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Sharing is living: The role of habitat heterogeneity in the coexistence of closely related species

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Autor(es):
Sanches, Fabio H. C. ; De Grande, Fernando R. ; Costa, Tania M. ; Barreto, Rodrigo E.
Número total de Autores: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION; v. 13, n. 3, p. 14-pg., 2023-03-01.
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In biologically diverse ecosystems, an essential process to support competing species to coexist is ecological differentiation. Habitat heterogeneity is, hence, important in establishing species abundance and richness, favoring the coexistence of species due to habitat partition. In this context, shading and species thermal tolerance can be good factors to elucidate the role of habitat heterogeneity in the habitat partition among closely related species. Herein, we study shading effects in microhabitat selection, behavior, and physiological limitation on two species of fiddler crabs (Leptuca leptodactyla and Leptuca uruguayensis). Indeed, shading conditions influenced fiddler crabs species proportion over time, with L. leptodactyla more associated with nonshaded/warmer areas while the L. uruguayensis to shaded/cooler ones. They also adjusted their behavior differently from each other to deal with thermal stress. Finally, we have demonstrated that these effects are related to species' physiological limitations. We conclude that biologically diverse ecosystems, such as intertidal regions from estuaries (e.g., mudflats and mangroves), support the coexistence between closely related species by reducing competition due to habitat partition. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 15/50300-6 - Climate change impact on São Paulo's estuarine fauna at pertinent parameter ranges and spatial scales: the effects of temperature and pH on fiddler crab larval development
Beneficiário:Tânia Marcia Costa
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 10/09763-9 - Ecologia comportamental de caranguejos Ocypodoidea
Beneficiário:Tânia Marcia Costa
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular