Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates
Abstract Climate warming has profound effects on animal behavior, ecology, as well as on human activities. As the number of extreme weather events increases with climate warming, organisms are facing unprecedented environmental challenges. In temperate regions, winter food scarcity poses a critical...
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| author | Ema Nagahara Ayaka Tsuchihashi Takumi Yoshida Kosuke Hayashi Genki Yamada Takayuki Ogura Mone Ito Hirokazu Kurihara Koji Tojo Takuya Matsumoto Masaki Takenaka |
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| description | Abstract Climate warming has profound effects on animal behavior, ecology, as well as on human activities. As the number of extreme weather events increases with climate warming, organisms are facing unprecedented environmental challenges. In temperate regions, winter food scarcity poses a critical survival challenge for many animals. This study investigated the unique foraging behavior of the Kamikochi population of Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata, which forage for aquatic insects during severe winters with scarce food availability. In February 2024, a thermal event with rising temperatures and rain triggered snowmelt and river flooding, which made it difficult for the macaques to access aquatic food. Comparisons of foraging behavior during periods with and without the thermal event showed that Kamikochi macaques reduced their foraging on aquatic insects inhabiting streams during the thermal event. These findings highlight the ecological impacts of heating events expected to become more frequent due to climate change. Japanese macaques in Kamikochi provide valuable insights into how wildlife behavior may change in response to these events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-adea8878f5524715982914a5d6b42dae2025-08-20T03:04:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111010.1038/s41598-025-09308-0Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primatesEma Nagahara0Ayaka Tsuchihashi1Takumi Yoshida2Kosuke Hayashi3Genki Yamada4Takayuki Ogura5Mone Ito6Hirokazu Kurihara7Koji Tojo8Takuya Matsumoto9Masaki Takenaka10Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu UniversityGraduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu UniversityGraduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu UniversityNHK Enterprises, Inc.G-Vision, Inc.Kozo ProductionKozo ProductionVision1 Inc.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu UniversityAbstract Climate warming has profound effects on animal behavior, ecology, as well as on human activities. As the number of extreme weather events increases with climate warming, organisms are facing unprecedented environmental challenges. In temperate regions, winter food scarcity poses a critical survival challenge for many animals. This study investigated the unique foraging behavior of the Kamikochi population of Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata, which forage for aquatic insects during severe winters with scarce food availability. In February 2024, a thermal event with rising temperatures and rain triggered snowmelt and river flooding, which made it difficult for the macaques to access aquatic food. Comparisons of foraging behavior during periods with and without the thermal event showed that Kamikochi macaques reduced their foraging on aquatic insects inhabiting streams during the thermal event. These findings highlight the ecological impacts of heating events expected to become more frequent due to climate change. Japanese macaques in Kamikochi provide valuable insights into how wildlife behavior may change in response to these events.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09308-0DNA metabarcodingDietary plasticityGlobal warmingJapanese macaquesMountain ecologyPrimates |
| spellingShingle | Ema Nagahara Ayaka Tsuchihashi Takumi Yoshida Kosuke Hayashi Genki Yamada Takayuki Ogura Mone Ito Hirokazu Kurihara Koji Tojo Takuya Matsumoto Masaki Takenaka Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates Scientific Reports DNA metabarcoding Dietary plasticity Global warming Japanese macaques Mountain ecology Primates |
| title | Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates |
| title_full | Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates |
| title_fullStr | Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates |
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| title_short | Impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates |
| title_sort | impact of climate warming on the foraging behavior of northernmost distributed primates |
| topic | DNA metabarcoding Dietary plasticity Global warming Japanese macaques Mountain ecology Primates |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09308-0 |
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