Could plant diversity metrics explain climate-driven vegetation changes on mountain summits of the GLORIA network?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-019-01837-1
Abstract: High-elevation habitats host a large number of plant species and are characterized by high biodiversity. The vegetation dynamics in these cold adapted ecosystems are difficult to predict, being affected by global warming, especially in the… read more here.
Keywords: plant; diversity; climate driven; diversity metrics ... See more keywords
Efficient computation of contributional diversity metrics from microbiome data with FuncDiv
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DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btac809
Abstract: Abstract Motivation Microbiome datasets with taxa linked to the functions (e.g. genes) they encode are becoming more common as metagenomics sequencing approaches improve. However, these data are challenging to analyze due to their complexity. Summary… read more here.
Keywords: contributional diversity; efficient computation; diversity metrics; computation contributional ... See more keywords
Asynchrony in Seasonal Patterns of Taxonomic and Functional Diversity in an Aboveground Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Community (Florida, USA)
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac010
Abstract: Abstract Seasonal dynamics of diversity patterns are a key component to understand when assessing ecological communities across temporal scales given that long-term trends in diversity are often a product of the intricate dynamisms that occur… read more here.
Keywords: diversity metrics; community; diversity; functional diversity ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic diversity metrics from molecular phylogenies: modelling expected degree of error under realistic rate variation
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DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13179
Abstract: Phylogenetic diversity or phylo‐diversity measures use information about evolutionary history and relationships to inform conservation priorities. These metrics are usually derived from the branches of molecular phylogenies. But inferring phylogenetic timescale from molecular data relies… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; rate; diversity metrics; phylogenetic diversity ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic community structure metrics and null models: a review with new methods and software
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.02070
Abstract: Competitive exclusion and habitat filtering influence community assembly, but ecologists and evolutionary biologists have not reached consensus on how to quantify patterns that would reveal the action of these processes. Currently, at least 22 α-diversity… read more here.
Keywords: null model; diversity; community; diversity metrics ... See more keywords
Revisiting the dimensionality of biological diversity
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.04574
Abstract: Biodiversity can be represented by different dimensions. While many diversity metrics try to capture the variation of these dimensions they also lead to a ‘fragmentation’ of the concept of biodiversity itself. Developing a unified measure… read more here.
Keywords: biological diversity; diversity; diversity metrics; biodiversity ... See more keywords
The Power of Microbiome Studies: Some Considerations on Which Alpha and Beta Metrics to Use and How to Report Results
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.796025
Abstract: Background Since sequencing techniques have become less expensive, larger sample sizes are applicable for microbiota studies. The aim of this study is to show how, and to what extent, different diversity metrics and different compositions… read more here.
Keywords: alpha beta; diversity metrics; power; diversity ... See more keywords
How Do Taxonomic and Functional Diversity Metrics Change Along an Aridity Gradient in a Tropical Dry Forest?
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.923219
Abstract: Ecological indicators based on biodiversity metrics are valuable and cost-effective tools to quantify, track and understand the effects of climate change on ecosystems. Studying changes in these indicators along climatic gradients in space is a… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; taxonomic functional; diversity metrics; diversity ... See more keywords