在和适合息地之间存在很高的重叠,这是一种危险的和引入的棉尾
Kathryn E Bischoff1, Danielle Katz1, Chadwick D Rittenhouse1
1Department of Natural Resources and the Environment University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA.
Ecology and evolution
|March 19, 2025
概括
引入的东部棉尾与原生新英格兰棉尾在息地和中高度重叠. 仅仅是息地管理是不够的,需要直接管理新英格兰棉尾保护的物种.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 侵入性物种 生物学 生物学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
背景情况:
- 引入的物种经常与本地物种竞争资源和息地.
- 东部棉尾 (Sylvilagus floridanus) 是新英格兰的一个引入物种,可能会影响新英格兰本土棉尾 (Sylvilagus transitionalis).
- 了解利基和息地重叠对于管理面临入侵威胁的本地物种至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定本地新英格兰cottontails和康涅狄格州引入的东部cottontails之间的利基和息地重叠的程度.
- 确定东部棉尾的潜在入侵区和新英格兰棉尾的避难区.
- 为新英格兰棉尾巴的保护和管理策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 使用Maxent与来自标准化监测协议的存在数据一起开发了息地适宜性模型.
- 使用环境主要成分分析进行了利基重叠分析.
- 共同变量包括息地特征 (年轻的森林,灌木,地下树木),威胁 (发展),地形和气候. 使用Guidos软件进行了植被空间布局.
主要成果:
- 在两种棉尾物种的和合适息地之间发现了很高的重叠.
- 降水量较低和海拔较高的地区为新英格兰棉尾提供了轻微的利.
- 新英格兰棉尾息地适合性随着息地的异质性而增加,特别是在年轻森林,灌木和成熟森林的复合体内.
结论:
- 侵袭性东部和本土新英格兰cottontails之间的息地和利基重叠是相当大的.
- 增加异质性的息地管理策略可能有利于新英格兰cottontails.
- 直接物种管理,包括移除东部棉尾和增加新英格兰棉尾种群,可能是有效保护所必需的.
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