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Unravelling the factors affecting multiple facets of macroinvertebrate beta diversity in the World’s Third Pole |
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| Author: | Li, Zhengfei1; Heino, Jani2; Zhang, Junqian1; |
| Organizations: |
1The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China 2Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, and School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | accepted version |
| Access: | embargoed |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2023030329598 |
| Language: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons,
2023
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| Publish Date: | 2024-02-23 |
| Description: |
AbstractAim: Disentangling how stochastic and deterministic processes contribute to variation in beta diversity is a common goal for ecologists and biogeographers. However, such studies are scarce in alpine streams, especially when different diversity facets are considered. Here, we combined different approaches to examine the drivers of taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional beta diversities, and discussed how our results can inform community assembly and biodiversity conservation in Tibetan streams. Location: Tibet plateau. Taxon: Macroinvertebrates. Methods: We first partitioned multiple facets of beta diversity (Btotal) into species replacement (Brepl) and richness difference (Brich) as well as local (LCBD) or species (SCBD) contributions. Then, we applied ordination methods to examine the relative importance of local, climatic and spatial factors on Btotal, Brepl and Brich, respectively. We explored community assembly rules using null models based on trait and phylogeny structure. Results: Btotal displayed high values and was primarily driven by Brepl. Local, climatic and spatial factors were poor predictors of the different facets of beta diversity. Null models showed that the diversity metrics did not differ from those of null expectations, suggesting that most individual streams might be occupied by species that were merely random draws from the functional or phylogenetic pools available in this region. Partitioning beta diversity into LCBD and SCBD implied that the upper canyon streams were more unique than those at lower elevations and can be valuable for biodiversity conservation. Conclusions: Analysing multiple facets of beta diversity provide important insights into community assembly that cannot be acquired by focusing on taxonomic diversity only. Using a multi-faceted approach involving species, phylogenetic and trait data, our study not only sheds light on the assembly mechanisms of macroinvertebrate communities in alpine streams, but also bring inspirations for biodiversity conservation in the ’World’s Third Pole‘ that is highly sensitive to global change. see all
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| Series: |
Journal of biogeography |
| ISSN: | 0305-0270 |
| ISSN-E: | 1365-2699 |
| ISSN-L: | 0305-0270 |
| Volume: | In press |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jbi.14574 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1111/jbi.14574 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology |
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| Funding: |
L. Z. & Z. X. was funded by Special Foundation for National Science and Technology Basic Research Program of China (2019FY101903) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 32271664; U22A20454). J. H. received support from the Academy of Finland (Grant no. 331957). We thank Dr. Jiang Xiaoming, Wang Jun, Meng Xingliang, Lin Pengcheng, Cao Liang, Liu Fei, Li Mingzheng and Gong Zheng for their assistance in field sampling. |
| Copyright information: |
© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Li, Z., Heino, J., Zhang, J., Ge, Y., Liu, Z., & Xie, Z. (2023). Unravelling the factors affecting multiple facets of macroinvertebrate beta diversity in the World's Third Pole. Journal of Biogeography, 00, 1– 13. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14574. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. |