Dietary overlap among ruminants,geese, and lemmings of Wrangel Island in summer |
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| Authors: | I S Sheremetyev S B Rozenfeld A P Gruzdev |
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| Institution: | 1.Federal Scientific Center of East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch,Russian Academy of Sciences,Vladivostok,Russia;2.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia;3.Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve,Pevek, Chukchi Autonomous Area,Russia |
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| Abstract: | Trends in the dynamics of herbivore community related to trophic competition in summer have been analyzed on Wrangel Island. The results show that the trophic spectra overlap considerably, resources are partitioned on the principle “weak competitors after strong competitors,” and community dynamics in the absence of extermination depend on specific competitive advantages related to the width of food spectrum. We conclude that the dynamics of this insular community prior to the establishment of nature reserve on the island have been determined by human activities, as well as the structure of arctic herbivore communities in general. |
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