Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth.
Knowledge of broad-scale global patterns in beta diversity (i.e., variation or turnover in identities of species) for marine systems is in its infancy. We analysed the beta diversity of groundfish communities along the North American Pacific coast, from trawl data spanning 32.57°N to 48.52°N and 51...
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| description | Knowledge of broad-scale global patterns in beta diversity (i.e., variation or turnover in identities of species) for marine systems is in its infancy. We analysed the beta diversity of groundfish communities along the North American Pacific coast, from trawl data spanning 32.57°N to 48.52°N and 51 m to 1200 m depth. Analyses were based on both the Jaccard measure and the probabilistic Raup-Crick measure, which accounts for variation in alpha diversity. Overall, beta diversity decreased with depth, and this effect was strongest at lower latitudes. Superimposed on this trend were peaks in beta diversity at around 400-600 m and also around 1000-1200 m, which may indicate high turnover around the edges of the oxygen minimum zone. Beta diversity was also observed to decrease with latitude, but this effect was only observed in shallower waters (<200 m); latitudinal turnover began to disappear at depths >800 m. At shallower depths (<200 m), peaks in latitudinal turnover were observed at ∼43°N, 39°N, 35°N and 31°N, which corresponded well with several classically observed oceanographic boundaries. Turnover with depth was stronger than latitudinal turnover, and is likely to reflect strong environmental filtering over relatively short distances. Patterns in beta diversity, including latitude-by-depth interactions, should be integrated with other biodiversity measures in ecosystem-based management and conservation of groundfish communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cae5af73306a417cb84d56772759b4732022-12-21T22:12:44ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0183e5791810.1371/journal.pone.0057918Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth.Marti J AndersonNick TolimieriRussell B MillarKnowledge of broad-scale global patterns in beta diversity (i.e., variation or turnover in identities of species) for marine systems is in its infancy. We analysed the beta diversity of groundfish communities along the North American Pacific coast, from trawl data spanning 32.57°N to 48.52°N and 51 m to 1200 m depth. Analyses were based on both the Jaccard measure and the probabilistic Raup-Crick measure, which accounts for variation in alpha diversity. Overall, beta diversity decreased with depth, and this effect was strongest at lower latitudes. Superimposed on this trend were peaks in beta diversity at around 400-600 m and also around 1000-1200 m, which may indicate high turnover around the edges of the oxygen minimum zone. Beta diversity was also observed to decrease with latitude, but this effect was only observed in shallower waters (<200 m); latitudinal turnover began to disappear at depths >800 m. At shallower depths (<200 m), peaks in latitudinal turnover were observed at ∼43°N, 39°N, 35°N and 31°N, which corresponded well with several classically observed oceanographic boundaries. Turnover with depth was stronger than latitudinal turnover, and is likely to reflect strong environmental filtering over relatively short distances. Patterns in beta diversity, including latitude-by-depth interactions, should be integrated with other biodiversity measures in ecosystem-based management and conservation of groundfish communities.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602450?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Marti J Anderson Nick Tolimieri Russell B Millar Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth. PLoS ONE |
| title | Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth. |
| title_full | Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth. |
| title_fullStr | Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth. |
| title_short | Beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the North-Eastern Pacific: interactions of latitude and depth. |
| title_sort | beta diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the north eastern pacific interactions of latitude and depth |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602450?pdf=render |
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