The biogeography of community assembly: latitude and predation drive variation in community trait distribution in a guild of epifaunal crustaceans

Beskrivning

While considerable evidence exists of biogeographic patterns in the intensity of species interactions, the influence of these patterns on variation in community structure is less clear. Using a model selection approach on measures of trait dispersion in crustaceans associated with eelgrass (Zostera marina) spanning 30º of latitude in two oceans, we found that dispersion strongly increased with increasing predation and decreasing latitude. Ocean and epiphyte load appeared as secondary predictors; Pacific communities were more overdispersed while Atlantic communities were more clustered, and increasing epiphytes were associated with increased clustering. By examining how species interactions and environmental filters influence community structure across biogeographic regions, we demonstrate how both latitudinal variation in species interactions and historical contingency shape these responses. Community trait distributions have implications for ecosystem stability and functioning, and integrating large-scale observations of environmental filters, species interactions, and traits can help us predict how communities may respond to environmental change.

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2022

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(Hakai Institute)

Matt Whalen - Upphovsperson

(IMEDEAS (CSIC))

Fiona Tomas - Upphovsperson

Autonomous University of Baja California

Clara Hereu - Upphovsperson

College of Charleston

Erik Sotka - Upphovsperson

DRYAD - Utgivare

Fisheries Research Agency

Masakazu Hori - Upphovsperson

Göteborgs universitet

Per-Olav Moksnes - Upphovsperson

Hokkaido University

Masahiro Nakaoka - Upphovsperson

Institute of Marine Research

Jonas Thormar - Upphovsperson

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Shelby Ziegler - Upphovsperson

National University of Tierra del Fuego

Pablo Jorgensen - Upphovsperson

Nord University

Henning Reiss - Upphovsperson

Northeastern University

A Randall Hughes - Upphovsperson

Pusan National University

Kun-Seop Lee - Upphovsperson

San Diego State University

Erin Voigt - Upphovsperson

Kevin Hovel - Upphovsperson

San Francisco State University

Katharyn Boyer - Upphovsperson

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

J Duffy - Upphovsperson

Jonathan Lefcheck - Upphovsperson

St. Petersburg State University

Mikhail Ivanov - Upphovsperson

Stockholms universitet

Johan Eklöf - Upphovsperson

Stony Brook University

Bradley Peterson - Upphovsperson

Swansea University

John Griffin - Upphovsperson

Richard Unsworth - Upphovsperson

Trinity College Dublin

Nessa O'Connor - Upphovsperson

Universidade do Algarve

Aschwin Engelen - Upphovsperson

University of British Columbia

Mary O'Connor - Upphovsperson

University of California, Berkeley

Collin Gross - Upphovsperson

Jay Stachowicz - Upphovsperson

Melissa Kardish - Upphovsperson

Pamela Reynolds - Upphovsperson

University of Groningen

Jeanine Olsen - Upphovsperson

Klemens Eriksson - Upphovsperson

University of North Carolina

Joel Fodrie - Upphovsperson

University of Virginia

Karen McGlathery - Upphovsperson

University of Washington

Jennifer Ruesink - Upphovsperson

University of Zadar

Claudia Kruschel - Upphovsperson

Université Côte d'Azur

Francesca Rossi - Upphovsperson

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Mathiew Cusson - Upphovsperson

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Robert Orth - Upphovsperson

Åbo Akademi

Christoffer Boström - Upphovsperson

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Vetenskapsområden

Ekologi, evolutionsbiologi

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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Nyckelord

eelgrass, amphipod, historical contingency, isopod, latitudinal gradient, Peracarid, tanaid

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