Decoupling phylogenetic and functional diversity to reveal hidden signals in community assembly
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F17%3A43895662" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/17:43895662 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/67985939:_____/17:00480397 RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095101 RIV/00216208:11310/17:10371651
Result on the web
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.12735/abstract" target="_blank" >http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.12735/abstract</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12735" target="_blank" >10.1111/2041-210X.12735</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Decoupling phylogenetic and functional diversity to reveal hidden signals in community assembly
Original language description
1. Functional traits and phylogeny offer different, and often complementary, information about ecological differences between species, an essential step to uncover biodiversity assembly mechanisms and their feedbacks to ecosystem functions. However, traits and phylogeny are often related due to underlying trait evolution. Consequently, when combined, their shared information can be overemphasized, hindering their complementarity. It is therefore desirable to decouple their unique and overlapping contributions. 2. We propose a conceptual and mathematical framework that produces a set of meaningful measures of ecological differences between species. 3. We test the properties of these measures and the validity of the approach with extensive simulated data to show (i) the information provided by decoupling traits from phylogeny and vice versa, and (ii) that decoupling trait and phylogenetic information can uncover otherwise hidden signals underlying species coexistence and turnover. The application of the approach is further illustrated using a large dataset of Central European meadows as a case study. 4. Decoupling traits and phylogeny particularly reveals the importance of differentiation between phylogenetically related species, which can be essential to understand species replacements along environmental gradients and the combined action of environmental filtering and limiting similarity within communities. 5. Decoupling traits and phylogeny provides an avenue for connecting macro-evolutionary and local factors affecting coexistence and for understanding how complex species differences affect multiple ecosystem functions. We present an R function called 'decouple', which allows a simple and wide application of the framework.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN
2041-210X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1200-1211
UT code for WoS article
000412858600004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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