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DOI | 10.1186/1810-522X-52-54 |
Foraging guild structure and niche characteristics of waterbirds in an epicontinental lake in Mexico | |
Jose Perez-Crespo, Maria1; Fonseca, Juanita1; Pineda-Lopez, Ruben2; Palacios, Eduardo3; Lara, Carlos4 | |
通讯作者 | Lara, Carlos |
来源期刊 | ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES
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ISSN | 1021-5506 |
EISSN | 1810-522X |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 52 |
英文摘要 | Background: It was suggested that ecological patterns can be used to infer the nature of ecological processes (i.e., competition) that structure communities. Analysis of patterns of resource partitioning under the classical niche paradigm (competitive niche differentiation in exploiting limited resources) has traditionally been used to understand the structure of communities. On the contrary, neutral theory states that patterns result from neutral processes such as stochasticity and dispersal abilities. Thus, if any ecological process gives rise to a characteristic ecological pattern, the comparative study of patterns with appropriate neutral models may reveal the magnitude of that process. In this study, we analyzed patterns of resource utilization of a waterbird community in Lake Acuitlapilco, an epicontinental lake in central Mexico. In February 2011 to January 2012, we recorded foraging behaviors of waterbird species in two niche dimensions or axes: feeding technique and foraging habitat. The pattern of resource utilization was characterized by niche breath and niche overlap. Results: Results showed that waterbird species in Lake Acuitlapilco were specialists in resource utilization patterns and therefore were vulnerable to fluctuations in resources, particularly feeding habitat. Niche overlaps were generally largest among species belonging to the same guild. To test competition as an ecological process that plays a role in the community structure, observed niche overlaps were compared with niche overlaps generated with null models of communities in the absence of competition using the RA4 randomization algorithm. Habitat and observed bidimensional overlaps were higher than those of randomly generated communities. Conclusions: Our study suggested that other processes can be used to predict resource utilization patterns instead of competition alone, as suggested by neutral theory. Future studies analyzing the mechanisms that structure waterbird communities should include the use of null models to support their conclusions. |
英文关键词 | Communities Feeding behavior Habitat use Niche overlap Null models Neutral theory |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Mexico |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000330219300005 |
WOS关键词 | SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION ; ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ; WETLAND COMPLEX ; DESERT LIZARDS ; HABITAT USE ; NEKTON USE ; COMPETITION ; BIRDS ; MARSH ; ASSEMBLAGES |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/180298 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Autonoma Tlaxcala, Colonia Loma Xicohtencat 90070, Tlaxcala, Mexico; 2.Univ Autonoma Queretaro, Colonia Las Campanas 76010, Queretaro, Mexico; 3.Ctr Invest Cient & Educ Super Ensenada, BC CICESE, Unidad La Paz, La Paz 23050, Baja California, Mexico; 4.Univ Autonoma Tlaxcala, Ctr Invest Ciencias Biol, San Felipe Ixtacuixtla 90120, Tlaxcala, Mexico |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Jose Perez-Crespo, Maria,Fonseca, Juanita,Pineda-Lopez, Ruben,et al. Foraging guild structure and niche characteristics of waterbirds in an epicontinental lake in Mexico[J],2013,52. |
APA | Jose Perez-Crespo, Maria,Fonseca, Juanita,Pineda-Lopez, Ruben,Palacios, Eduardo,&Lara, Carlos.(2013).Foraging guild structure and niche characteristics of waterbirds in an epicontinental lake in Mexico.ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES,52. |
MLA | Jose Perez-Crespo, Maria,et al."Foraging guild structure and niche characteristics of waterbirds in an epicontinental lake in Mexico".ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES 52(2013). |
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