Evolutionary macroecology
<p>Macroecology focuses on ecological questions at broad spatial and temporal scales, providing a statistical description of patterns in species abundance, distribution and diversity. More recently, historical components of these patterns have begun to be investigated more deeply. We tentative...
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| author | José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho Sidney F. Gouveia Matheus S. Lima-Ribeiro |
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| description | <p>Macroecology focuses on ecological questions at broad spatial and temporal scales, providing a statistical description of patterns in species abundance, distribution and diversity. More recently, historical components of these patterns have begun to be investigated more deeply. We tentatively refer to the practice of explicitly taking species history into account, both analytically and conceptually, as ‘evolutionary macroecology’. We discuss how the evolutionary dimension can be incorporated into macroecology through two orthogonal and complementary data types: fossils and phylogenies. Research traditions dealing with these data have developed more<span>‐</span>or<span>‐</span>less independently over the last 20–30 years, but merging them will help elucidate the historical components of diversity gradients and the evolutionary dynamics of species’ traits. Here we highlight conceptual and methodological advances in merging these two research traditions and review the viewpoints and toolboxes that can, in combination, help address patterns and unveil processes at temporal and spatial macro<span>‐</span>scales.</p><br /> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ee662b70da34e27bb1573f1b0da2c1c2022-12-22T03:23:51ZengInternational Biogeography SocietyFrontiers of Biogeography1948-65962013-10-0153Evolutionary macroecologyJosé Alexandre F. Diniz-FilhoSidney F. GouveiaMatheus S. Lima-Ribeiro<p>Macroecology focuses on ecological questions at broad spatial and temporal scales, providing a statistical description of patterns in species abundance, distribution and diversity. More recently, historical components of these patterns have begun to be investigated more deeply. We tentatively refer to the practice of explicitly taking species history into account, both analytically and conceptually, as ‘evolutionary macroecology’. We discuss how the evolutionary dimension can be incorporated into macroecology through two orthogonal and complementary data types: fossils and phylogenies. Research traditions dealing with these data have developed more<span>‐</span>or<span>‐</span>less independently over the last 20–30 years, but merging them will help elucidate the historical components of diversity gradients and the evolutionary dynamics of species’ traits. Here we highlight conceptual and methodological advances in merging these two research traditions and review the viewpoints and toolboxes that can, in combination, help address patterns and unveil processes at temporal and spatial macro<span>‐</span>scales.</p><br />http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6hm5d45kComparative methodsevolutionary dynamicsintegrative approachpaleobiologyphylogeneticsEcology, Evolution |
| spellingShingle | José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho Sidney F. Gouveia Matheus S. Lima-Ribeiro Evolutionary macroecology Frontiers of Biogeography Comparative methods evolutionary dynamics integrative approach paleobiology phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution |
| title | Evolutionary macroecology |
| title_full | Evolutionary macroecology |
| title_fullStr | Evolutionary macroecology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolutionary macroecology |
| title_short | Evolutionary macroecology |
| title_sort | evolutionary macroecology |
| topic | Comparative methods evolutionary dynamics integrative approach paleobiology phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution |
| url | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6hm5d45k |
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