Zoe Storm, Mark G. Meekan, Andreas Eich, Conrad W. Speed, Shaun S. Killen, Emily K. Lester
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在自然实验中,大型食肉动物的种群数量在管理措施后恢复,这为这些动物通过对猎物的消耗和非消耗影响来构建群落的潜力提供了洞见。西澳大利亚海岸附近的安石礁(Ashmore Reef)就提供了这样一个机会。自从2008年禁止捕捞海洋保护区的实施以来,这里的礁鲨数量显著增加。这一变化伴随着中型和大型中游硬骨鱼数量的增加,而小型中游硬骨鱼数量的减少。我们探讨了这些丰度的变化是否伴随着中掠食者反捕食(非捕食)行为的变化,这是由于急性和慢性捕食风险的增加。我们分析了2004年禁捕令实施之前和2016年鲨鱼恢复之后收集的鱼饵远程水下视频系统(BRUVS)的视频,以量化小型(100 cm TL)硬骨鱼中掠食者反捕食行为的任何变化。比较了慢性和急性风险对硬骨鱼在BRUVS视频中花费的总时间的影响,与各种风险相关的活动所花费的时间比例,以及觅食强度,并在几年内(急性风险:在没有鲨鱼的视频中与现在相比)和几年之间(慢性风险:2004年和2016年)进行了比较。我们的研究结果表明,在礁鲨存在的情况下,中小型中游鱼类都表现出风险诱导的特征反应(反捕食者行为),这些行为似乎是对急性和慢性风险相互作用的联合反应。我们的研究表明,随着礁鲨的恢复,小型中游鱼类的减少可能是由于鲨鱼作为该系统中的捕食者的消耗和非消耗影响。这些结果表明,慢性和急性风险似乎在塑造中掠食者的行为中起着重要作用。
期刊介绍:
Journal of Animal Ecology publishes the best original research on all aspects of animal ecology, ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem level. These may be field, laboratory and theoretical studies utilising terrestrial, freshwater or marine systems.