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1. An equilibrium theory signature in the island biogeography of human parasites and pathogens

Author:
Jean, Kévin; Burnside, William R.; Carlson, Lynn; Smith, Katherine; Guégan, Jean‐François
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 107-116
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
bacteria; biogeography; databases; equilibrium theory; geographical distribution; globalization; hosts; human diseases; humans; islands; linear models; parasites; pathogens; plants (botany); prediction; species diversity; surface area; taxonomy; trade
Abstract:
... AIM: Our understanding of the ecology and biogeography of microbes, including those that cause human disease, lags behind that for larger species. Despite recent focus on the geographical distribution of viruses and bacteria, the overall environmental distribution of human pathogens and parasites on Earth remains incompletely understood. As islands have long inspired basic ecological insights, we ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12393

2. Are strong fire–vegetation feedbacks needed to explain the spatial distribution of tropical tree cover?

Author:
Good, Peter; Harper, Anna; Meesters, Antoon; Robertson, Eddy; Betts, Richard
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 16-25
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
climate models; equations; forests; mortality; primary productivity; rain; savannas; tree growth; tree mortality; trees; tropics
Abstract:
... AIM: The spatial pattern of tropical fire‐induced tree mortality is partly determined by climate, but feedbacks of tree cover on fire are also important. We re‐examine some recent observations proposed as evidence for very strong tree‐cover feedbacks on fire, sufficient to allow savanna and forest to be alternative stable states over large areas of the tropics. Two pieces of previously reported ob ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12380

3. Cities are hotspots for threatened species

Author:
Ives, Christopher D.; Lentini, Pia E.; Threlfall, Caragh G.; Ikin, Karen; Shanahan, Danielle F.; Garrard, Georgia E.; Bekessy, Sarah A.; Fuller, Richard A.; Mumaw, Laura; Rayner, Laura; Rowe, Ross; Valentine, Leonie E.; Kendal, Dave
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 117-126
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
animals; cities; coasts; islands; issues and policy; models; people; planning; plants (botany); primary productivity; species diversity; threatened species; urban areas; urbanization; Tasmania
Abstract:
... AIM: Although urbanization impacts many species, there is little information on the patterns of occurrences of threatened species in urban relative to non‐urban areas. By assessing the extent of the distribution of threatened species across all Australian cities, we aim to investigate the currently under‐utilized opportunity that cities present for national biodiversity conservation. LOCATION: Aus ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12404

4. Do projections from bioclimatic envelope models and climate change metrics match?

Author:
Garcia, Raquel A.; Cabeza, Mar; Altwegg, Res; Araújo, Miguel B.
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 65-74
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
amphibians; biodiversity; birds; climate; climate change; climate models; mammals; snakes; temporal variation; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... AIM: Bioclimatic envelope models are widely used to describe changes in climatically suitable areas for species under future climate scenarios. Climate change metrics are applied independently of species data to characterize the spatio‐temporal dynamics of climate, and have also been used as indicators of the exposure of species to climate change. Here, we investigate whether these two approaches ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12386

5. Drivers of plant invasion vary globally: evidence from pine invasions within six ecoregions

Author:
Taylor, Kimberley T.; Maxwell, Bruce D.; Pauchard, Aníbal; Nuñez, Martin A.; Peltzer, Duane A.; Terwei, André; Rew, Lisa J.
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 96-106
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
Nothofagus; Pinus contorta; colonizing ability; ecological invasion; ecoregions; ecosystems; forests; grasslands; indigenous species; introduced species; invasive species; population growth; shrublands; tree growth; trees; Argentina; Chile; New Zealand; United States
Abstract:
... AIM: To determine biotic and abiotic controls on pine invasion globally within six ecoregions that include both introduced and native ranges. LOCATIONS: Río Negro province, Argentina; Aysén and Araucanía regions, Chile; South Island (two ecoregions), New Zealand; Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, USA. METHODS: We quantified tree abundance and size across invasion fronts of the widespread invasive tre ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12391

6. Environment and evolutionary history determine the global biogeography of phytoplankton temperature traits

Author:
Thomas, Mridul K.; Kremer, Colin T.; Litchman, Elena
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 75-86
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
ambient temperature; biogeography; freshwater; freshwater ecosystems; intraspecific variation; latitude; models; nutrient requirements; phytoplankton; temperature profiles
Abstract:
... AIM: Ecological and evolutionary forces shape the functional traits of species within and across environments, generating biogeographical patterns in traits. We aimed to: (1) determine the extent to which temperature traits of phytoplankton are adapted to their local environment, and (2) detect and explain differences in patterns of adaptation between functional groups (reflecting evolutionary his ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12387

7. ‘High‐co‐occurrence genera’: weak but consistent relationships with global richness, niche partitioning, hybridization and decline

Author:
Prinzing, Andreas; Powrie, Leslie W.; Hennekens, Stephan M.; Bartish, Igor V.; Ozinga, Wim A.
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 55-64
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
biologists; extinction; hybridization; hybrids; niches; risk; risk reduction; species diversity; variance; Netherlands; South Africa
Abstract:
... AIM: Many biologists explain the global richness of lineages and local co‐occurrence of lineage members by distinct processes: speciation/extinction versus ecological interactions. Moreover, allopatric distribution, rarity and local competition limit local co‐occurrence of species even within species‐rich lineages. However, whether and why the global richness of lineages relates to local co‐occurr ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12385

