ArticleEcology and evolution2026
Boom-Bust Dynamics Drive Community-Wide Dietary Structuring in Desert-Dwelling Raptors.
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- Boom-Bust Dynamics Drive Community-Wide Dietary Structuring in Desert-Dwelling Raptors.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
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Abstract
Boom-bust dynamics (pulses of productivity followed by extended periods of low productivity) characterise many dryland, arid environments. These dynamics drive diverse ecological functions, with populations and communities of biota responding strongly to temporal changes in productivity. These changes have flow-on effects to dietary structuring for consumers, including top predators. Here, we aimed to assess the influence of rainfall-triggered productivity changes on the diets of raptors using data from long-term monitoring of a diverse (19-species) raptor community in a central Australian desert subject to extreme boom-bust conditions. We showed that boom-bust dynamics influence dietary structure of the raptor community and that dietary responses are mediated by species-specific prey preferences and movement ecology. Mean raptor dietary niche breadth increased in bust (0.012 ± 0.0007 [SE]) compared to boom (0.009 ± 0.0006) periods (model
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