European Rabbit Invasion in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem of Chile: How Relevant Is Its Role in Food Webs?

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dc.contributor.authorGubelin, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorCorrea-Cuadros, Jennifer Paola
dc.contributor.authorÁvila Thieme, María Isidora
dc.contributor.authorFlores Benner, Gabriela Verónica
dc.contributor.authorDuclos, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorLima Arce, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorJaksic Andrade, Fabián
dc.contributor.editorTorre, Ignasi
dc.contributor.editorBalčiauskas, Linas
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-27T13:32:12Z
dc.date.available2024-03-27T13:32:12Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is one of the main invasive species in Chile, where it became naturalized ca. 150 years ago. Their high reproductive capacity, lack of specialist predators, and great adaptability favored the settlement of rabbits in diverse mainland and island ecosystems of the country. Recently, rabbits have become central players in semi-arid ecosystems, such as those represented in Las Chinchillas National Reserve in north-central Chile. We undertook to analyze the place and role of rabbits in the food web of that Reserve, based on a bibliographic review and long-term annual data gathered from 1987 until 2022 (36 years). Results showed that the network comprised 77 species, where 69% were primary producers (plants), 18% were mid-level consumers (herbivores), and 13% were top-level consumers (predators). The most connected species in the food web was the rabbit, which positively or negatively affected the species interacting with it. Predators such as Galictis cuja, Geranoaetus polyosoma, Leopardus colocolo, and Puma concolor, and the scavenger Vultur gryphus, could be negatively affected by an eventual decrease (natural or human-caused) in the rabbit population of the Reserve. To the contrary, primary producers such as Oxalis perdicaria, Plantago hispidula, Schizanthus parvulus, Senna cumminggi, and Tropaeolum azureum could be positively affected by an increase in their biomass in response to a decrease in rabbits, favoring native rodents. We consider that analyzing the rabbit-centered food web and its impacts on native interacting species allows a better understanding of the relevance of invasive species in the local community, providing conceptual tools for rabbit management.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-01
dc.format.extent20 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/LIFE13040916
dc.identifier.pubmedid37109445
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85154037627
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.3390/life13040916
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/84829
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000984056100001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Correa Cuadros, Jennifer Paola; 0000-0003-0288-8886; 1031195
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Ávila Thieme, María Isidora; 0000-0003-0772-4717; 1031041
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Flores Benner, Gabriela Verónica; 0000-0001-9019-5988; 169817
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Lima Arce, Mauricio; 0000-0002-3700-2945; 96853
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Jaksic Andrade, Fabián; 0000-0003-0098-0291; 99787
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
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dc.revistaLife
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
dc.subjectCommunity feedbacks
dc.subjectConservation targets
dc.subjectInvasive species
dc.subjectManagement practices
dc.subjectNetwork modelsEuropean Rabbit Invasion in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem of Chile
dc.subjectOryctolagus cuniculus
dc.subjectPredator-prey relationships
dc.subjectTrophic interactions
dc.subject.ddc570
dc.subject.deweyBiologíaes_ES
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleEuropean Rabbit Invasion in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem of Chile: How Relevant Is Its Role in Food Webs?
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.codpersvinculados1031195
sipa.codpersvinculados1031041
sipa.codpersvinculados169817
sipa.codpersvinculados96853
sipa.codpersvinculados99787
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-03-25
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