Integrating individual habitat choices and regional distribution of a biodiversity indicator and top predator
Integrating individual habitat choices and regional distribution of a biodiversity indicator and top predator
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整合生物多样性指标和顶级捕食者的个体栖息地选择和区域分布
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.01002.x
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
P. Pedrini
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作者:
F. Sergio;L. Marchesi;P. Pedrini
Aim Habitat selection studies have mainly focused on behavioural choices of individuals or on the habitat‐related regional distribution of a population, with little integration of the two approaches. This is despite the fact that traditional biogeography theory sees the geographical distribution of a species as the collective outcome of the adaptive habitat choices of individuals. Here, we integrate individual habitat choices with regional distribution through a bottom‐up Geographical Information System (GIS)‐based approach, by using a 9‐year data set on a large avian predator, the eagle owl (Bubo bubo L.). We further examine the potential population level and biodiversity consequences of this approach.