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Assemblage time series reveal biodiversity change but not systematic loss
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dc.contributor.author | Dornelas, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Gotelli, Nicholas J | |
dc.contributor.author | McGill, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Shimadzu, Hideyasu | |
dc.contributor.author | Moyes, Faye | |
dc.contributor.author | Sievers, Caya | |
dc.contributor.author | Magurran, Anne E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-18T16:01:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-18T16:01:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-04-18 | |
dc.identifier | 112660664 | |
dc.identifier | 283b9088-67a8-48a4-a7b8-729085eb16c6 | |
dc.identifier | 24744374 | |
dc.identifier | 84899491894 | |
dc.identifier | 000334474500035 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dornelas , M , Gotelli , N J , McGill , B , Shimadzu , H , Moyes , F , Sievers , C & Magurran , A E 2014 , ' Assemblage time series reveal biodiversity change but not systematic loss ' , Science , vol. 344 , no. 6181 , pp. 296-299 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1248484 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0036-8075 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-0036-2795/work/43550242 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-9687-0593/work/34523494 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5452 | |
dc.description | Supported by the European Research Council (BioTIME 250189), the Scottish Funding Council (MASTS, grant reference HR09011) (M.D.), and the Royal Society (A.E.M.). | en |
dc.description.abstract | The extent to which biodiversity change in local assemblages contributes to global biodiversity loss is poorly understood. We analyzed 100 time series from biomes across Earth to ask how diversity within assemblages is changing through time. We quantified patterns of temporal α diversity, measured as change in local diversity, and temporal β diversity, measured as change in community composition. Contrary to our expectations, we did not detect systematic loss of α diversity. However, community composition changed systematically through time, in excess of predictions from null models. Heterogeneous rates of environmental change, species range shifts associated with climate change, and biotic homogenization may explain the different patterns of temporal α and β diversity. Monitoring and understanding change in species composition should be a conservation priority. | |
dc.format.extent | 4 | |
dc.format.extent | 833427 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Science | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | BDC | en |
dc.subject | R2C | en |
dc.subject | SDG 13 - Climate Action | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Assemblage time series reveal biodiversity change but not systematic loss | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | The Royal Society | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council | 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. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1248484 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | WM110141 | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 250189 | en |
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