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1. Functional distance does not predict interspecific synchrony, but functional diversity directly affects community stability

Author:
da Silva, Matheus Nunes; Granzotti, Rafaela Vendrametto; Bortolini, Jascieli Carla; de Carvalho, Priscilla; Rodrigues, Luzia Cleide; Bini, Luis Mauricio
Source:
Limnologica 2021 v.86 pp. 125848
ISSN:
0075-9511
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; phytoplankton; Brazil;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Several studies attempt to understand the mechanisms underlying compensatory and synchronous dynamics, and how these mechanisms relate to community stability. For this purpose, the use of functional traits, in theory, would allow for a direct evaluation of whether functional similarity generates compensatory dynamics or interspecific synchrony. Likewise, a trait-based approach is also needed to ev ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.limno.2020.125848

2. Structure and function of adenosine receptor heteromers

Author:
Franco, Rafael; Cordomí, Arnau; Llinas del Torrent, Claudia; Lillo, Alejandro; Serrano-Marín, Joan; Navarro, Gemma; Pardo, Leonardo
Source:
Cellular and molecular life sciences 2021 v.78 no.8 pp. 3957-3968
ISSN:
1420-682X
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; adenosine; purinergic receptors;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Adenosine is one of the most ancient signaling molecules and has receptors in both animals and plants. In mammals there are four specific receptors, A₁, A₂A, A₂B, and A₃, which belong to the superfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Evidence accumulated in the last 20 years indicates that GPCRs are often expressed as oligomeric complexes formed by a number of equal (homomers) or differen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00018-021-03761-6

3. Parallel responses of species diversity and functional diversity to changes in patch size are driven by distinct processes

Author:
Forsyth, Leila Z.; Gilbert, Benjamin
Source:
Thejournal of ecology 2021 v.109 no.2 pp. 793-805
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; death; species richness;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Do species and functional trait diversity respond similarly to deterministic and random processes? Theory predicts that the contributions of random and deterministic processes to species diversity depend on patch size. Smaller patches are more strongly influenced by random sampling effects, by having fewer individuals, as well as ecological drift, which propagates the effects of small samples thro ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13506

4. Evolution of Cellular Differentiation: From Hypotheses to Models

Author:
Márquez-Zacarías, Pedro; Pineau, Rozenn M.; Gomez, Marcella; Veliz-Cuba, Alan; Murrugarra, David; Ratcliff, William C.; Niklas, Karl J.
Source:
Trends in ecology & evolution 2021 v.36 no.1 pp. 49-60
ISSN:
0169-5347
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; cell differentiation; evolution;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cellular differentiation is one of the hallmarks of complex multicellularity, allowing individual organisms to capitalize on among-cell functional diversity. The evolution of multicellularity is a major evolutionary transition that allowed for the increase of organismal complexity in multiple lineages, a process that relies on the functional integration of cell-types within an individual. Multiple ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.013

5. Bryophyte C:N:P stoichiometry, biogeochemical niches and elementome plasticity driven by environment and coexistence

Author:
Fernández‐Martínez, Marcos; Preece, Catherine; Corbera, Jordi; Cano, Oriol; Garcia‐Porta, Joan; Sardans, Jordi; Janssens, Ivan A.; Sabater, Francesc; Peñuelas, Josep
Source:
Ecology letters 2021 v.24 no.7 pp. 1375-1386
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; Bryophyta; phylogeny; plankton; plasticity; stoichiometry;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecological stoichiometry and studies of biogeochemical niches have mainly focused on plankton and vascular plants, but the phenotypically closest modern relatives of early plants, bryophytes, have been largely neglected. We analysed C:N:P stoichiometries and elemental compositions (K, Na, Mg, Ca, S, Fe) of 35 widely distributed bryophyte species inhabiting springs. We estimated bryophyte C:N:P rat ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13752

6. Predictability of Functional Diversity Depends on the Number of Traits

Author:
Zihao, Zhang; Jihua, Hou; Nianpeng, He
Source:
Journal of resources and ecology 2021 v.12 no.3 pp. 332-345
ISSN:
1674-764X
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; community structure; ecosystems; entropy; China;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Analysis of functional diversity, based on plant traits and community structure, provides a promising approach for exploration of the adaptive strategies of plants and the relationship between plant traits and ecosystem functioning. However, it is unclear how the number of plant traits included influences functional diversity, and whether or not there are quantitatively dependent traits. This info ...
DOI:
10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2021.03.003

7. Phylogenetic and Functional Traits Verify the Combined Effect of Deterministic and Stochastic Processes in the Community Assembly of Temperate Forests along an Elevational Gradient

