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Integrating dispersal proxies in ecological and environmental research in the freshwater realm

Heino, J. and Alahuhta, J. and Ala-Hulkko, T. and Antikainen, H. and Bini, L. M. and Erős, Tibor (2017) Integrating dispersal proxies in ecological and environmental research in the freshwater realm. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, 25 (3). pp. 334-349. ISSN 1181-8700

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Abstract

Dispersal is one of the key mechanisms affecting the distribution of individuals, populations, and communities in nature. Despite advances in the study of single species, it has been notoriously difficult to account for dispersal in multispecies metacommunities, where it potentially has strong effects on community structure beyond those of local environmental conditions. Dispersal should thus be directly integrated in both basic and applied research by using proxies. Here, we review the use of proxies in the current metacommunity research, suggest new proxies, and discuss how proxies could be used in community modelling, particularly in freshwater systems. We suggest that while traditional proxies may still be useful, proxies formerly utilized in transport geography may provide useful novel insights into the structuring of biological communities in freshwater systems. We also suggest that understanding the utility of such proxies for dispersal in metacommunities is highly important for many applied fields such as freshwater bioassessment, conservation planning, and recolonization research in the context of restoration ecology. These research fields have often ignored spatial dynamics and focused mostly on local environmental conditions and changes therein. Yet, the conclusions of these applied studies may change considerably if dispersal is taken into account.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; beta diversity; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; BODY-SIZE; CLIMATE-CHANGE; Stream networks; SPATIAL PROCESSES; Landscape connectivity; METACOMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PATCH-BASED GRAPHS; transport geography; NODES; Metacommunity; LINKS; freshwater; DISPERSAL; CONSERVATION; Connectivity; BIOASSESSMENT; Accessibility
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation / földrajz, antropológia, kikapcsolódás > GE Environmental Sciences / környezettudomány
Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH540 Ecology / ökológia
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2018 09:19
Last Modified: 16 Jan 2018 09:19
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/72548

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