Bringing traits back into the equation: A roadmap to understand species redistribution.

Autor: Comte L; School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.; Conservation Science Partners, Inc., Truckee, California, USA., Bertrand R; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE UMR5300), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France., Diamond S; Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., Lancaster LT; School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK., Pinsky ML; Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA., Scheffers BR; Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Baecher JA; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Bandara RMWJ; Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Chen IC; Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan., Lawlor JA; Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada., Moore NA; Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada., Oliveira BF; Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB), Centre de Synthèse et d'Analyse sur la Biodiversité (CESAB), Montpellier, France., Murienne J; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE UMR5300), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France., Rolland J; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE UMR5300), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France., Rubenstein MA; U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Adaptation Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA., Sunday J; Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada., Thompson LM; U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Adaptation Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA.; School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA., Villalobos F; Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología A.C. - INECOL, Veracruz, Mexico., Weiskopf SR; U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Adaptation Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA., Lenoir J; UMR CNRS 7058, Ecologie et Dynamique Des Systèmes Anthropisés (EDYSAN), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Global change biology [Glob Chang Biol] 2024 Apr; Vol. 30 (4), pp. e17271.
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17271
Abstrakt: Ecological and evolutionary theories have proposed that species traits should be important in mediating species responses to contemporary climate change; yet, empirical evidence has so far provided mixed evidence for the role of behavioral, life history, or ecological characteristics in facilitating or hindering species range shifts. As such, the utility of trait-based approaches to predict species redistribution under climate change has been called into question. We develop the perspective, supported by evidence, that trait variation, if used carefully can have high potential utility, but that past analyses have in many cases failed to identify an explanatory value for traits by not fully embracing the complexity of species range shifts. First, we discuss the relevant theory linking species traits to range shift processes at the leading (expansion) and trailing (contraction) edges of species distributions and highlight the need to clarify the mechanistic basis of trait-based approaches. Second, we provide a brief overview of range shift-trait studies and identify new opportunities for trait integration that consider range-specific processes and intraspecific variability. Third, we explore the circumstances under which environmental and biotic context dependencies are likely to affect our ability to identify the contribution of species traits to range shift processes. Finally, we propose that revealing the role of traits in shaping species redistribution may likely require accounting for methodological variation arising from the range shift estimation process as well as addressing existing functional, geographical, and phylogenetic biases. We provide a series of considerations for more effectively integrating traits as well as extrinsic and methodological factors into species redistribution research. Together, these analytical approaches promise stronger mechanistic and predictive understanding that can help society mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change on biodiversity.
(© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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