@misc{10481/106376,
year = {2025},
month = {8},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/106376},
abstract = {In natural environments, competition between species is a crucial factor for the survival
or demise of populations. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms that promote species coexistence is crucial in community and evolutionary ecology. The phylogenetic
limiting to similarity hypothesis (PLSH) posits that closely related species should experience greater competition due to niche conservatism, leading to higher overlap in
resource use. However, studies have shown mixed results regarding the influence of
phylogenetic distance and other abiotic and biotic factors on interspecific competition. This study, which is based on an extensive bibliographic review of more than 200
sources over nearly five decades, explores the role of phylogenetic relatedness, body
mass differences, and environmental factors such as primary productivity, in shaping
trophic niche overlap among mesocarnivores across ten global biomes. Our results suggest that phylogenetic distance and body mass differences are the most significant predictors of trophic niche overlap, while environmental factors like primary productivity
also play a crucial role. These findings highlight the complexity of species interactions,
emphasizing that trophic niche overlap is influenced by a combination of factors. This
study contributes to a deeper understanding of the dynamics governing species coexistence and the assembly of ecological communities.},
organization = {Universidad de Granada /
CBUA (Open access)},
publisher = {John Wiley & Sons Ltd},
keywords = {Carnivores},
keywords = {Intraguild competition},
keywords = {NDVI},
title = {Trophic niche overlap decreases in related mesocarnivore species},
doi = {10.1002/oik.11324},
author = {Sarabia, Carlos and Hernández-Hernández, Javier and Miqueleiz, Imanol and Virgós, Emilio and Leonard, Jennifer A. and Gil Sánchez, José María},
}