8. Human impacts and aridity differentially alter soil N availability in drylands worldwide

Author:
Delgado‐Baquerizo, Manuel; Maestre, Fernando T.; Gallardo, Antonio; Eldridge, David J.; Soliveres, Santiago; Bowker, Matthew A.; Prado‐Comesaña, Ana; Gaitán, Juan; Quero, José L.; Ochoa, Victoria; Gozalo, Beatriz; García‐Gómez, Miguel; García‐Palacios, Pablo; Berdugo, Miguel; Valencia, Enrique; Escolar, Cristina; Arredondo, Tulio; Barraza‐Zepeda, Claudia; Boeken, Bertrand R.; Bran, Donaldo; Cabrera, Omar; Carreira, José A.; Chaieb, Mohamed; Conceição, Abel A.; Derak, Mchich; Ernst, Ricardo; Espinosa, Carlos I.; Florentino, Adriana; Gatica, Gabriel; Ghiloufi, Wahida; Gómez‐González, Susana; Gutiérrez, Julio R.; Hernández, Rosa M.; Huber‐Sannwald, Elisabeth; Jankju, Mohammad; Mau, Rebecca L.; Miriti, Maria; Monerris, Jorge; Morici, Ernesto; Muchane, Muchai; Naseri, Kamal; Pucheta, Eduardo; Ramírez, Elizabeth; Ramírez‐Collantes, David A.; Romão, Roberto L.; Tighe, Matthew; Torres, Duilio; Torres‐Díaz, Cristian; Val, James; Veiga, José P.; Wang, Deli; Yuan, Xia; Zaady, Eli
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 36-45
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
air pollution; anthropogenic activities; arid lands; climate; dry environmental conditions; edaphic factors; equations; global change; humans; land use; mineralization; models; nitrates; nitrogen; observational studies; soil pH; surveys; terrestrial ecosystems; texture; Antarctica
Abstract:
... AIMS: Climate and human impacts are changing the nitrogen (N) inputs and losses in terrestrial ecosystems. However, it is largely unknown how these two major drivers of global change will simultaneously influence the N cycle in drylands, the largest terrestrial biome on the planet. We conducted a global observational study to evaluate how aridity and human impacts, together with biotic and abiotic ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12382

9. Increased taxonomic and functional similarity does not increase the trophic similarity of communities

Author:
Pool, Thomas K.; Cucherousset, Julien; Boulêtreau, Stéphanie; Villéger, Sébastien; Strecker, Angela L.; Grenouillet, Gaël
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 46-54
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
carbon; community structure; correlation; databases; fish communities; food webs; freshwater fish; functional diversity; functional properties; lentic systems; lotic systems; models; nitrogen; prediction; species diversity; stable isotopes; North America
Abstract:
... AIM: Despite a long‐standing research interest in the association between the biodiversity (i.e. taxonomic and functional composition) and trophic structure of communities, our understanding of the relationship remains limited. Community assembly theory predicts that niche partitioning will result in communities with a diverse array of functional traits, which in turn may facilitate a correspondin ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12384

10. Power in numbers. Drivers of high population density in insular lizards

Author:
Novosolov, Maria; Rodda, Gordon H.; Feldman, Anat; Kadison, Amy E.; Dor, Roi; Meiri, Shai
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 87-95
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
correlation; islands; lizards; phylogeny; population density; primary productivity
Abstract:
... AIM: Islands organisms usually have fewer predator and competitor species than mainland ones. This is thought to result in high population densities on islands. We hypothesize that insular lizards have denser populations than mainland species and that density, in general, is negatively correlated with competitor and predator richness. LOCATION: Global. METHODS: We compared densities of 346 lizard ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12390

11. Quantifying the conservation value of seascape connectivity: a global synthesis

Author:
Olds, Andrew D.; Connolly, Rod M.; Pitt, Kylie A.; Pittman, Simon J.; Maxwell, Paul S.; Huijbers, Chantal M.; Moore, Brad R.; Albert, Simon; Rissik, David; Babcock, Russell C.; Schlacher, Thomas A.
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 3-15
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
ecological function; ecosystems; landscape ecology; marine science; planning; Caribbean Sea; Florida; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... AIM: Connectivity structures populations, communities and ecosystems in the sea. The extent of connectivity is, therefore, predicted to also influence the outcomes of conservation initiatives, such as marine reserves. Here we review the published evidence about how important seascape connectivity (i.e. landscape connectivity in the sea) is for marine conservation outcomes. LOCATION: Global. METHOD ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12388

12. The devil is in the detail: unstable response functions in species distribution models challenge bulk ensemble modelling

Author:
Hannemann, Henrik; Willis, Katherine J.; Macias‐Fauria, Marc
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 26-35
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
algorithms; biodiversity; biogeography; climate; climate change; data collection; forest trees; inventories; model validation; models; prediction; principal component analysis; probability; Germany
Abstract:
... AIM: Species distribution models (SDMs) are commonly used to determine threats to biodiversity and opportunities under climate change. Despite SDMs being based on the assumption of complete knowledge of the climate space of the modelled species, truncated occurrence datasets (and hence truncated climate spaces) such as national inventories are often employed. This may lead to prediction errors, wh ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12381