Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish
Niche conservatism is the tendency of related species to retain ancestral tolerances after geographic separation. We used Ecological Niche Modelling and Principal Components Analysis of bioclimatic and habitat variables to describe the extent of the species niche, and degrees of bioclimatic–habitat...
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ftqueensubelpubl:oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:publications/82a16d8c-04b1-4fe7-a2d7-5694e8e92629 2024-09-15T18:06:08+00:00 Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish Caravaggi, Anthony Leach, Katie Santilli, Francesco Rintala, Jukka Helle, Pekka Tiainen, Juha Bisi, Francesco Martinoli, Adriano Montgomery, W. Ian Reid, Neil 2016-11-17 application/pdf https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/82a16d8c-04b1-4fe7-a2d7-5694e8e92629 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1330-z https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/121671016/niche_overlap.pdf eng eng https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/82a16d8c-04b1-4fe7-a2d7-5694e8e92629 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Caravaggi , A , Leach , K , Santilli , F , Rintala , J , Helle , P , Tiainen , J , Bisi , F , Martinoli , A , Montgomery , W I & Reid , N 2016 , ' Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish ' , Biological Invasions . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1330-z Environmental Niche Modelling Invasion biology Lepus Niche conservatism Principal Components Analysis Species Distribution Model /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1105 name=Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action article 2016 ftqueensubelpubl https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1330-z 2024-06-25T14:23:07Z Niche conservatism is the tendency of related species to retain ancestral tolerances after geographic separation. We used Ecological Niche Modelling and Principal Components Analysis of bioclimatic and habitat variables to describe the extent of the species niche, and degrees of bioclimatic–habitat niche conservatism within the mountain hare (L. timidus) clade. Mountain hare niche space was contrasted with that of the European hare (L. europaeus), to shed light on species interactions in contact zones throughout Europe. All five subspecies of mountain hare had quantifiably distinct niches. Fennoscandian (L.t. sylvaticus, L.t. timidus) and highland (L.t. scoticus, L.t. varronis) subspecies, however, were most similar, exhibiting greatest apparent niche conservatism. They inhabit tundra, boreal forest and uplands, and, hence are presumed most similar to the ancestral form. The Irish hare was distinct, being consistently distinguished from other mountain hares in both 2D and nth dimensional (4D) niche space. The ecological distinctiveness of the Irish hare provides further evidence that it is an Evolutionarily Significant Unit, particularly vulnerable to displacement by introduced European hares with which it competes and hybridises. Projections under global climate change suggest that, by 2070, bioclimatic space for invasive European hares in Ireland will expand (by 79%) but contract for endemic Irish hares (by 75%), further facilitating their replacement. The near complete species replacement of the heath hare (L.t. sylvaticus) in southern Sweden, where the European hare has also been introduced, may suggest a similar fate may be in store for the Irish hare. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandian mountain hare Tundra Queen's University Belfast Research Portal Biological Invasions 19 2 655 674 |
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Environmental Niche Modelling Invasion biology Lepus Niche conservatism Principal Components Analysis Species Distribution Model /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1105 name=Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action |
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Environmental Niche Modelling Invasion biology Lepus Niche conservatism Principal Components Analysis Species Distribution Model /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1105 name=Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action Caravaggi, Anthony Leach, Katie Santilli, Francesco Rintala, Jukka Helle, Pekka Tiainen, Juha Bisi, Francesco Martinoli, Adriano Montgomery, W. Ian Reid, Neil Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish |
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Niche conservatism is the tendency of related species to retain ancestral tolerances after geographic separation. We used Ecological Niche Modelling and Principal Components Analysis of bioclimatic and habitat variables to describe the extent of the species niche, and degrees of bioclimatic–habitat niche conservatism within the mountain hare (L. timidus) clade. Mountain hare niche space was contrasted with that of the European hare (L. europaeus), to shed light on species interactions in contact zones throughout Europe. All five subspecies of mountain hare had quantifiably distinct niches. Fennoscandian (L.t. sylvaticus, L.t. timidus) and highland (L.t. scoticus, L.t. varronis) subspecies, however, were most similar, exhibiting greatest apparent niche conservatism. They inhabit tundra, boreal forest and uplands, and, hence are presumed most similar to the ancestral form. The Irish hare was distinct, being consistently distinguished from other mountain hares in both 2D and nth dimensional (4D) niche space. The ecological distinctiveness of the Irish hare provides further evidence that it is an Evolutionarily Significant Unit, particularly vulnerable to displacement by introduced European hares with which it competes and hybridises. Projections under global climate change suggest that, by 2070, bioclimatic space for invasive European hares in Ireland will expand (by 79%) but contract for endemic Irish hares (by 75%), further facilitating their replacement. The near complete species replacement of the heath hare (L.t. sylvaticus) in southern Sweden, where the European hare has also been introduced, may suggest a similar fate may be in store for the Irish hare. |
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Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish |
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Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish |
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Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish |
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Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish |
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Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish |
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niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the european hare; the (bad) luck of the irish |
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Caravaggi , A , Leach , K , Santilli , F , Rintala , J , Helle , P , Tiainen , J , Bisi , F , Martinoli , A , Montgomery , W I & Reid , N 2016 , ' Niche overlap of mountain hare subspecies and the vulnerability of their ranges to invasion by the European hare; the (bad) luck of the Irish ' , Biological Invasions . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1330-z |
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