Geographic distributions shape the functional traits in a large mammalian family
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8039
Abstract: Abstract Traits of organisms are shaped by their living environments and also determined in part by their phylogenetic relationships. For example, phylogenetic relationships often affect the geographic distributions of animals and cause variation in their… read more here.
Keywords: shape functional; family; functional traits; phylogenetic relationships ... See more keywords
Mismatches between demographic niches and geographic distributions are strongest in poorly dispersed and highly persistent plant species
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908684117
Abstract: Significance Forecasts of global change impacts on biodiversity often assume that the current geographical distributions of species match their ecological niches. Here we examine this assumption using an extensive dataset of large-scale variation in demographic… read more here.
Keywords: plant species; ecological niches; niche distribution; poorly dispersed ... See more keywords
Community structure informs species geographic distributions
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197877
Abstract: Understanding what determines species’ geographic distributions is crucial for assessing global change threats to biodiversity. Measuring limits on distributions is usually, and necessarily, done with data at large geographic extents and coarse spatial resolution. However,… read more here.
Keywords: community; species geographic; community structure; geographic distributions ... See more keywords