Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates

Changes in land-use and climate affect the distribution and diversity of plant and animal species at different spatiotemporal scales. The extent to which species-specific phenotypic plasticity and biotic interactions mediate organismal adaptation to changing environments, however, remains poorly und...

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Autores: Espunyes, Johan|||0000-0002-8692-1593, Lurgi Rivera, Miguel|||0000-0001-9891-895X, Büntgen, Ulf|||0000-0002-3821-0818, Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248, Calleja Alarcón, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-6586-0939, Gálvez Cerón, Arturo Leonel, Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150, Claramunt López, Bernat|||0000-0001-9328-8645, Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel|||0000-0002-9799-9804
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/203555
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/gcb.14587
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diet preference
Free-ranging livestock
Habitat change
Herbivory
Mountain ecosystems
Pyrenean chamois
Shrubification
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spelling Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulatesEspunyes, Johan|||0000-0002-8692-1593Lurgi Rivera, Miguel|||0000-0001-9891-895XBüntgen, Ulf|||0000-0002-3821-0818Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248Calleja Alarcón, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-6586-0939Gálvez Cerón, Arturo LeonelPeñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150Claramunt López, Bernat|||0000-0001-9328-8645Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel|||0000-0002-9799-9804Diet preferenceFree-ranging livestockHabitat changeHerbivoryMountain ecosystemsPyrenean chamoisShrubificationChanges in land-use and climate affect the distribution and diversity of plant and animal species at different spatiotemporal scales. The extent to which species-specific phenotypic plasticity and biotic interactions mediate organismal adaptation to changing environments, however, remains poorly understood. Woody plant expansion is threatening the extent of alpine grasslands worldwide, and evaluating and predicting its effects on herbivores is of crucial importance. Here, we explore the impact of shrubification on the feeding efficiency of Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra p. pyrenaica), as well as on the three most abundant coexisting domestic ungulate species: cattle, sheep and horses. We use observational diet composition from May to October and model different scenarios of vegetation availability where shrubland and woodland proliferate at the expense of grassland. We then predicted if the four ungulate species could efficiently utilize their food landscapes with their current dietary specificities measuring their niche breath in each scenario. We observed that the wild counterpart, due to a higher trophic plasticity, is less disturbed by shrubification compared to livestock, which rely primarily on herbaceous plants and will be affected 3.6 times more. Our results suggest that mixed feeders, such as chamois, could benefit from fallow landscapes, and that mountain farmers are at a growing economic risk worldwide due to changing land-use practices and climate conditions. 22019-01-0120192019-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/203555https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/gcb.14587reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 726176Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 RYC-2016-21120open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2035552026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
title Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
spellingShingle Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
Espunyes, Johan|||0000-0002-8692-1593
Diet preference
Free-ranging livestock
Habitat change
Herbivory
Mountain ecosystems
Pyrenean chamois
Shrubification
title_short Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
title_full Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
title_fullStr Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
title_full_unstemmed Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
title_sort Different effects of alpine woody plant expansion on domestic and wild ungulates
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Espunyes, Johan|||0000-0002-8692-1593
Lurgi Rivera, Miguel|||0000-0001-9891-895X
Büntgen, Ulf|||0000-0002-3821-0818
Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
Calleja Alarcón, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-6586-0939
Gálvez Cerón, Arturo Leonel
Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Claramunt López, Bernat|||0000-0001-9328-8645
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel|||0000-0002-9799-9804
author Espunyes, Johan|||0000-0002-8692-1593
author_facet Espunyes, Johan|||0000-0002-8692-1593
Lurgi Rivera, Miguel|||0000-0001-9891-895X
Büntgen, Ulf|||0000-0002-3821-0818
Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
Calleja Alarcón, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-6586-0939
Gálvez Cerón, Arturo Leonel
Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Claramunt López, Bernat|||0000-0001-9328-8645
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel|||0000-0002-9799-9804
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author2 Lurgi Rivera, Miguel|||0000-0001-9891-895X
Büntgen, Ulf|||0000-0002-3821-0818
Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
Calleja Alarcón, Juan Antonio|||0000-0002-6586-0939
Gálvez Cerón, Arturo Leonel
Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Claramunt López, Bernat|||0000-0001-9328-8645
Serrano Ferron, Emmanuel|||0000-0002-9799-9804
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Diet preference
Free-ranging livestock
Habitat change
Herbivory
Mountain ecosystems
Pyrenean chamois
Shrubification
topic Diet preference
Free-ranging livestock
Habitat change
Herbivory
Mountain ecosystems
Pyrenean chamois
Shrubification
description Changes in land-use and climate affect the distribution and diversity of plant and animal species at different spatiotemporal scales. The extent to which species-specific phenotypic plasticity and biotic interactions mediate organismal adaptation to changing environments, however, remains poorly understood. Woody plant expansion is threatening the extent of alpine grasslands worldwide, and evaluating and predicting its effects on herbivores is of crucial importance. Here, we explore the impact of shrubification on the feeding efficiency of Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra p. pyrenaica), as well as on the three most abundant coexisting domestic ungulate species: cattle, sheep and horses. We use observational diet composition from May to October and model different scenarios of vegetation availability where shrubland and woodland proliferate at the expense of grassland. We then predicted if the four ungulate species could efficiently utilize their food landscapes with their current dietary specificities measuring their niche breath in each scenario. We observed that the wild counterpart, due to a higher trophic plasticity, is less disturbed by shrubification compared to livestock, which rely primarily on herbaceous plants and will be affected 3.6 times more. Our results suggest that mixed feeders, such as chamois, could benefit from fallow landscapes, and that mountain farmers are at a growing economic risk worldwide due to changing land-use practices and climate conditions.
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