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Fair tests of the habitat amount hypothesis require appropriate metrics of patch isolation: An example with small mammals in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Biological Conservation ( IF 4.9 ) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.008
Marcus Vinícius Vieira , Mauricio Almeida-Gomes , Ana Cláudia Delciellos , Rui Cerqueira , Renato Crouzeilles

Abstract Patch size and isolation are traditionally considered as main determinants of species richness in fragmented landscapes, grounded on Island Biogeography Theory (IBT). The Habitat Amount Hypothesis (HAH) is the more recent alternative: species richness could be predicted exclusively by the total amount of habitat surrounding sampling sites. However, tests may be biased towards HAH by the use of poor metrics of patch isolation, and because landscape variables are measured only within the scale of effect for habitat amount. Here we compare the HAH, IBT, and patch isolation as predictors of species richness of forest-dependent small mammals in an Atlantic Forest fragmented landscape using two measures of patch isolation: considering all (overall) or only the nearest three (restrict) forest remnants within the scale of effect for each variable. The model with habitat amount had more support than models with patch size and isolation (representing IBT), or patch size alone, but the model with overall patch isolation was equally plausible. Had we used only restricted patch isolation, we would have found support only for the HAH, disregarding patch isolation. The appropriate metric of patch isolation is critical for robust tests of the HAH, which should be considered in future studies to avoid biased results in favour of the HAH. Our results provide strong evidence for either HAH or overall patch isolation over IBT, and both may offer simplicity to decision-making.

中文翻译:

栖息地数量假设的公平测试需要适当的斑块隔离指标:以巴西大西洋森林中的小型哺乳动物为例

摘要 斑块大小和隔离传统上被认为是碎片化景观中物种丰富度的主要决定因素,以岛屿生物地理学理论 (IBT) 为基础。栖息地数量假设 (HAH) 是最近的替代方案:物种丰富度可以完全通过采样点周围的栖息地总量来预测。然而,由于使用斑块隔离的不良指标,并且因为景观变量仅在栖息地数量的影响范围内测量,测试可能偏向于 HAH。在这里,我们使用两种斑块隔离措施比较了 HAH、IBT 和斑块隔离作为大西洋森林碎片化景观中依赖森林的小型哺乳动物物种丰富度的预测因子:考虑所有(整体)或仅考虑最近的三个(限制性)森林残余在每个变量的影响范围内。具有栖息地数量的模型比具有斑块大小和隔离(代表 IBT)或单独斑块大小的模型具有更多支持,但具有整体斑块隔离的模型同样可信。如果我们只使用受限制的补丁隔离,我们会发现只支持 HAH,而忽略补丁隔离。贴片隔离的适当度量对于 HAH 的稳健测试至关重要,在未来的研究中应考虑这一点,以避免偏向于 HAH 的结果。我们的结果为 IBT 的 HAH 或整体补丁隔离提供了强有力的证据,并且两者都可以简化决策。如果我们只使用受限制的补丁隔离,我们会发现只支持 HAH,而忽略补丁隔离。贴片隔离的适当度量对于 HAH 的稳健测试至关重要,在未来的研究中应考虑这一点,以避免偏向于 HAH 的结果。我们的结果为 IBT 的 HAH 或整体补丁隔离提供了强有力的证据,并且两者都可以简化决策。如果我们只使用受限制的补丁隔离,我们会发现只支持 HAH,而忽略补丁隔离。贴片隔离的适当度量对于 HAH 的稳健测试至关重要,在未来的研究中应考虑这一点,以避免偏向于 HAH 的结果。我们的结果为 IBT 的 HAH 或整体补丁隔离提供了强有力的证据,并且两者都可以简化决策。
更新日期:2018-10-01
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