Keystone niche individuals: some are more unequal than others.

IF 16.7 1区生物学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Trends in ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-29 DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.006

Federico Garrido-de León, Valentina Franco-Trecu, Raul Costa-Pereira

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Abstract

Conspecific individuals often diverge in their foraging decisions. Indeed, across diverse taxa, generalist populations contain both generalist and specialist individuals. This intraspecific niche variation allows some individuals to contribute disproportionately to their population's niche. Here, we present the concept of keystone niche individuals and why it matters for ecologists.

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关键生态位个体：有些人比其他人更不平等。

同种个体在觅食决策上经常出现分歧。事实上，在不同的分类群中，通才种群既包含通才个体，也包含专才个体。这种种内生态位的变化使得一些个体对种群生态位的贡献不成比例。在这里，我们提出了关键生态位个体的概念，以及为什么它对生态学家很重要。

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Trends in ecology & evolution 生物-进化生物学

CiteScore

26.50

自引率

3.00%

发文量

178

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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