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| Author(s): |
Vieira, Danilo Candido
[1, 2]
;
Gallucci, Fabiane
[2]
;
Corte, Guilherme Nascimento
[3, 4, 5]
;
Checon, Helio Herminio
[3, 4]
;
Zacagnini Amaral, Antonia Cecilia
[3]
;
Fonseca, Gustavo
[2]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Parana, Ctr Estudos Mar, Caixa Postal 50-002, BR-83255000 Pontal Do Parana, PR - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Ave Dona Ana Costa 95, BR-11060001 Santos, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Praca Oceanog 191, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Vale Itajai, Escola Mar Ciencia & Tecnol, Rua Uruguai 458, BR-88302202 Itajai, SC - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; v. 163, JAN 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
We tested the hypothesis that the ubiquity of marine meiofaunal nematodes and their indiscriminate passive dispersal create assemblages that are less limited by its environment; whereas the relatively smaller population sizes of macrofauna, associated with their ability to track environmental conditions before settlement, renders their distribution more environmentally-restricted. We compared the empirical distribution of macrofauna and nematode species with that of communities simulated under different assumptions of selection (e.g. environmental filtering) and non-selection (e.g. dispersal limitation) processes. Selection processes were the prime driver of both meioand macrofauna assemblages, with rare species strongly contributing to this component. The total number of species explained by non-selection processes was 27% higher in nematodes than in macrofauna. Our results underline the importance of a species-level approach to determine the contribution of selection and non selection assembly processes. Moreover, they highlight the important yet overlooked role of dispersal and stochastic processes in determining species dynamics. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/22036-0 - Evaluating the potential of different benthic indicators to assess sandy beach ecological integrity: subsides for management and monitoring practices |
| Grantee: | Hélio Hermínio Checon |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/10810-8 - Benthic ecology of Araçá Bay: analysis of fauna associated with sediment and relationship environment/biodiversity |
| Grantee: | Guilherme Nascimento Corte |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/17071-9 - Preserving sandy beaches: biodiversity, goods and services, and impacts on a neglected ecosystem |
| Grantee: | Guilherme Nascimento Corte |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/50317-5 - Biodiversity and functioning of a subtropical coastal ecosystem: a contribution to integrated management |
| Grantee: | Antonia Cecília Zacagnini Amaral |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |