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Arthropod predation of vertebrates structures trophic dynamics in Island ecosystems
Halpin, L.R.; Terrington, D.I.; Jones, H.P.; Mott, R.; Wong, W.W.; Dow, D.C.; Carlile, N.; Clarke, R.H. (2021). Arthropod predation of vertebrates structures trophic dynamics in Island ecosystems. American Naturalist 198(4): [1-11]. https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/715702
In: The American Naturalist. George W. Salt/University of Chicago: Salem, Mass.. ISSN 0003-0147; e-ISSN 1537-5323
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seabirds, reptiles, centipedes, insects, trophic estimation, stable isotopes |
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- Halpin, L.R.
- Terrington, D.I.
- Jones, H.P.
- Mott, R.
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- Wong, W.W.
- Dow, D.C.
- Carlile, N.
- Clarke, R.H.
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On isolated islands, large arthropods can play an important functional role in ecosystem dynamics. On the Norfolk Islands group, South Pacific, we monitored the diet and foraging activity of an endemic chilopod, the Phillip Island centipede (Cormocephalus coynei), and used a stable isotope mixing model to estimate dietary proportions. Phillip Island centipede diet is represented by vertebrate animals (48%) and invertebrates (52%), with 30.5% consisting of squamates, including the Lord Howe Island skink (Oligosoma lichenigera) and Günther’s island gecko (Christinus guentheri); 7.9% consisting of black-winged petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis) nestlings; and 9.6% consisting of marine fishes scavenged from regurgitated seabird meals. Centipede predation was the principal source of petrel nestling mortality, with annual rates of predation varying between 11.1% and 19.6% of nestlings. This means that 2,109–3,724 black-winged petrel nestlings may be predated by centipedes annually. Petrels produce a single offspring per year; therefore, predation of nestlings by centipedes represents total breeding failure for a pair in a given year. Our work demonstrates that arthropods can play a leading role in influencing vertebrate reproductive output and modifying trophic structures and nutrient flow in island ecosystems. |
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