Effects of habitat destruction on coevolving metacommunities.
Authors: Gawecka, K.A., Pedraza, F., Bascompte, J.
Journal: Ecol Lett
Publication Date: 12/2022
Volume: 25
Issue: 12
Pages: 2597-2610
eISSN: 1461-0248
DOI: 10.1111/ele.14118
Abstract:Habitat destruction is a growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services. The ecological consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation involve reductions in species abundance and even the extinction of species and their interactions. However, we do not yet understand how habitat loss alters the coevolutionary trajectories of the remaining species or how coevolution, in turn, affects their response to habitat loss. To investigate this, we develop a spatially explicit model which couples metacommunity and coevolutionary dynamics. We show that, by changing the size, composition and structure of local networks, habitat destruction increases the diversity of coevolutionary trajectories of mutualists across the landscape. Conversely, in antagonistic communities, some species increase while others reduce their spatial trait heterogeneity. Furthermore, we show that while coevolution dampens the negative effects of habitat destruction in mutualistic networks, its effects on the persistence of antagonistic communities tend to be smaller and less predictable.
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Effects of habitat destruction on coevolving metacommunities
Authors: Gawecka, K.A., Pedraza, F., Bascompte, J.
Journal: ECOLOGY LETTERS
Publication Date: 12/2022
Volume: 25
Issue: 12
Pages: 2597-2610
eISSN: 1461-0248
ISSN: 1461-023X
DOI: 10.1111/ele.14118
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Effects of habitat destruction on coevolving metacommunities.
Authors: Gawecka, K.A., Pedraza, F., Bascompte, J.
Journal: Ecology letters
Publication Date: 12/2022
Volume: 25
Issue: 12
Pages: 2597-2610
eISSN: 1461-0248
ISSN: 1461-023X
DOI: 10.1111/ele.14118
Abstract:Habitat destruction is a growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services. The ecological consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation involve reductions in species abundance and even the extinction of species and their interactions. However, we do not yet understand how habitat loss alters the coevolutionary trajectories of the remaining species or how coevolution, in turn, affects their response to habitat loss. To investigate this, we develop a spatially explicit model which couples metacommunity and coevolutionary dynamics. We show that, by changing the size, composition and structure of local networks, habitat destruction increases the diversity of coevolutionary trajectories of mutualists across the landscape. Conversely, in antagonistic communities, some species increase while others reduce their spatial trait heterogeneity. Furthermore, we show that while coevolution dampens the negative effects of habitat destruction in mutualistic networks, its effects on the persistence of antagonistic communities tend to be smaller and less predictable.
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