Evidence for density-dependent effects on body composition of a large omnivore in a changing Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

© 2023 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology. - 1999. - 29(2023), 16 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 4496-4510
1. Verfasser: Corradini, Andrea (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Haroldson, Mark A, Cagnacci, Francesca, Costello, Cecily M, Bjornlie, Daniel D, Thompson, Daniel J, Nicholson, Jeremy M, Gunther, Kerry A, Wilmot, Katharine R, van Manen, Frank T
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Global change biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Ursus arctos body mass environmental change resilience feeding tactic individual performance life-history strategy
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520 |a Understanding the density-dependent processes that drive population demography in a changing world is critical in ecology, yet measuring performance-density relationships in long-lived mammalian species demands long-term data, limiting scientists' ability to observe such mechanisms. We tested performance-density relationships for an opportunistic omnivore, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with estimates of body composition (lean body mass and percent body fat) serving as indicators of individual performance over two decades (2000-2020) during which time pronounced environmental changes have occurred. Several high-calorie foods for grizzly bears have mostly declined in recent decades (e.g., whitebark pine [Pinus albicaulis, Engelm, 1863]), while increasing human impacts from recreation, development, and long-term shifts in temperatures and precipitation are altering the ecosystem. We hypothesized that individual lean body mass declines as population density increases (H1), and that this effect would be more pronounced among growing individuals (H2). We also hypothesized that omnivory helps grizzly bears buffer energy intake from changing foods, with body fat levels being independent from population density and environmental changes (H3). Our analyses showed that individual lean body mass was negatively related to population density, particularly among growing-age females, supporting H1 and partially H2. In contrast, population density or sex had little effect on body fat levels and rate of accumulation, indicating that sufficient food resources were available on the landscape to accommodate successful use of shifting food sources, supporting H3. Our results offer important insights into ecological feedback mechanisms driving individual performances within a population undergoing demographic and ecosystem-level changes. However, synergistic effects of continued climate change and increased human impacts could lead to more extreme changes in food availability and affect observed population resilience mechanisms. Our findings underscore the importance of long-term studies in protected areas when investigating complex ecological relationships in an increasingly anthropogenic world 
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700 1 |a Cagnacci, Francesca  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Costello, Cecily M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Bjornlie, Daniel D  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Thompson, Daniel J  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Nicholson, Jeremy M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Gunther, Kerry A  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Wilmot, Katharine R  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a van Manen, Frank T  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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