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The latitudinal gradient in plant community assembly processes: A meta-analysis
Ecology Letters ( IF 8.8 ) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 , DOI: 10.1111/ele.14019
Keita Nishizawa 1, 2 , Naoto Shinohara 3 , Marc W Cadotte 4 , Akira S Mori 1, 2
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Beta(β)-diversity, or site-to-site variation in species composition, generally decreases with increasing latitude, and the underlying processes driving this pattern have been challenging to elucidate because the signals of community assembly processes are scale-dependent. In this meta-analysis, by synthesising the results of 103 studies that were distributed globally and conducted at various spatial scales, we revealed a latitudinal gradient in the detectable assembly processes of vascular plant communities. Variations in plant community composition at low and high latitudes were mainly explained by geographic variables, suggesting that distance decay and dispersal limitations causing spatial aggregation are influential in these regions. In contrast, variation in species composition correlated most strongly with environmental variables at mid-latitudes (20–30°), reflecting the importance of environmental filtering, although this unimodal pattern was not statistically significant. Importantly, our analysis revealed the effects of different spatial scales, such that the correlation with spatial variables was stronger at smaller sampling extents, and environmental variables were more influential at larger sampling extents. We concluded that plant communities are driven by different community assembly processes in distinct biogeographical regions, suggesting that the latitudinal gradient of biodiversity is created by a combination of multiple processes that vary with environmental and species size differences.

中文翻译:

植物群落组装过程中的纬度梯度:荟萃分析

β(β)-多样性或物种组成的站点间变化通常随着纬度的增加而减少,并且驱动这种模式的潜在过程一直难以阐明,因为群落组装过程的信号是规模相关的。在这项荟萃分析中,通过综合全球分布并在不同空间尺度上进行的 103 项研究的结果,我们揭示了维管植物群落可检测组装过程中的纬度梯度。低纬度和高纬度地区植物群落组成的变化主要由地理变量解释,表明距离衰减和扩散限制导致空间聚集在这些地区有影响。相比之下,物种组成的变化与中纬度地区(20-30°)的环境变量相关性最强,这反映了环境过滤的重要性,尽管这种单峰模式没有统计学意义。重要的是,我们的分析揭示了不同空间尺度的影响,即在较小的采样范围内与空间变量的相关性更强,而在较大的采样范围内环境变量的影响更大。我们得出结论,植物群落是由不同生物地理区域的不同群落组装过程驱动的,这表明生物多样性的纬度梯度是由随环境和物种大小差异而变化的多个过程的组合产生的。尽管这种单峰模式没有统计学意义。重要的是,我们的分析揭示了不同空间尺度的影响,即在较小的采样范围内与空间变量的相关性更强,而在较大的采样范围内环境变量的影响更大。我们得出结论,植物群落是由不同生物地理区域的不同群落组装过程驱动的,这表明生物多样性的纬度梯度是由随环境和物种大小差异而变化的多个过程的组合产生的。尽管这种单峰模式没有统计学意义。重要的是,我们的分析揭示了不同空间尺度的影响,即在较小的采样范围内与空间变量的相关性更强,而在较大的采样范围内环境变量的影响更大。我们得出结论,植物群落是由不同生物地理区域的不同群落组装过程驱动的,这表明生物多样性的纬度梯度是由随环境和物种大小差异而变化的多个过程的组合产生的。和环境变量在更大的采样范围内影响更大。我们得出结论,植物群落是由不同生物地理区域的不同群落组装过程驱动的,这表明生物多样性的纬度梯度是由随环境和物种大小差异而变化的多个过程的组合产生的。和环境变量在更大的采样范围内影响更大。我们得出结论,植物群落是由不同生物地理区域的不同群落组装过程驱动的,这表明生物多样性的纬度梯度是由随环境和物种大小差异而变化的多个过程的组合产生的。
更新日期:2022-05-26
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