Spatiotemporal distribution of seasonal bird assemblages on land-bridge islands: linking dynamic and static views of metacommunities

Spatiotemporal distribution of seasonal bird assemblages on land-bridge islands: linking dynamic and static views of metacommunities

Abstract Background Although assessing temporal dynamics of populations is crucial for understanding metacommunities, empirical studies have primarily analyzed only static snapshots of communities. Here, we present a holistic view of how species traits and habitat characteristics relate to metacommu...

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Main Authors: Chuanwu Chen, Marcel Holyoak, Yanping Wang, Xingfeng Si, Ping Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-06-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Body size
Colonization
Competition
Extirpation
Island turnover
Metacommunity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-019-0164-7

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