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DOI	10.1002/ece3.7962
	Burrow webs: Clawing the surface of interactions with burrows excavated by American badgers
	Andersen, Megan L.; Bennett, Drew E.; Holbrook, Joseph D.
通讯作者	Holbrook, JD (corresponding author), Univ Wyoming, Haub Sch Environm & Nat Resources, Laramie, WY 82071 USA.
来源期刊	ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
ISSN	2045-7758
出版年	2021
卷号	11 期号:17 页码:11559-11568
英文摘要	Ecosystem engineers are organisms that influence their environment, which includes alterations leading to habitat provisioning for other species. Perhaps the most well-examined guild of species provisioning habitat for other species is tree cavity excavators or woodpeckers (Picidae). Many studies have examined the suite of secondary cavity users that rely on woodpeckers, and how the ecological network of secondary users, collectively referred to as the nest web, changes across communities. Despite similar habitat provisioning processes, fewer studies have assessed the suite of species associated with burrowers providing access to subterranean habitat. Here, we begin to characterize the burrow web provisioned by American badgers (Taxidea taxus) and evaluate the diversity and frequency of species interactions we detected at abandoned badger burrows in Wyoming, USA. We deployed camera traps at 23 badger burrows and identified interactions with the burrow by birds, mammals, and reptiles. Overall, we discovered 31 other species utilizing badger burrows, consisting of 12 mammals, 18 birds, and 1 reptile. Mammals, other than American badgers themselves and other fossorial species such as ground squirrels (Urocitellus sp.), frequently using burrows included mice (Peromyscus sp.), long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), and desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii). Of the 18 bird species detected, most accounted for <5% of overall detections, besides chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina) at 7.2%-11.5% of detections. The most common category of detection by bird species was foraging, contrary to mammals, which used the burrow frequently and were commonly observed entering and exiting the burrow. This work provides additional context on the ecological role of American badgers within their environment. More broadly, this work scratches the surface of many remaining questions to explore with the aim of advancing our understandings about burrow webs across the diversity of burrowing species and the communities in which they occur.
英文关键词	American badgers burrow web ecological network ecosystem engineers species interactions subterranean habitat Taxidea taxus
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000679457800001
WOS关键词	CAVITY-NESTING COMMUNITIES ; ECOLOGICAL ROLES ; TAXIDEA-TAXUS ; CONSERVATION ; ORGANISMS ; LONGEVITY ; DENSITIES ; NETWORKS ; RESOURCE ; SUCCESS
WOS类目	Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363027
作者单位	[Andersen, Megan L.; Bennett, Drew E.; Holbrook, Joseph D.] Univ Wyoming, Haub Sch Environm & Nat Resources, Laramie, WY 82071 USA; [Holbrook, Joseph D.] Univ Wyoming, Dept Zool & Physiol, Laramie, WY 82071 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Andersen, Megan L.,Bennett, Drew E.,Holbrook, Joseph D.. Burrow webs: Clawing the surface of interactions with burrows excavated by American badgers[J],2021,11(17):11559-11568.
APA	Andersen, Megan L.,Bennett, Drew E.,&Holbrook, Joseph D..(2021).Burrow webs: Clawing the surface of interactions with burrows excavated by American badgers.ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION,11(17),11559-11568.
MLA	Andersen, Megan L.,et al."Burrow webs: Clawing the surface of interactions with burrows excavated by American badgers".ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 11.17(2021):11559-11568.