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Abstract
The work of Sheppard et al. (Ecol. Lett., 21, 2018, 1395) relies on the strong assumption that isotopic niche is equal to trophic niche. Here I raise three main concerns showing that classic hypotheses built upon trophic niche cannot be directly interpreted in isotopic space. Future studies should always keep isotopic and trophic niches distinct.Keywords: Feeding strategy; intragroup competition; isotopic space; niche overlap; niche partitioning; stable isotope; trophic space
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31317626 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13218
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ecol Lett ISSN: 1461-023X Impact factor: 9.492