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Invertebrate and vertebrate predation rates in a hyperarid ecosystem following an oil spill

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dc.contributor.authorFerrante, Marco
dc.contributor.authorMöller, Daniella
dc.contributor.authorMöller, Gabriella
dc.contributor.authorMenares, Esteban
dc.contributor.authorLubin, Yael
dc.contributor.authorSegoli, Michal
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-24T13:58:00Z
dc.date.available2021-11-24T13:58:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractExtreme temperatures and scarce precipitation in deserts have led to abiotic factors often being regarded as more important than biotic ones in shaping desert communities. The presumed low biological activity of deserts is also one reason why deserts are often overlooked by conservation programs. We provide the first quantification of predation intensity from a desert ecosystem using artificial sentinel prey emulating caterpillars, a standardized monitoring tool to quantify relative predation pressure by many invertebrate and vertebrate predators. The study was conducted in a protected natural area affected by oil spills in 1975 and 2014; hence, we assessed the potential effects of oil pollution on predation rates. We found that predation was mostly due to invertebrate rather than vertebrate predators, fluctuated throughout the year, was higher at the ground level than in the tree canopy, and was not negatively affected by the oil spills. The mean predation rate per day (12.9%) was within the range found in other ecosystems, suggesting that biotic interactions in deserts ought not to be neglected and that ecologists should adopt standardized tools to track ecological functions and allow for comparisons among ecosystems.EN
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dc.identifier.citationFerrante, M., Möller, D., Möller, G., Menares, E., Lubin, Y. & Segoli, M. (2021). Invertebrate and vertebrate predation rates in a hyperarid ecosystem following an oil spill. "Ecology and Evolution", 11(17), 12153-12160. DOI:10.1002/ece3.7978EN
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.7978pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2045-7758
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8427564
dc.identifier.pmid34522367
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6117
dc.identifier.wos000684772600001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.7978pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAcaciapt_PT
dc.subjectBiotic InteractionsEN
dc.subjectEcological Functionsen
dc.subjectEvrona Nature Reserveen
dc.subjectOil Pollutionen
dc.subjectSentinel Preyen
dc.titleInvertebrate and vertebrate predation rates in a hyperarid ecosystem following an oil spillen
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Kingdomen
oaire.citation.endPage12160pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue(17)pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage12153pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEcology and Evolutionen
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNameFerrante
person.givenNameMarco
person.identifier.ciencia-id8916-9616-590E
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2421-396X
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