Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates
Abstract The “dimensional stability” approach measures different components of ecological stability to investigate how they are related. Yet, most empirical work has used small‐scale and short‐term experimental manipulations. Here, we apply this framework to a long‐term observational dataset of stre...
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| author | Daniel C. Allen Brian A. Gill Anya Metcalfe Sophia Bonjour Scott Starr Junna Wang Diana Valentin Nancy B. Grimm |
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| description | Abstract The “dimensional stability” approach measures different components of ecological stability to investigate how they are related. Yet, most empirical work has used small‐scale and short‐term experimental manipulations. Here, we apply this framework to a long‐term observational dataset of stream macroinvertebrates sampled between the winter flooding and summer monsoon seasons. We test hypotheses that relate variation among stability metrics across different taxa, the magnitude of antecedent (monsoon) and immediate (winter) floods to stability metrics, and the relative importance of disturbance magnitude and taxonomic richness on community dimensional stability. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct stability types, and we found that the magnitude of floods during the prior monsoon was more important in influencing stability than the winter flood itself. For dimensional stability at the community level, taxonomic richness was more important than disturbance magnitude. This work demonstrates that abiotic and biotic factors determine dimensional stability in a natural ecosystem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fde4219fdea346078c618de58ad7797f2023-05-23T06:01:27ZengWileyLimnology and Oceanography Letters2378-22422023-06-018346447210.1002/lol2.10303Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebratesDaniel C. Allen0Brian A. Gill1Anya Metcalfe2Sophia Bonjour3Scott Starr4Junna Wang5Diana Valentin6Nancy B. Grimm7Department of Ecosystem Science and Management The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USASchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USAU.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center Flagstaff Arizona USADivision of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USABiology Department Hampden‐Sydney College Hampden‐Sydney Virginia USADepartment of Environmental Science and Policy University of California Davis California USASchool of Earth and Sustainability Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Arizona USASchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USAAbstract The “dimensional stability” approach measures different components of ecological stability to investigate how they are related. Yet, most empirical work has used small‐scale and short‐term experimental manipulations. Here, we apply this framework to a long‐term observational dataset of stream macroinvertebrates sampled between the winter flooding and summer monsoon seasons. We test hypotheses that relate variation among stability metrics across different taxa, the magnitude of antecedent (monsoon) and immediate (winter) floods to stability metrics, and the relative importance of disturbance magnitude and taxonomic richness on community dimensional stability. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct stability types, and we found that the magnitude of floods during the prior monsoon was more important in influencing stability than the winter flood itself. For dimensional stability at the community level, taxonomic richness was more important than disturbance magnitude. This work demonstrates that abiotic and biotic factors determine dimensional stability in a natural ecosystem.https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10303 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel C. Allen Brian A. Gill Anya Metcalfe Sophia Bonjour Scott Starr Junna Wang Diana Valentin Nancy B. Grimm Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates Limnology and Oceanography Letters |
| title | Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates |
| title_full | Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates |
| title_fullStr | Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates |
| title_short | Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates |
| title_sort | taxonomic identity biodiversity and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10303 |
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