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The cascading impact of an invasive snake on arthropod communities
The depletion of birds and mammals by invasive snakes is known to trigger top-down trophic cascades in recipient ecosystems. However, the indirect effects of island reptile depletion by invasive snakes remain largely unexplored, despite reptiles being an integral component of island food webs and serving as important prey for snakes. We assessed the impacts of the invasive species Lampropeltis californiae on arthropod communities on the island of Gran Canaria, mediated through the depletion of the three endemic reptile species of the island.
Penipisan burung dan mamalia oleh ular invasif diketahui memicu kaskade trofik top-down di ekosistem penerima. Namun, dampak tidak langsung dari penipisan reptil pulau oleh ular invasif sebagian besar masih belum dieksplorasi, meskipun reptil merupakan komponen integral dari jaring makanan pulau dan merupakan mangsa penting bagi ular. Kami menilai dampak spesies invasif Lampropeltis californiae terhadap komunitas artropoda di Pulau Gran Canaria, yang dimediasi oleh penipisan tiga spesies reptil endemik pulau tersebut.
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