Can niche use in red and grey squirrels offer clues for their apparent coexistence?

Journal article

1. Introduced species are, world-wide, one of the most serious threats to biodiversity. Grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis are one of many introduced species to have threatened a native congener; they are thought to have replaced red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris throughout much of the UK as a result of competition. The rate of competitive replacement may be influenced by habitat composition, with some red squirrel populations persisting for prolonged periods in the presence of greys in predomi...

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Authors: Bryce, J; Johnson, P; Macdonald, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 875-887
• Publication date: 2002-12-01
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00765.x
• EISSN: 1365-2664
• ISSN: 0021-8901
• Language: English
• Keywords: conservation management; niche overlap; invasive species; interspecific competition