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Macroecology of biodiversity: disentangling local and regional effects
Author(s) -
Pärtel Meelis,
Bennett Jonathan A.,
Zobel Martin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/nph.13943
Subject(s) - biodiversity , macroecology , ecology , measurement of biodiversity , geography , global biodiversity , biodiversity hotspot , biology , biodiversity conservation
Summary Macroecology of biodiversity disentangles local and regional drivers of biodiversity by exploring large‐scale biodiversity relationships with environmental or biotic gradients, generalizing local biodiversity relationships across regions, or comparing biodiversity patterns among species groups. A macroecological perspective is also important at local scales: a full understanding of local biodiversity drivers, including human impact, demands that regional processes be taken into account. This requires knowledge of which species could inhabit a site (the species pool), including those that are currently absent (dark diversity). Macroecology of biodiversity is currently advancing quickly owing to an unprecedented accumulation of biodiversity data, new sampling techniques and analytical methods, all of which better equip us to face current and future challenges in ecology and biodiversity conservation.ContentsSummary 404 I. Introduction 404 II. Large‐scale biodiversity relationships 404 III. Local biodiversity relationships across regions 405 IV. Local biodiversity relationships across species groups 406 V. Separating regional and local effects: the species pool concept 407 VI. Conclusions 408Acknowledgements 409References 409