Middle-out ecology : small carnivores as sentinels of global change

dc.contributor.authorMarneweck, Courtney J.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Benjamin L.
dc.contributor.authorButler, Andrew R.
dc.contributor.authorDo Linh San, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Stephen N.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Alex J.
dc.contributor.authorSaldo, Elizabeth A.
dc.contributor.authorSomers, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorTitus, Keifer
dc.contributor.authorMuthersbaugh, Michael
dc.contributor.authorVanak, Abi
dc.contributor.authorJachowski, David S.
dc.contributor.emailmichael.somers@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T08:37:20Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T08:37:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.descriptionSUPPORTING INFORMATION : Appendix S1. All Carnivora species considered small by our review criteria (i.e. order Carnivora, <21.5 kg, fully and semi-terrestrial; weight as per Jones et al. 2009, or estimated from similar sized species if unavailable, denoted by ~).en_US
dc.description.abstractSpecies that respond to ecosystem change in a timely, measurable, and interpretable way can be used as sentinels of global change. Contrary to a pervasive view, we suggest that, among Carnivora, small carnivores are more appropriate sentinels than large carnivores. This reasoning is built around six key points: that, compared to large carnivores, small carnivores 1) are more species-rich and diverse, providing more potential sentinels in many systems; 2) occupy a wider range of ecological niches, exhibiting a greater variety of sensitivities to change; 3) hold an intermediate trophic position that is more directly affected by changes at the producer, primary consumer, and tertiary consumer levels; 4) have shorter life spans and higher reproductive rates, exhibiting more rapid responses to change; 5) have smaller home ranges and are more abundant, making it easier to investigate fine-scale management interventions; 6) are easier to monitor, manage, and manipulate. Therefore, we advocate for incorporating a middle-out approach, in addition to the established top-down and bottom-up approaches, to assessing the responses of ecosystems to global change.en_US
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652907en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarneweck, C.J., Allen, B.L., Butler, A.R. et al. 2022,'Middle-out ecology: small carnivores as sentinels of global change', Mammal Review, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 471-479, doi : 10.1111/mam.12300.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0305-1838 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1365-2907 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/mam.12300
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92094
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. Mammal Review published by Mammal Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License.en_US
dc.subjectCarnivoraen_US
dc.subjectChangeen_US
dc.subjectGlobalen_US
dc.subjectIndicatorsen_US
dc.subjectMesocarnivoreen_US
dc.subjectSentinelen_US
dc.subjectSmall carnivoresen_US
dc.subjectSDG-15: Life on landen_US
dc.titleMiddle-out ecology : small carnivores as sentinels of global changeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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