Data from: Abiotic conditions mediate intraguild interactions between mammalian carnivores ...

• Main Authors: Jensen, Paul G., Humphries, Murray M.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2019
• Subjects: competitive exclusion; 1981-2010; 2014-2018; coexistence; resource selection function; 2005-2014; 2005-2013; Martes americana; Fisher; 1978-2001; interspecific killing; Pekania pennanti; American marten; 2003-2015; 1978-2018
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5mh2450; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.5mh2450

1. Intraguild (IG) interactions are common among mammalian carnivores, can include intraguild predation (IGP) and interspecific killing (IK), and are often asymmetrical, where a larger more dominant species (IGpredator) kills a smaller one (IGprey). According to ecological theory, the potential for a IGpredator and IGprey to coexist depends on whether the direct consumptive benefits for the IGpredator are substantial (IGP) or insignificant (IK), the extent to which the IGprey is the superior exploitative competitor on shared prey resources, and overall ecosystem productivity. 2. We used resource selection models and spatially-explicit age and harvest data for two closely related mesopredators that engage in IG interactions, American martens (Martes americana; IGprey) and fishers (Pekania pennanti; IGpredator), to identify drivers of distributions, delineate areas of sympatry and allopatry, and explore the role of an apex predator (coyote; Canis latrans) on these interactions. 3. Model selection revealed that ... : Marten_RSPF Occurrence & Covariate DataAmerican marten used and unused location data and covariate data used in resource selection probability functions. Block id field designates the random intercept term.Fisher_RSPF Occurrence & Covariate DataFisher used and unused location data and covariate data used in resource selection probability functions. Block id field designates the random intercept term.Marten_Age-at-Harvest Data_2003_2015Age class data (juvenile/adult) for harvested American martens. The adult marten data were used for calibrating resource selection probability functions.Marten & Fisher_Noninvasive Survey DataDetection/non-detection data for American martens and fishers collected using noninvasive survey methods (camera traps). Data were used for resource selection probability function model evaluation.Marten Evaluation Data PCC_Harvest 1978_2001American marten harvest (used) location data. These data were used for resource selection probability function model evaluation; percent ...