Nestedness in a Carnivorous Mammal Assemblage in Forest Fragments of the Araucanía Region, Southern Chile

• Published in: Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii)
• Date: 2024
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 6
• ISSN: 2707-7268
• Author Affiliations: R. Sanhueza — Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas and Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile; W. Moya — Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas and Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Lagos, Campus Osorno. P.O. Box 933, Osorno, Chile; J. R. Rau — Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas and Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile
• Main Authors: Sanhueza, R., Moya, W., Rau, J. R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2024
• Online Access: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/602
• Journal Title: Zoodiversity

Habitat fragmentation is one of the main factors threatening biodiversity, especially in regions where natural ecosystems are under anthropogenic pressure, such as the Araucanía region in southern Chile. This study explores the presence of nestedness patterns in the composition of carnivorous mammal...