Fig. 3: Spatial patterns of vertebrate use by human predators. | Communications Biology

Fig. 3: Spatial patterns of vertebrate use by human predators.

From: Humanity’s diverse predatory niche and its ecological consequences

Fig. 3

a Number of species used. b Number of species used after accounting for variation in species richness (standardization process described in Mapping section of Methods; Fig. 5). Percent of used species that are exploited as c food and d pets. Patterns relate to the distribution of species (assessed across their entire range), not necessarily where capture, consumption or other end use occurs.

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