The Ecological Niche is 'kaputt': Some perspectives for mammals, nature and Mother Earth
Hello Everybody,
\nThis episode deals with the fact that species can only live in their respective ecological niches. That's the law of nature.
\nAny species outside of their ecological niche will die...A good example would be when humans
\ntrying to fly to MARS, trying to exist outside of their spaceship bubble!
\nIt's a generic scheme, and here I have reviewed that concept for mammals of the world. In the Anthropocene one finds that many species now get pushed out of their co-evolved ecological niche. That's a strong change, happening specifically during the last 40 years and it is virtually unprecedented in the history of 'Mother Earth'!
\nCurrently, many ecological niches are shifting, e.g. due to man-made climate change, industrialization and unsustainable practices and governance.
\nA citation with the wider story on the issue can be found here; feel free to ask for a PDF for teaching and non-commercial purposes:
\nHuettmann F. (2017) Climate Change Effects on Terrestrial Mammals: A Review of Global Impacts of Ecological Niche Decay in Selected Regions of High Mammal Importance. Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene, Volume 2, 2018, Pages 123-130
\nhttps://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-the-anthropocene/dellasala/978-0-12-809665-9
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