Metacommunity organisation, spatial extent and dispersal in aquatic systems: patterns, processes and prospects
Metacommunity ecology addresses the situation where sets of local communities are
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …
The contribution of geographically common and rare species to the spatial distribution of biodiversity
Motivation and aim Mapping the spatial distribution of biodiversity is critical for
understanding its fundamental drivers (eg speciation, environmental filtering) as well as for …
understanding its fundamental drivers (eg speciation, environmental filtering) as well as for …
Abundant and rare picoeukaryotic sub‐communities present contrasting patterns in the epipelagic waters of marginal seas in the northwestern P acific O cean
In this work, they compared patterns of abundant and rare picoeukaryotic sub‐communities
in the epipelagic waters (surface and 40–75 m depth subsurface layers) of the East and …
in the epipelagic waters (surface and 40–75 m depth subsurface layers) of the East and …
Riparian forests can mitigate warming and ecological degradation of agricultural headwater streams
Riparian forests are commonly advocated as a key management option to mitigate the
effects of agriculture on headwater stream biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However …
effects of agriculture on headwater stream biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However …
A comparative analysis of metacommunity types in the freshwater realm
Most metacommunity studies have taken a direct mechanistic approach, aiming to model the
effects of local and regional processes on local communities within a metacommunity. An …
effects of local and regional processes on local communities within a metacommunity. An …
Geographic patterns of lake macrophyte communities and species richness at regional scale
J Alahuhta - Journal of Vegetation Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Are community composition and species richness of aquatic macrophytes
determined primarily by local (habitat heterogeneity and water quality) or regional (climate) …
determined primarily by local (habitat heterogeneity and water quality) or regional (climate) …
Untangling the determinants of macrophyte beta diversity in tropical floodplain lakes: insights from ecological uniqueness and species contributions
UM Pozzobom, J Heino, MTS Brito, VL Landeiro - Aquatic Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Deconstructing beta diversity patterns into site or species contributions is a modern
approach to understand the factors affecting variation in biodiversity. In this context …
approach to understand the factors affecting variation in biodiversity. In this context …
Contribution of common vs. rare species to species diversity patterns in conservation corridors
Understanding how common vs. rare species contribute to species richness patterns, and
are differentially affected by landscape features, is essential for effective conservation …
are differentially affected by landscape features, is essential for effective conservation …
Diversity and faunal changes in the latest Cretaceous dinosaur communities of southwestern Europe
Abstract Characterization of macroecological patterns for latest Cretaceous dinosaur
communities is essential to understand how those faunas were changing during the run-up …
communities is essential to understand how those faunas were changing during the run-up …
Scale-dependence of processes structuring dung beetle metacommunities using functional diversity and community deconstruction approaches
PG Silva, MIM Hernández - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Community structure is driven by mechanisms linked to environmental, spatial and temporal
processes, which have been successfully addressed using metacommunity framework. The …
processes, which have been successfully addressed using metacommunity framework. The …