranean environment, under present future climatic scenarios, does not suit bison. Furthermore, there is no evidence presumption that was ever Iberian Peninsula, with implications. expect our approach will inspirational similar assessments globally.

Language: Английский

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Paleoecology of an extinct Cervidae (Haploidoceros mediterraneus) of the Middle-late Pleistocene in Southern Europe DOI Creative Commons
A. Uzunidis, Jean‐Philip Brugal, Roman Croitor

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Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 656, P. 112565 - 112565

Published: Oct. 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Most relevant microhistological characters of Cistus species for herbivore diet determination DOI
Midian A. Sabino-Rodrigues, Manuel Melendo-Luque, Raúl Torres-Román

et al.

Botany Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

The genus Cistus plays a crucial role in the Mediterranean ecosystems. However, studies on microhistological characters of its leaves are scarce, resulting knowledge gap. We focused here all species eastern Sierra Morena, southern Iberian Peninsula: C. albidus, crispus, ladanifer, laurifolius, monspeliensis, populifolius and salviifolius, because these present diet ruminant herbivores such as deer. Our study involved analysing, characterizing, comparing trichomes, stomata epidermal cells, with total 17 variables analysed. results confirm distinction based characteristics. Understanding structures facilitates taxonomic classification analysis wild ungulate habitat selection using light microscopy. generate helpful resource for future micro-histological applied to diets determination, botany, conservation biology resources management.

Language: Английский

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0