Author:
Zhou, Wensong; Zhang, Yuxin; Zhang, Shuang; Yakimov, Basil N.; Ma, Keming
Source:
Forests 2021 v.12 no.5
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; phylogeny; species diversity; stochastic processes;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Explaining community assembly mechanisms along elevational gradients dominated by deterministic processes or stochastic processes is a pressing challenge. Many studies suggest that phylogenetic and functional diversity are significant indicators of the process. In this study, we analyzed the structure and beta diversity of phylogenetic and functional traits along an elevational gradient and discus ...
DOI:
10.3390/f12050591

8. Functional erosion and trait loss in fish assemblages from Neotropical reservoirs: The man beyond the environment

Author:
Dias, Rosa Maria; de Oliveira, Anielly Galego; Baumgartner, Matheus Tenório; Angulo‐Valencia, Mirtha Amanda; Agostinho, Angelo Antonio
Source:
Fish and fisheries 2021 v.22 no.2 pp. 377-390
ISSN:
1467-2960
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; Neotropics; fish; homogenization; humans; temperature;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic impacts are altering ecosystems, especially aquatic habitats, resulting in the loss of critical biodiversity. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of human pressure, as surrogated by the human footprint index (HFI), on the functional diversity of fish assemblages from 109 Neotropical reservoirs while considering covariates such as temperature, flooded area and age since damming ...
DOI:
10.1111/faf.12524

9. Understanding molecular enzymology of porphyrin-binding α + β barrel proteins - One fold, multiple functions

Author:
Hofbauer, Stefan; Pfanzagl, Vera; Michlits, Hanna; Schmidt, Daniel; Obinger, Christian; Furtmüller, Paul G.
Source:
Biochimica et biophysica acta 2021 v.1869 no.1 pp. 140536
ISSN:
1570-9639
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; active sites; enzymology; heme; peroxidases;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... There is a high functional diversity within the structural superfamily of porphyrin-binding dimeric α + β barrel proteins. In this review we aim to analyze structural constraints of chlorite dismutases, dye-decolorizing peroxidases and coproheme decarboxylases in detail. We identify regions of structural variations within the highly conserved fold, which are most likely crucial for functional spec ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140536

10. A brief guide for the measurement and interpretation of microbial functional diversity

Author:
Johnson, David R.; Pomati, Francesco
Source:
Environmental microbiology 2020 v.22 no.8 pp. 3039-3048
ISSN:
1462-2912
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; ecosystems; microbiology;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The importance of functional diversity for the functioning and behaviour of microbial communities is clear, yet the widespread incorporation of functional diversity measurements into environmental microbiology study designs remains surprisingly limited. This may, at least to some extent, be a consequence of the unique conceptual and methodological challenges to measuring functional diversity in mi ...
DOI:
10.1111/1462-2920.15147

11. Consistency in bird community assembly over medium-term along rural-urban gradients in Argentina

Author:
Leveau, Lucas M.
Source:
Ecological processes 2021 v.10 no.1 pp. 34
ISSN:
2192-1709
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; birds; phylogeny; species richness; urbanization; Argentina;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The analysis of bird community assembly rules is fundamental to understand which mechanisms determine the composition of bird species in urban areas. However, the long-term variation of community assembly rules has not been analyzed yet. The objectives of this study are (1) to analyze the variation of community assembly rules along rural-urban gradients of three cities in central Argen ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13717-021-00302-8

12. The microbial world in a changing environment

Author:
Vicuña, Rafael; González, Bernardo
Source:
Revista chilena de historia natural 2021 v.94 no.1 pp. 2
ISSN:
0717-6317
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; climate change; environmental sustainability; microbiome; surveys;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: In this article we would like to touch on the key role played by the microbiota in the maintenance of a sustainable environment in the entire planet. For obvious reasons, this article does not intend to review thoroughly this extremely complex topic, but rather to focus on the main threats that this natural scenario is presently facing. METHODS: Recent literature survey. RESULTS: Despi ...
DOI:
10.1186/s40693-021-00099-y

13. Reprint of: Functional-structural plant models to boost understanding of complementarity in light capture and use in mixed-species forests

Author:
Bongers, Franca J.
Source:
Basic and applied ecology 2021 v.55 pp. 64-73
ISSN:
1439-1791
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; applied ecology; physiology; species richness; trees;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Positive relationships between tree species richness and productivity have been observed in both natural and experimental forests. Complementarity in resource capture and use has been put forward as one important mechanism for the positive richness-productivity relationship. However, inference that complementarity drives this relationship is often based on statistical modelling or the use of funct ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.baae.2021.01.008

