Fecal DNA Metabarcoding Reveals the Diet of Asian Elephant in China During the Dry Season: Implications for Adaptation to Habitat Resources and Conservation

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Publicat a:Ecology and Evolution vol. 15, no. 11 (Nov 1, 2025)
Autor principal: Guo, Qiang
Altres autors: Zhang, Wenping, Li, Xu, Wang, Bin, Xiong, Chaoyong, Tian, Yuan, Luo, Tingting, Wang, Weibin, Zhou, Jielong
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100 1 |a Guo, Qiang  |u College of Biological Science and Food Engineering/Key Laboratory of Conserving Wildlife With Small Populations in Yunnan/Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China 
245 1 |a Fecal DNA Metabarcoding Reveals the Diet of Asian Elephant in China During the Dry Season: Implications for Adaptation to Habitat Resources and Conservation 
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520 3 |a ABSTRACT The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is a flagship species of the tropical forest ecosystem in Asia, playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological stability. Investigating the dietary composition of Asian elephants is essential for developing effective conservation and management strategies. In this study, a total of 107 fecal samples from different Asian elephant populations in China were analyzed using chloroplast rbcL DNA metabarcoding to systematically examine the dietary composition and diversity of the species. The results show that the foraged resources of the Asian elephant encompass eight classes, 43 orders, 77 families, and 154 genera. At the order level, Poales, Fabales, Rosales, and Zingiberales have the highest proportions, whereas at the family level, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Cyperaceae, Moraceae, and Musaceae dominate. Diversity and ecological niche width analyses indicate that there are differences among populations, with geographical variations in diet that are likely related to the availability of habitat resources. This study reveals the dietary composition and differences among different populations of Asian elephants, providing important scientific evidence and practical guidance for optimizing the food structure of captive populations and the development of food resource bases. 
651 4 |a United States--US 
651 4 |a China 
653 |a Elephants 
653 |a Food 
653 |a Species diversity 
653 |a Chloroplasts 
653 |a Chloroplast DNA 
653 |a Diet 
653 |a Feces 
653 |a Forests 
653 |a Geographical variations 
653 |a Mitochondrial DNA 
653 |a Foraging behavior 
653 |a Tropical forests 
653 |a Food resources 
653 |a Ecological niches 
653 |a Animal populations 
653 |a Forest ecosystems 
653 |a Populations 
653 |a Bar codes 
653 |a DNA barcoding 
653 |a Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA 
653 |a Terrestrial ecosystems 
653 |a Dry season 
653 |a Habitat availability 
653 |a Composition 
653 |a Conservation 
653 |a Environmental 
700 1 |a Zhang, Wenping  |u Key Laboratory of Monitoring Biological Diversity in Minshan Mountain of National Park of Giant Pandas at Mianyang Normal University of Sichuan Province, College of Life Science, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, China 
700 1 |a Li, Xu  |u College of Biological Science and Food Engineering/Key Laboratory of Conserving Wildlife With Small Populations in Yunnan/Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China 
700 1 |a Wang, Bin  |u Asian Elephant Rescuing and Breeding Center, Management and Protection Bureau of Yunnan Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, China 
700 1 |a Xiong, Chaoyong  |u Asian Elephant Rescuing and Breeding Center, Management and Protection Bureau of Yunnan Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, China 
700 1 |a Tian, Yuan  |u Management and Protection Bureau of Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve, Lincang, China 
700 1 |a Luo, Tingting  |u Asian Elephant Rescuing and Breeding Center, Management and Protection Bureau of Yunnan Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, China 
700 1 |a Wang, Weibin  |u College of Biological Science and Food Engineering/Key Laboratory of Conserving Wildlife With Small Populations in Yunnan/Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China 
700 1 |a Zhou, Jielong  |u College of Biological Science and Food Engineering/Key Laboratory of Conserving Wildlife With Small Populations in Yunnan/Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China 
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