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Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns
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dc.contributor.author | Li Shing Hiung, Darren L C Y | |
dc.contributor.author | Schuster, Jasmin M | |
dc.contributor.author | Duncan, Murray I | |
dc.contributor.author | Payne, Nicholas L | |
dc.contributor.author | Helmuth, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Chu, Jackson W F | |
dc.contributor.author | Baum, Julia K | |
dc.contributor.author | Brambilla, Viviana | |
dc.contributor.author | Bruno, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Davies, Sarah W | |
dc.contributor.author | Dornelas, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Gagnon, Patrick | |
dc.contributor.author | Guy-Haim, Tamar | |
dc.contributor.author | Jackson, Jennifer M | |
dc.contributor.author | Leichter, James J | |
dc.contributor.author | Madin, Joshua S | |
dc.contributor.author | Monteith, Zachary L | |
dc.contributor.author | Queirós, Ana M | |
dc.contributor.author | Schneider, Eric V C | |
dc.contributor.author | Starko, Samuel | |
dc.contributor.author | Talwar, Brendan S | |
dc.contributor.author | Wyatt, Alex S J | |
dc.contributor.author | Aichelman, Hannah E | |
dc.contributor.author | Bensoussan, Nathaniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Caruso, Carlo | |
dc.contributor.author | Castillo, Karl | |
dc.contributor.author | Choi, Francis | |
dc.contributor.author | Dong, Yun-Wei | |
dc.contributor.author | Garrabou, Joaquim | |
dc.contributor.author | Guillemain, Dorian | |
dc.contributor.author | Higgs, Nicholas | |
dc.contributor.author | Jiang, Yuwu | |
dc.contributor.author | Kersting, Diego K | |
dc.contributor.author | Kushner, David J | |
dc.contributor.author | Longo, Guilherme O | |
dc.contributor.author | Neufeld, Christopher | |
dc.contributor.author | Peirache, Marion | |
dc.contributor.author | Smyth, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Sprague, Joshua L | |
dc.contributor.author | Urvoy, Gaëlle | |
dc.contributor.author | Zuberer, Frederic | |
dc.contributor.author | Bates, Amanda E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-15T12:30:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-15T12:30:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-08 | |
dc.identifier | 306517608 | |
dc.identifier | 35400066-4bca-47cc-a24f-816312dc3483 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Li Shing Hiung , D L C Y , Schuster , J M , Duncan , M I , Payne , N L , Helmuth , B , Chu , J W F , Baum , J K , Brambilla , V , Bruno , J , Davies , S W , Dornelas , M , Gagnon , P , Guy-Haim , T , Jackson , J M , Leichter , J J , Madin , J S , Monteith , Z L , Queirós , A M , Schneider , E V C , Starko , S , Talwar , B S , Wyatt , A S J , Aichelman , H E , Bensoussan , N , Caruso , C , Castillo , K , Choi , F , Dong , Y-W , Garrabou , J , Guillemain , D , Higgs , N , Jiang , Y , Kersting , D K , Kushner , D J , Longo , G O , Neufeld , C , Peirache , M , Smyth , T , Sprague , J L , Urvoy , G , Zuberer , F & Bates , A E 2024 , ' Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns ' , PNAS Nexus , vol. 3 , no. 8 , pgae260 . https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae260 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2752-6542 | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:FDD3F027C3F4A376F6E6F4D180E226E6 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/30405 | |
dc.description | Funding: A.E.B. discloses support for the research of this work from the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). | en |
dc.description.abstract | As on land, oceans exhibit high temporal and spatial temperature variation. This “ocean weather” contributes to the physiological and ecological processes that ultimately determine the patterns of species distribution and abundance, yet is often unrecognized, especially in tropical oceans. Here, we tested the paradigm of temperature stability in shallow waters (<12.5 m) across different zones of latitude. We collated hundreds of in situ, high temporal-frequency ocean temperature time series globally to produce an intuitive measure of temperature variability, ranging in scale from quarter-diurnal to annual time spans. To estimate organismal sensitivity of ectotherms (i.e. microbes, algae, and animals whose body temperatures depend upon ocean temperature), we computed the corresponding range of biological rates (such as metabolic rate or photosynthesis) for each time span, assuming an exponential relationship. We found that subtropical regions had the broadest temperature ranges at time spans equal to or shorter than a month, while temperate and tropical systems both exhibited narrow (i.e. stable) short-term temperature range estimates. However, temperature-dependent biological rates in tropical regions displayed greater ranges than in temperate systems. Hence, our results suggest that tropical ectotherms may be relatively more sensitive to short-term thermal variability. We also highlight previously unexplained macroecological patterns that may be underpinned by short-term temperature variability. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.format.extent | 1062240 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | PNAS Nexus | en |
dc.subject | In situ | en |
dc.subject | Ocean temperature | en |
dc.subject | High frequency | en |
dc.subject | Biological rate | en |
dc.subject | Climate variability hypothesis | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Fish Behaviour and Biodiversity Research Group | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae260 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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