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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1575-1585 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Oikos |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 17 Apr 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Effects of dispersal mode on the environmental and spatial correlates of nestedness and species turnover in pond communities. / Hill, Matthew J.; Heino, Jani; Thornhill, Ian ; Ryves, David B.; Wood, Paul.
In: Oikos, Vol. 126, No. 11, 01.11.2017, p. 1575-1585.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of dispersal mode on the environmental and spatial correlates of nestedness and species turnover in pond communities
AU - Hill, Matthew J.
AU - Heino, Jani
AU - Thornhill, Ian
AU - Ryves, David B.
AU - Wood, Paul
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Advances in metacommunity theory have made a significant contribution to understanding the drivers of variation in biological communities. However, there has been limited empirical research exploring the expression of metacommunity theory for two fundamental components of beta diversity: nestedness and species turnover. In this paper, we examine the influence of local environmental and a range of spatial variables (hydrological connectivity, proximity and overall spatial structure) on total beta diversity and the nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity for the entire macroinvertebrate community and active and passively dispersing taxa within pond habitats. High beta diversity almost entirely reflects patterns of species turnover (replacement) rather than nestedness (differences in species richness) in our dataset. Local environmental variables were the main drivers of total beta diversity, nestedness and turnover when the entire community was considered and for both active and passively dispersing taxa. The influence of spatial processes on passively dispersing taxa, total beta diversity and nestedness was significantly greater than for actively dispersing taxa. Our results suggest that species sorting (local environmental variables) operating through niche processes was the primary mechanism driving total beta diversity, nestedness and turnover for the entire community and active and passively dispersing taxa. In contrast, spatial factors (hydrological connectivity, proximity and spatial eigenvectors) only exerted a secondary influence on the nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity.
AB - Advances in metacommunity theory have made a significant contribution to understanding the drivers of variation in biological communities. However, there has been limited empirical research exploring the expression of metacommunity theory for two fundamental components of beta diversity: nestedness and species turnover. In this paper, we examine the influence of local environmental and a range of spatial variables (hydrological connectivity, proximity and overall spatial structure) on total beta diversity and the nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity for the entire macroinvertebrate community and active and passively dispersing taxa within pond habitats. High beta diversity almost entirely reflects patterns of species turnover (replacement) rather than nestedness (differences in species richness) in our dataset. Local environmental variables were the main drivers of total beta diversity, nestedness and turnover when the entire community was considered and for both active and passively dispersing taxa. The influence of spatial processes on passively dispersing taxa, total beta diversity and nestedness was significantly greater than for actively dispersing taxa. Our results suggest that species sorting (local environmental variables) operating through niche processes was the primary mechanism driving total beta diversity, nestedness and turnover for the entire community and active and passively dispersing taxa. In contrast, spatial factors (hydrological connectivity, proximity and spatial eigenvectors) only exerted a secondary influence on the nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity.
U2 - 10.1111/oik.04266
DO - 10.1111/oik.04266
M3 - Article
VL - 126
SP - 1575
EP - 1585
JO - Oikos
JF - Oikos
SN - 0030-1299
IS - 11
ER -