Human land‐use changes the diets of sympatric native and invasive mammal species
Antje Chiu‐Werner, Menna Jones · 2023
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Antje Chiu-Werner and Menna Jones studied how land use reshapes mammal diets in Tasmania in a 2023 paper. Native and invasive species share landscapes changed by farming and forestry. What each animal eats shows how those pressures rewire food webs.
The team examined nine native and two invasive mammal species across six regions and several land uses. They read diets two ways: DNA in droppings and chemical isotopes in blood. Smaller species' diets varied by region, with land use refining the menu further. Isotope patterns in predators and omnivores also tracked land use. Studying many species at once reveals community-level shifts that single-species work would miss.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Antje Chiu‐Werner, Menna Jones |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |