No evidence for the consistent effect of supplementary feeding on home range size in terrestrial mammals
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F24%3A100455" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/24:100455 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2889" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2889</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2889" target="_blank" >10.1098/rspb.2023.2889</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
No evidence for the consistent effect of supplementary feeding on home range size in terrestrial mammals
Original language description
Food availability and distribution are key drivers of animal space use. Supplemental food provided by humans can be more abundant and predictable than natural resources. It is thus believed that supplementary feeding modifies the spatial behaviour of wildlife. Yet, such effects have not been tested quantitatively across species. Here, we analysed changes in home range size owing to supplementary feeding in 23 species of terrestrial mammals using a meta-analysis of 28 studies. Additionally, we investigated the moderating effect of factors related to (i) species biology (sex, body mass and taxonomic group), (ii) feeding regimen (duration, amount and purpose), and (iii) methods of data collection and analysis (source of data, estimator and spatial confinement). We found no consistent effect of supplementary feeding on changes in home range size. While an overall tendency of reduced home range was observed, moderators varied in the direction and strength of the trends. Our results suggest that multiple drivers and complex mechanisms of home range behaviour can make it insensitive to manipulation with supplementary feeding. The small number of available studies stands in contrast with the ubiquity and magnitude of supplementary feeding worldwide, highlighting a knowledge gap in our understanding of the effects of supplementary feeding on ranging behaviour.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10600 - Biological sciences
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/QK1910462" target="_blank" >QK1910462: Behavioral reaction of free-living wild boar on measures realized against spreading of African swine fever virus</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN
0962-8452
e-ISSN
0962-8452
Volume of the periodical
291
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2024.0
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1-12
UT code for WoS article
001245156000005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85195888390