Reply to Stroud: Invasive amphibians and reptiles from islands indeed show higher niche expansion than mainland species
| Autor: | Chunlong Liu, Christian Wolter, Weiwei Xian, Jonathan M. Jeschke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Islands
0106 biological sciences Letter Multidisciplinary business.industry Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Niche Reptiles Distribution (economics) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Natural (archaeology) Amphibians Geography Animals Biological dispersal Mainland Realized niche width Introduced Species business Endemism |
| Zdroj: | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
| ISSN: | 1091-6490 0027-8424 |
| Popis: | Islands have been widely recognized as natural laboratories in ecological and evolutionary studies (1, 2). Compared to mainland species, species endemic to islands (i.e., island endemics) may only occupy a small part of their fundamental niche due to dispersal limitation caused by surrounding water (3). When being introduced to new areas, island endemics very likely expand their realized niche as a consequence of the increased availability of suitable environments (3). Understanding such niche changes of island endemics is not only important for predicting their future distribution in areas where they were introduced but also for anticipating the response of other species with limited distributions … [↵][1]1To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: liuchunlong113{at}gmail.com. [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1 |
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