Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey.
Top-down effects of predators in systems depend on the rate at which predators consume prey, and on predator preferences among available prey. In invaded communities, these parameters might be difficult to predict because ecological relationships are typically evolutionarily novel. We examined feedi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0beaf0cbb243480fbd82bf9007e443f6 2023-05-15T15:58:51+02:00 Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. Emily W Grason Benjamin G Miner 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051322 https://doaj.org/article/0beaf0cbb243480fbd82bf9007e443f6 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3516545?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051322 https://doaj.org/article/0beaf0cbb243480fbd82bf9007e443f6 PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e51322 (2012) Medicine R Science Q article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051322 2022-12-31T11:01:56Z Top-down effects of predators in systems depend on the rate at which predators consume prey, and on predator preferences among available prey. In invaded communities, these parameters might be difficult to predict because ecological relationships are typically evolutionarily novel. We examined feeding rates and preferences of a crab native to the Pacific Northwest, Cancer productus, among four prey items: two invasive species of oyster drill (the marine whelks Urosalpinx cinerea and Ocenebra inornata) and two species of oyster (Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea lurida) that are also consumed by U. cinerea and O. inornata. This system is also characterized by intraguild predation because crabs are predators of drills and compete with them for prey (oysters). When only the oysters were offered, crabs did not express a preference and consumed approximately 9 juvenile oysters crab(-1) day(-1). We then tested whether crabs preferred adult drills of either U. cinerea or O. inornata, or juvenile oysters (C. gigas). While crabs consumed drills and oysters at approximately the same rate when only one type of prey was offered, they expressed a strong preference for juvenile oysters over drills when they were allowed to choose among the three prey items. This preference for oysters might negate the positive indirect effects that crabs have on oysters by crabs consuming drills (trophic cascade) because crabs have a large negative direct effect on oysters when crabs, oysters, and drills co-occur. Article in Journal/Newspaper Crassostrea gigas Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific PLoS ONE 7 12 e51322 |
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Top-down effects of predators in systems depend on the rate at which predators consume prey, and on predator preferences among available prey. In invaded communities, these parameters might be difficult to predict because ecological relationships are typically evolutionarily novel. We examined feeding rates and preferences of a crab native to the Pacific Northwest, Cancer productus, among four prey items: two invasive species of oyster drill (the marine whelks Urosalpinx cinerea and Ocenebra inornata) and two species of oyster (Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea lurida) that are also consumed by U. cinerea and O. inornata. This system is also characterized by intraguild predation because crabs are predators of drills and compete with them for prey (oysters). When only the oysters were offered, crabs did not express a preference and consumed approximately 9 juvenile oysters crab(-1) day(-1). We then tested whether crabs preferred adult drills of either U. cinerea or O. inornata, or juvenile oysters (C. gigas). While crabs consumed drills and oysters at approximately the same rate when only one type of prey was offered, they expressed a strong preference for juvenile oysters over drills when they were allowed to choose among the three prey items. This preference for oysters might negate the positive indirect effects that crabs have on oysters by crabs consuming drills (trophic cascade) because crabs have a large negative direct effect on oysters when crabs, oysters, and drills co-occur. |
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Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. |
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Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. |
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Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. |
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Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. |
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Preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. |
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preference alters consumptive effects of predators: top-down effects of a native crab on a system of native and introduced prey. |
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