Phylogenetic structure of mammal assemblages at large geographical scales: linking phylogenetic community ecology with macroecology
dc.contributor.author | Cardillo, Marcel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:08:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T12:08:30Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Phylogenetic community ecology seeks to explain the processes involved in the formation of species assemblages by analysing their phylogenetic structure, and to date has focused primarily on local-scale communities. Macroecology, on the other hand, is concerned with the structure of assemblages at large geographical scales, but has remained largely non-phylogenetic. Analysing the phylogenetic structure of large-scale assemblages provides a link between these two research programmes. In this paper, I ask whether we should expect large-scale assemblages to show significant phylogenetic structure, by outlining some of the ecological and macroevolutionary processes that may play a role in assemblage formation. As a case study, I then explore the phylogenetic structure of carnivore assemblages within the terrestrial ecoregions of Africa. Many assemblages at these scales are indeed phylogenetically non-random either clustered or overdispersed. One interpretation of the observed patterns of phylogenetic structure is that many clades underwent rapid biome-filling radiations, followed by diversification slowdown and competitive sorting as niche space became saturated. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2970 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63147 | |
dc.publisher | Royal Society Publishing | |
dc.source | Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society: B- Biological Sciences | |
dc.subject | Keywords: assembly rule; biome; carnivore; community ecology; ecological modeling; ecoregion; geographical distribution; macroecology; mammal; niche; numerical model; phylogenetics; phylogeny; research program; speciation (biology); zoogeography; animal; article; b Assembly rules; Diversification; Extinction; Macroevolution; Null models; Speciation | |
dc.title | Phylogenetic structure of mammal assemblages at large geographical scales: linking phylogenetic community ecology with macroecology | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 2553 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 2545 | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Cardillo, Marcel, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.authoremail | u4578670@anu.edu.au | |
local.contributor.authoruid | Cardillo, Marcel, u4578670 | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060202 - Community Ecology | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060309 - Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060311 - Speciation and Extinction | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960805 - Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9511635xPUB774 | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 366 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1098/rstb.2011.0021 | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-79961081169 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000293338700008 | |
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBy | u9511635 | |
local.type.status | Published Version |
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