The effects of climate change on mesocarnivores: A global review and meta-analysis

Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, affecting a wide range of species in different ecological networks. Higher trophic level species, such as mesocarnivores, are particularly affected due to bottom-up and top-down cascading effects. The magnitude of climate change impacts on mesocarnivores may vary between regions and taxonomic groups, but this variation is poorly understood. We reviewed 119 articles on the effects of climate change on mesocarnivores (Order Carnivora). We found an increase in studies of climate change effects over time, with canids and mustelids being the most studied carnivores, and herpestids, procyonids, viverrids, and ailurids being the least studied. Most of the identified studies were from Europe, followed by North and South America. Africa and Oceania had fewer published studies. The most common approach to assessing the impact of climate change on carnivores was based on the study of species spatial ecology and habitat use, but also on population a..., , # Dryad dataset

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.8931zcs37](10.5061/dryad.8931zcs37)

## Description of the data and file structure

Articles used in the review and meta-analysis.

### Files and variables

This file provides the list of reviewed articles, the articles used in the meta-analysis, as well as the information gathered from them.

#### SupplementaryMaterial.xlsx

Table S1 - Reviewed Articles: This spreadsheet compiles studies across continents on how carnivores respond to climate change, covering families such as Herpestids, Canids, Felids, and Mustelids. Research topics include morphometry, population dynamics, spatial ecology, and behavior. Most studies are from Europe, particularly on Mustelids, with several reporting positive or adaptive responses. In contrast, African and Asian species, like meerkats and mongooses, often show negative impacts. Both tested and inferred methods are used, reflecting a range of species-specific and regional responses to environmental change.

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气候变化是生物多样性面临的主要威胁之一，会对不同生态网络中的众多物种造成负面影响。受上行与下行级联效应的影响，营养级更高的物种（如中型食肉动物（mesocarnivores））受气候变化的冲击尤为显著。气候变化对中型食肉动物的影响程度可能因区域和分类类群而异，但目前学界对这类差异的认知仍较为匮乏。本研究共梳理了119篇关于气候变化对食肉目（Carnivora）中型食肉动物影响的相关文献。研究发现，相关研究的发表数量随时间呈增长趋势，其中犬科（Canids）与鼬科（Mustelids）是被研究最多的食肉动物类群，而獴科（Herpestids）、浣熊科（Procyonids）、灵猫科（Viverrids）与熊猫科（Ailurids）的相关研究则相对较少。已检索到的研究大多来自欧洲，其次为北美洲与南美洲，非洲与大洋洲的发表文献数量相对稀缺。评估气候变化对食肉动物影响的最常见研究方法，是基于物种空间生态学与栖息地利用的相关研究，同时也会结合种群……（原文截断）# Dryad数据集
数据集DOI：10.5061/dryad.8931zcs37

## 数据与文件结构说明
本综述与荟萃分析（meta-analysis）所纳入的文献

### 文件与变量
本文件包含经筛选的文献列表、荟萃分析所使用的文献，以及从这些文献中提取的相关信息。

#### SupplementaryMaterial.xlsx
表S1 - 纳入综述的文献：本电子表格汇总了全球各大洲关于食肉动物对气候变化响应的相关研究，涵盖獴科、犬科、猫科、鼬科等多个食肉动物科类。研究主题涵盖形态计量学、种群动态学、空间生态学与行为学。多数研究来自欧洲，且以鼬科动物为主要研究对象，其中多项研究报告了食肉动物对气候变化产生的正向或适应性响应。与之相反，非洲与亚洲的物种（如狐獴与獴类）则往往呈现出受负面影响的结果。研究同时采用了实测与推演两种方法，反映了不同物种与区域对环境变化的多样化响应模式。Ta……