Neutral metacommunity models predict fish diversity patterns in Mississippi|[ndash]|Missouri basin Export

@article{citeulike:2768981, abstract = {River networks, seen as ecological corridors featuring connected and hierarchical dendritic landscapes for animals and plants, present unique challenges and opportunities for testing biogeographical theories and macroecological laws1. Although local and basin-scale differences in riverine fish diversity have been analysed as functions of energy availability and habitat heterogeneity2, scale-dependent environmental conditions3 and river discharge4, 5, a model that predicts a comprehensive set of system-wide diversity patterns has been hard to find. Here we show that fish diversity patterns throughout the Mississippi–Missouri River System are well described by a neutral metacommunity model coupled with an appropriate habitat capacity distribution and dispersal kernel. River network structure acts as an effective template for characterizing spatial attributes of fish biodiversity. We show that estimates of average dispersal behaviour and habitat capacities, objectively calculated from average runoff production, yield reliable predictions of large-scale spatial biodiversity patterns in riverine systems. The success of the neutral theory in two-dimensional forest ecosystems6, 7, 8 and here in dendritic riverine ecosystems suggests the possible application of neutral metacommunity models in a diverse suite of ecosystems. This framework offers direct linkage from large-scale forcing, such as global climate change, to biodiversity patterns.}, author = {Muneepeerakul, Rachata and Bertuzzo, Enrico and Lynch, Heather J. and Fagan, William F. and Rinaldo, Andrea and Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio}, citeulike-article-id = {2768981}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06813}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06813}, day = {08}, doi = {10.1038/nature06813}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {metapopulation, neutral\_model}, month = {May}, number = {7192}, pages = {220--222}, posted-at = {2008-08-12 04:17:32}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Neutral metacommunity models predict fish diversity patterns in Mississippi|[ndash]|Missouri basin}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06813}, volume = {453}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2768981 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2768981 N2 - River networks, seen as ecological corridors featuring connected and hierarchical dendritic landscapes for animals and plants, present unique challenges and opportunities for testing biogeographical theories and macroecological laws1. Although local and basin-scale differences in riverine fish diversity have been analysed as functions of energy availability and habitat heterogeneity2, scale-dependent environmental conditions3 and river discharge4, 5, a model that predicts a comprehensive set of system-wide diversity patterns has been hard to find. Here we show that fish diversity patterns throughout the Mississippi–Missouri River System are well described by a neutral metacommunity model coupled with an appropriate habitat capacity distribution and dispersal kernel. River network structure acts as an effective template for characterizing spatial attributes of fish biodiversity. We show that estimates of average dispersal behaviour and habitat capacities, objectively calculated from average runoff production, yield reliable predictions of large-scale spatial biodiversity patterns in riverine systems. The success of the neutral theory in two-dimensional forest ecosystems6, 7, 8 and here in dendritic riverine ecosystems suggests the possible application of neutral metacommunity models in a diverse suite of ecosystems. This framework offers direct linkage from large-scale forcing, such as global climate change, to biodiversity patterns. IS - 7192 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 EP - 222 TI - Neutral metacommunity models predict fish diversity patterns in Mississippi|[ndash]|Missouri basin PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 453 SP - 220 KW - metapopulation KW - neutral_model AU - Muneepeerakul, Rachata AU - Bertuzzo, Enrico AU - Lynch, Heather AU - Fagan, William AU - Rinaldo, Andrea AU - Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio PY - 2008/05/08/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06813 ER -