期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 281, 期 1792, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1425
关键词
co-occurrence network; metacommunity structure; modularity analysis; body size; trophic position
资金
- FONDAP-FONDECYT [1501-0001, P05-002]
- Programa de Financiamiento Basal de Conicyt [PFB-023]
- CONICYT-FONDECYT [N83130360]
- Comision Sectorial de Investigacion Cientifica (CSIC) [2011-463]
- [FCE 2007-054]
- [FCE-2-2011-1-7117]
A long-standing question in community ecology is what determines the identity of species that coexist across local communities or metacommunity assembly. To shed light upon this question, we used a network approach to analyse the drivers of species co-occurrence patterns. In particular, we focus on the potential roles of body size and trophic status as determinants of metacommunity cohesion because of their link to resource use and dispersal ability. Small-sized individuals at low-trophic levels, and with limited dispersal potential, are expected to form highly linked subgroups, whereas large-size individuals at higher trophic positions, and with good dispersal potential, will foster the spatial coupling of subgroups and the cohesion of the whole metacommunity. By using modularity analysis, we identified six modules of species with similar responses to ecological conditions and high co-occurrence across local communities. Most species either co-occur with species from a single module or are connectors of the whole network. Among the latter are carnivorous species of intermediate body size, which by virtue of their high incidence provide connectivity to otherwise isolated communities playing the role of spatial couplers. Our study also demonstrates that the incorporation of network tools to the analysis of metacommunity ecology can help unveil the mechanisms underlying patterns and processes in metacommunity assembly.
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