No evidence for the consistent effect of supplementary feeding on home range size in terrestrial mammals.

Proc Biol Sci · 2024 · PMC11285828 · PMID 38864336

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a negative trendp = 0.16not close (p > 0.1)

While a negative trend towards smaller home ranges under supplementary feeding was observed, our dataset provided weak evidence ( p = 0.16) against the null hypothesis of no effect.

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showed a trendno p-value reported

In our meta-analysis, only isopleth 90 of the kernel, representing the innermost part of the home range of all estimators considered, showed a trend similar in strength and direction to the overall effect of supplementary feeding on home range size.

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a weak trendno p-value reported

The marginal tendency of home range size decrease was identified for carnivores and rodents, while a weak trend of home range increase was observed in ungulates.

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

While home ranges based on capture-mark-recapture data showed no response to supplementary feeding, telemetry-based home ranges showed a decreasing trend in response to feeding.

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