Long-term density-dependent changes in habitat selection in red deer (Cervus elaphus).

Abstract:

:Understanding how habitat selection changes with population density is a key concept in population regulation, community composition and managing impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. At low density, it is expected that individuals select habitats in terms of their preference, but as population density increases, the availability of resources per individual declines on preferred habitats, leading to competition which forces some individuals to exploit less preferred habitats. Using spatial information of Scottish red deer (Cervus elaphus) winter counts, carried out in 110 areas across Scotland between 1961 and 2004 (a total of 1,206,495 deer observations), we showed how winter habitat niche breadth in red deer has widened with increasing population density. Heather moorland and montane habitats were most and least preferred for deer, respectively. Increasing density favoured the selection of grassland, to the detriment of the selection of heather moorland. The selection of heather and grassland decreased when temperature increased, while the selection of montane and peatland habitats increased. These findings are important for understanding how habitat use, density and population are likely to be affected by weather, and allow us to predict habitat impacts by large mammal herbivory and climate.

journal_name

Oecologia

journal_title

Oecologia

authors

Pérez-Barbería FJ,Hooper RJ,Gordon IJ

doi

10.1007/s00442-013-2686-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-11-01 00:00:00

pages

837-47

issue

3

eissn

0029-8549

issn

1432-1939

journal_volume

173

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