Diet compositions of two sympatric ungulates, the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and the sika deer (Cervus nippon), in a montane forest and an alpine grassland of Mt. Asama, central Japan
Diet compositions of two sympatric ungulates, the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and the sika deer (Cervus nippon), in a montane forest and an alpine grassland of Mt. Asama, central Japan
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日本中部浅间山山地森林和高山草原上两种同域有蹄类动物日本羚羊 (Capricornis Cripus) 和梅花鹿 (Cervus nippon) 的饮食组成
DOI:
10.1007/s42991-021-00122-5
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
M. Minami
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作者:
H. Takada;R. Yano;Ayumi Katsumata;S. Takatsuki;M. Minami
Determining the environmental factors that contribute to food resource partitioning or overlap is key to understanding the mechanisms of multispecies coexistence. Two ruminants, the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and the sika deer (Cervus nippon), occur sympatrically in Japan, and interspecific interactions between them regarding food resource utilization remain unclear. In this study, we compared the diets of these two sympatric ungulates in two contrasting habitats: a montane forest and an alpine grassland in Mt. Asama. The montane forest provides both broad-leaved trees and graminoids of relatively small quantity, while the alpine grassland provides abundant graminoids. In the montane forest, the serow fed mainly on dicot leaves while the deer fed mainly on graminoids, suggesting partitioning of food resources. By contrast, in the alpine grassland, both species fed mainly on graminoids, resulting in dietary overlap. These results suggest that these two species can partition food resources in habitats with diverse food resources, while their diets tend to overlap in habitats with simple food resource composition. Their coexistence was seemingly facilitated by food resource partitioning in the montane forest and by sharing abundant food in the alpine grassland, suggesting that competition between them is unlikely at this location.
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DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4757-3296-2_7
发表时间:
2020-02
期刊:
Definitions
影响因子:
--
作者:
Nina Zahrai
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
1
作者:
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DOI:
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发表时间:
2005
期刊:
Ecological Research 20
影响因子:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
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发表时间:
2002
期刊:
Journal of Mammalogy 83
影响因子:
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