Dispersal syndromes can link intraspecific trait variability and meta-ecosystem functioning

Autor: Allan Raffard, Elvire Bestion, Julien Cote, Bart Haegeman, Nicolas Schtickzelle, Staffan Jacob
Přispěvatelé: Centre Alpin de Recherche sur les Réseaux Trophiques et Ecosystèmes Limniques (CARRTEL), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), F.R.S.-FNRS research project (PDR T.0211.19)Action de Recherche Concertée grant (ARC 18/23-095), ANR-19-CE02-0016,CHOOSE,Habitat choice: evolution and ecological consequences(2019), ANR-10-LABX-0041,TULIP,Towards a Unified theory of biotic Interactions: the roLe of environmental(2010), European Project: ERC-2018-CoG-817779,ECOFEED, UCL - SST/ELI/ELIB - Biodiversity
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, In press, 37 (4), pp.322-331. ⟨10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.001⟩
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Vol. 37, no.4, p. 322-331 (2022)
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Popis: Dispersal is a key process for the dynamics and functioning of meta-communities and meta-ecosystems. Meta-ecosystem theory, however, does not fully integrate the possible effects of dispersal, largely assuming random diffusion of organisms and nutrients, contrasting with rising empirical evidence for intraspecific variability in dispersal strategies. Dispersal is often associated with a suite of phenotypic traits, forming dispersal syndromes. Since phenotypic variability is now acknowledged as a key factor mediating ecosystem dynamics, we argue that dispersal syndromes can link trait-based ecology and meta-ecosystem functioning together. We highlight that the dispersal of individuals can be associated with functional effect traits and can therefore alter trophic and nutrient-mediated interactions in ecosystems. We illustrate how the association between dispersal tendency and functional traits can modify the spatial heterogeneity of ecosystems.
Databáze: OpenAIRE