Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences

Abstract Ecological differences may be related to community component divisions between Oriental (west) and Sino-Japanese (east) realms, and such differences may result in weak geographical breaks in migratory species that are highly mobile. Here, we conducted comparative phylogenetic and functional...

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Autores principales:	Xianli Che, Min Zhang, Yanyan Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Qing Quan, Anders Møller, Fasheng Zou
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:514cd22f4d724c3c805bc9ed6e7c14532021-12-02T15:08:12ZPhylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences10.1038/s41598-018-19686-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/514cd22f4d724c3c805bc9ed6e7c14532018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19686-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Ecological differences may be related to community component divisions between Oriental (west) and Sino-Japanese (east) realms, and such differences may result in weak geographical breaks in migratory species that are highly mobile. Here, we conducted comparative phylogenetic and functional structure analyses of wintering waterbird communities in southern China across two realms and subsequently examined possible climate drivers of the observed patterns. An analysis based on such highly migratory species is particularly telling because migration is bound to reduce or completely eliminate any divergence between communities. Phylogenetic and functional structure of eastern communities showed over-dispersion while western communities were clustered. Basal phylogenetic and functional turnover of western communities was significant lower than that of eastern communities. The break between eastern and western communities was masked by these two realms. Geographic patterns were related to mean temperature changes and temperature fluctuations, suggesting that temperature may filter waterbird lineages and traits, thus underlying geographical community divisions. These results suggest phylogenetic and functional divisions in southern China, coinciding with biogeography. This study shows that temperature fluctuations constitute an essential mechanism shaping geographical divisions that have largely gone undetected previously, even under climate change.Xianli CheMin ZhangYanyan ZhaoQiang ZhangQing QuanAnders MøllerFasheng ZouNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Xianli Che Min Zhang Yanyan Zhao Qiang Zhang Qing Quan Anders Møller Fasheng Zou Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences
description	Abstract Ecological differences may be related to community component divisions between Oriental (west) and Sino-Japanese (east) realms, and such differences may result in weak geographical breaks in migratory species that are highly mobile. Here, we conducted comparative phylogenetic and functional structure analyses of wintering waterbird communities in southern China across two realms and subsequently examined possible climate drivers of the observed patterns. An analysis based on such highly migratory species is particularly telling because migration is bound to reduce or completely eliminate any divergence between communities. Phylogenetic and functional structure of eastern communities showed over-dispersion while western communities were clustered. Basal phylogenetic and functional turnover of western communities was significant lower than that of eastern communities. The break between eastern and western communities was masked by these two realms. Geographic patterns were related to mean temperature changes and temperature fluctuations, suggesting that temperature may filter waterbird lineages and traits, thus underlying geographical community divisions. These results suggest phylogenetic and functional divisions in southern China, coinciding with biogeography. This study shows that temperature fluctuations constitute an essential mechanism shaping geographical divisions that have largely gone undetected previously, even under climate change.
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author	Xianli Che Min Zhang Yanyan Zhao Qiang Zhang Qing Quan Anders Møller Fasheng Zou
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title	Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences
title_short	Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences
title_full	Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences
title_fullStr	Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences
title_full_unstemmed	Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences
title_sort	phylogenetic and functional structure of wintering waterbird communities associated with ecological differences
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/514cd22f4d724c3c805bc9ed6e7c1453
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Phylogenetic and Functional Structure of Wintering Waterbird Communities Associated with Ecological Differences

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