Climate and Land Use Changes Impact the Future of European Amphibian Functional Diversity

Land, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(8), С. 1206 - 1206

Опубликована: Авг. 5, 2024

Climate and land use changes drive shifts in species distributions, causing variations richness. Yet the influence of distributions on functional diversity at broad spatial scales remains uncertain. Here, we explored potential effect climate European amphibian assemblages from present to 2050, along with their We performed distribution modelling using a scenario change estimate current future 73 species. estimated morphological ecological traits. Our results highlight intricate effects taxonomic amphibians. A climate-induced northward expansion amphibians is anticipated, temperature, precipitation, forest cover prominently shaping assemblages. Species expected have shrinking ranges (n = 35) tend mature sexually later age, produce fewer offspring per reproductive event, live higher maximum altitudes compared expand 38). Furthermore, trait composition are exceed predictions based solely These will vary geographically, northern regions likely experiencing substantial increases richness redundancy, i.e., coexistence similar roles. findings underscore that might serve as an early warning signal assess human impacts biodiversity.

Язык: Английский

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Freshwater fish functional diversity shows diverse responses to human activities, but consistently declines in the tropics

Ecography, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 16, 2025

Freshwater environments are intertwined with human activities and the consequence has been environmental degradation biodiversity loss. Fish provide key ecological economic benefits, fish abundance diversity can be affected by resulting in functional (FD) changes that might scale up to ecosystem impacts. Changes FD expressed quantifying its three main components: richness, regularity divergence. There is no consensus about how affect components of FD. In addition, communities differently temperate tropical regions because differences regional species pools distribution traits. Here, using a meta‐analytical approach, we assess different (e.g. deforestation, invasion, reservoirs) freshwater systems communities. We compiled information from 2012 2023, found highly idiosyncratic patterns globally, but consistent loss richness face tropics. This idiosyncrasy could related high heterogeneity or multiple ways which activities, including introduction non‐native species, uniqueness redundancy. The reduction reveals redundancy alone does not prevent declines diversity, removing specific functions natural environments. Despite general observed, local features play crucial role shaping respond activities. Therefore, it essential understand these at investigate mechanisms impact

Язык: Английский

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The Phyloperiodic Approach Removes the “Cryptic Species” and Puts forward Multilevel Organismal Diversity

Diversity, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(4), С. 220 - 220

Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2024

The notion of the “cryptic species” has recently become an important agenda in biodiversity research. In this study, we show, by applying a periodic-like morphological and molecular framework to nudibranch genus Cadlina from world’s least explored locations Kuril Islands northwestern Pacific, including description six new species, that term should be removed research terminology. We explicitly show different species complex have various degrees phylogenetic distances distinctness, revealing truly multilevel system fine-scale differences similarities. Therefore, designate any these as “cryptic” or “non-cryptic” would completely arbitrary, non-operational, generally meaningless. By this, finally strongly propose remove “crypticity” (in sense “indistinguishable species”) arsenal modern biology, phylogeny taxonomy. importance differentiation is shown for addressing conservation global warming challenges. Six are named after scientists who not always received honours they deserve, two women did receive their respective Nobel Prizes.

Язык: Английский

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ZooTraits: An R shiny app for exploring animal trait data for ecological and evolutionary research

Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(5)

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2024

Animal trait data are scattered across several datasets, making it challenging to compile and compare information different groups. For plants, the TRY database has been an unwavering success for those ecologists interested in addressing how plant traits influence a wide variety of processes patterns, but same is not true most animal taxonomic Here, we introduce ZooTraits, Shiny app designed help users explore obtain research ecology evolution. ZooTraits was developed tackle challenge finding single site multiple datasets facilitating access by providing easy-to-use, open-source platform. This combines centralized Open Trait Network, raw from AnimalTraits database, animals compiled Gonçalves-Souza et al. (2023,

Язык: Английский

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