14. Habitat differences filter functional diversity of low dispersive microscopic animals (Acari, Halacaridae)

Author:
Martínez, Alejandro; García-Gómez, Guillermo; García-Herrero, Álvaro; Sánchez, Nuria; Pardos, Fernando; Izquierdo-Muñoz, Andrés; Fontaneto, Diego; Mammola, Stefano
Source:
Hydrobiologia 2021 v.848 no.11 pp. 2681-2698
ISSN:
0018-8158
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; Acari; biomass; habitats; lifestyle; mites; seagrasses; uncertainty;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... We are starting to appreciate that microscopic animals are not as widespread as previously thought, but we still ignore to what extent and through which mechanisms the environment selects for specific communities or traits in microscopic animals. We here analyse the functional diversity of marine mite communities living in a seagrass meadow across two habitats: the leaves and the matte. The strict ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10750-021-04586-x

15. Optimal pooling of data for the reliable estimation of trait probability distributions

Author:
Botta‐Dukát, Zoltán; Lukács, Balázs András
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2021 v.30 no.6 pp. 1344-1352
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; algorithms; automation; biogeography; probability; sample size;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: Functional diversity indices that summarize trait variation between organisms within communities are widely used tools in community ecology. Although intraspecific trait variation is often an important component of the total variation, traditional functional diversity indices neglect this component. Recently, Carmona et al. proposed a framework to overcome this limitation based on fitting tra ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.13293

16. When Secretomes Meet Anthelmintics: Lessons for Therapeutic Interventions

Author:
Moreno, Yovany; Geary, Timothy G.; Tritten, Lucienne
Source:
Trends in parasitology 2021 v.37 no.6 pp. 468-475
ISSN:
1471-4922
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; anthelmintics; benzimidazoles; helminths; immunomodulators; lactones; parasitology; pharmacology; therapeutics;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Helminth secretomes comprise many potential immunomodulators. The molecular and functional diversity of these entities and their importance at the host–parasite interface have been increasingly recognized. It is now common to hypothesize that parasite-derived molecules (PDMs) are essential mediators used by parasites to establish and remain in their hosts. Suppression of PDM release has been repor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pt.2021.01.007

17. Elevation trend in bacterial functional gene diversity decouples from taxonomic diversity

Author:
Kerfahi, Dorsaf; Dong, Ke; Yang, Ying; Kim, Hyoki; Takahashi, Koichi; Adams, Jonathan
Source:
Catena 2021 v.199 pp. 105099
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; Japan; catenas; genetic variation; metagenomics; pH; species diversity;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Elevational patterns in taxonomic diversity have been widely studied, but there has been little attention given to patterns in functional gene diversity. We used a metagenomic approach – along with amplicon data - to study trends in functional gene diversity in bacteria along a 2,300 m elevational gradient on Mt. Norikura, Japan. We hypothesized that in accordance with a global scale study by Bahr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2020.105099

18. Peptide-based coacervates as biomimetic protocells

Author:
Abbas, Manzar; Lipiński, Wojciech P.; Wang, Jiahua; Spruijt, Evan
Source:
Chemical Society reviews 2021 v.50 no.6 pp. 3690-3705
ISSN:
1460-4744
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; amino acids; biomimetics; peptides; separation; thermodynamics;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Coacervates are condensed liquid-like droplets formed by liquid–liquid phase separation of molecules through multiple weak associative interactions. In recent years it has emerged that not only long polymers, but also short peptides are capable of forming simple and complex coacervates. The coacervate droplets they form act as compartments that sequester and concentrate a wide range of solutes, an ...
DOI:
10.1039/d0cs00307g

19. Baseline patterns of structural and functional diversity of benthic amphipods in the western Arabian Gulf

Author:
Manokaran, Seerangan; Joydas, Thadickal V.; Qurban, Mohammad A.; Cheruvathur, Linoy L.; Kariyathil, Thomas J.; Basali, Abdullajid U.; Khan, Syed Ajmal; Al-Suwailem, Abdulaziz
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2021 v.164 pp. 112054
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; ; Amphipoda; marine pollution; pH; sand; silt; Persian Gulf;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This work presents the structural and functional traits of benthic amphipods in the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf. Sixty-two species belonging to 37 genera and 17 families were recorded. Sensitive species such as Grandidierella bonnieroides, G. exilis, Gammaropsis atlantica and Caprellidea indet., were mostly dominant. The average values of richness, density and diversity (H′ log₂) were 11 ± 1, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112054

20. Life‐history dimensions indicate non‐random assembly processes in tropical island tree communities

Author:
Schrader, Julian; Craven, Dylan; Sattler, Cornelia; Cámara‐Leret, Rodrigo; Moeljono, Soetjipto; Kreft, Holger
Source:
Ecography 2021 v.44 no.3 pp. 469-480
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
functional diversity,   etc   ; life history; species dispersal; species richness; trees;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Community assembly processes on islands are often non‐random. The mechanisms behind non‐random assembly, however, are generally difficult to disentangle. Functional diversity in combination with a null model approach that accounts for differences in species richness among islands can be used to test for non‐random assembly processes, but has been applied rarely to island communities. By linking fu ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.05363