Including biotic interactions in species distribution models improves the understanding of species niche: a case of study with the brown bear in Europe
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Lucas Pablo M.ORCID, Thuiller WilfriedORCID, Talluto Matthew V.ORCID, Polaina EsterORCID, Albrecht JörgORCID, Selva NuriaORCID, Barba Marta DeORCID, Maiorano LuigiORCID, Penteriani VincenzoORCID, Guéguen MayaORCID, Balkenhol NikoORCID, Dutta TrishnaORCID, Fedorca AncutaORCID, Frank Shane C.ORCID, Zedrosser AndreasORCID, Afonso-Jordana Ivan, Ambarlı HüseyinORCID, Ballesteros FernandoORCID, Bashta Andriy-TarasORCID, Bilgin Cemal CanORCID, Bogdanović NedaORCID, Bojārs Edgars, Bojarska KatarzynaORCID, Bragalanti Natalia, Brøseth HenrikORCID, Chynoweth Mark W.ORCID, Ćirović DuškoORCID, Ciucci PaoloORCID, Corradini AndreaORCID, Angelis Daniele DeORCID, Hernando Miguel de GabrielORCID, Domokos CsabaORCID, Dutsov Aleksander, Ertürk AlperORCID, Filacorda StefanoORCID, Frangini LorenzoORCID, Groff Claudio, Heikkinen Samuli, Hoxha Bledi, Huber DjuroORCID, Huitu OtsoORCID, Ionescu Georgeta, Ionescu Ovidiu, Jerina KlemenORCID, Jurj Ramon, Karamanlidis Alexandros A.ORCID, Kindberg JonasORCID, Kojola IlpoORCID, López-Bao José VicenteORCID, Männil Peep, Melovski DimeORCID, Mertzanis Yorgos, Molinari Paolo, Molinari-Jobin AnjaORCID, Mustoni Andrea, Naves JavierORCID, Ogurtsov SergeyORCID, Özüt DenizORCID, Palazón Santiago, Pedrotti Luca, Perović Aleksandar, Piminov Vladimir N., Pop Ioan-MihaiORCID, Popa Marius, Psaralexi MariaORCID, Quenette Pierre-Yves, Rauer Georg, Reljic SlavenORCID, Revilla EloyORCID, Saarma UrmasORCID, Saveljev Alexander P.ORCID, Sayar Ali OnurORCID, Şekercioğlu Cagan H.ORCID, Sergiel AgnieszkaORCID, Sîrbu George, Skrbinšek TomažORCID, Skuban Michaela, Soyumert AnilORCID, Stojanov Aleksandar, Tammeleht EgleORCID, Tirronen KonstantinORCID, Trajçe AleksandërORCID, Trbojević IgorORCID, Trbojević Tijana, Zięba Filip, Zlatanova DianaORCID, Zwijacz-Kozica Tomasz, Pollock Laura J.
Abstract
ABSTRACTBiotic interactions are expected to influence species’ responses to climate change, but they are usually not included when predicting future range shifts. We assessed the importance of biotic interactions to understand future consequences of climate and land use change for biodiversity using as a model system the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Europe. By including biotic interactions using the spatial variation of energy contribution and habitat models of each food species, we showed that the use of biotic factors considerably improves our understanding of the distribution of brown bears. Predicted future range shifts, which included changes in the distribution of food species, varied greatly when considering various scenarios of change in biotic factors, warning about future indirect climate change effects. Our study confirmed that advancing our understanding of ecological networks of species interactions will improve future scenarios of biodiversity change, which is key for conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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