Environmental Filtering Influences Functional Community Assembly of Epibenthic Communities

Environmental Filtering Influences Functional Community Assembly of Epibenthic Communities

Community assembly theory states that species assemble non-randomly as a result of dispersal limitation, biotic interactions, and environmental filtering. Strong environmental filtering likely leads to local assemblages that are similar in their functional trait composition (high trait convergence)...

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Main Authors: Lauren Sutton, Franz J. Mueter, Bodil A. Bluhm, Katrin Iken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
community assembly
environmental filtering
functional traits
trait convergence
Arctic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.736917/full

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