Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa

13 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, supporting information https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13956.-- Data Availability Statement: All data and code are deposited in Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/14479422)

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Autores: Simon-Lledó, Erik, Baselga, Andrés, Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola, Metaxas, Anna, Amon, Diva J., Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe, Durden, Jennifer M., Fleming, Bethany F. M., Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra, Taboada, Sergi, Audenhaege, Loïc Van, Jones, Daniel O. B.
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Fecha de publicación:2025
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Palabra clave:Abyssal plains
Beta- diversity
Clarion- Clipperton Zone
Climate change
Deep-sea
Dispersal
Distance- decay
Macroecology
Pacific Ocean
Seabed mining
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
title Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
spellingShingle Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
Simon-Lledó, Erik
Abyssal plains
Beta- diversity
Clarion- Clipperton Zone
Climate change
Deep-sea
Dispersal
Distance- decay
Macroecology
Pacific Ocean
Seabed mining
title_short Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
title_full Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
title_fullStr Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
title_full_unstemmed Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
title_sort Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal Taxa
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Simon-Lledó, Erik
Baselga, Andrés
Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola
Metaxas, Anna
Amon, Diva J.
Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe
Durden, Jennifer M.
Fleming, Bethany F. M.
Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra
Taboada, Sergi
Audenhaege, Loïc Van
Jones, Daniel O. B.
author Simon-Lledó, Erik
author_facet Simon-Lledó, Erik
Baselga, Andrés
Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola
Metaxas, Anna
Amon, Diva J.
Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe
Durden, Jennifer M.
Fleming, Bethany F. M.
Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra
Taboada, Sergi
Audenhaege, Loïc Van
Jones, Daniel O. B.
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author2 Baselga, Andrés
Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola
Metaxas, Anna
Amon, Diva J.
Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe
Durden, Jennifer M.
Fleming, Bethany F. M.
Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra
Taboada, Sergi
Audenhaege, Loïc Van
Jones, Daniel O. B.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Natural Environment Research Council (UK)
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Fundación la Caixa
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Abyssal plains
Beta- diversity
Clarion- Clipperton Zone
Climate change
Deep-sea
Dispersal
Distance- decay
Macroecology
Pacific Ocean
Seabed mining
topic Abyssal plains
Beta- diversity
Clarion- Clipperton Zone
Climate change
Deep-sea
Dispersal
Distance- decay
Macroecology
Pacific Ocean
Seabed mining
description 13 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, supporting information https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13956.-- Data Availability Statement: All data and code are deposited in Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/14479422)
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spelling Marked Variability in Distance-Decay Patterns Suggests Contrasting Dispersal Ability in Abyssal TaxaSimon-Lledó, ErikBaselga, AndrésGómez-Rodríguez, CarolaMetaxas, AnnaAmon, Diva J.Bribiesca-Contreras, GuadalupeDurden, Jennifer M.Fleming, Bethany F. M.Mejía-Saenz, AlejandraTaboada, SergiAudenhaege, Loïc VanJones, Daniel O. B.Abyssal plainsBeta- diversityClarion- Clipperton ZoneClimate changeDeep-seaDispersalDistance- decayMacroecologyPacific OceanSeabed mining13 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, supporting information https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13956.-- Data Availability Statement: All data and code are deposited in Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/14479422)Aim: We assess the role of spatial distance and depth difference in shaping beta diversity patterns across abyssal seascape regions. We measured the decrease of faunistic similarity across the northeast Pacific seafloor, to test whether species turnover rates differ between deep and shallow-abyssal biogeographical provinces and whether these patterns vary across functionally or taxonomically different biotic groups. Location: Abyssal NE Pacific Ocean. Time Period: Present. Major Taxa Studied: Benthic Invertebrates (13 Phyla). Methods: We examined the relationship between compositional similarity (β) and spatial distance, distance-decay, in benthic megafauna communities (animals > 10 mm) based on seabed imagery data (> 36,000 specimens in 402 species) collected across 28 abyssal seascape locations spanning a total of 4000 km. By comparing the statistical parameters (intercept and slope) of decay curves, we investigated whether distance-decay patterns differ (i) between communities above and below the carbonate compensation depth (~4400 m at N Pacific), (ii) among taxa with contrasting life-habits and (ii) across dominant phyla. Results: We found steeper species turnover rates in communities below 4400 m and variations in distance-decay patterns across biotic groups. Turnover was higher for taxa facultatively growing on hard-substratum patches (polymetallic nodules) than for sediment-dwelling or swimming organisms. Cnidaria and Porifera, respectively, depicted the most and least evident spatial decays in community similarity. Main Conclusions: We demonstrate the utility of combining seabed imaging with distance-decay modelling to capture macroecological patterns in poorly explored deep-sea ecosystems. Our results suggest that chemical boundaries associated with depth are a very relevant niche-sorting mechanism driving large-scale beta-diversity patterns and an association between species life-habits and dispersal limitation in abyssal seabed communities. These findings have important implications for biodiversity conservation plans in the deep ocean, amid the need to protect vast abyssal seascape ecosystems from globally rising human threatsThis work was supported by the UK Natural Environment Research Council funded Seabed Mining and Resilience to Experimental impact (SMARTEX) project (grant reference NE/T003537/1). Novel methods for distance- decay analyses used in this study were developed through grant no. PID2020-112935GB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 to A.B. and C.G.R. D.J.A. received funding from UC Santa Barbara's Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory. J.M.D. was funded by UK Natural Environment Research Council's Climate Linked Atlantic Sector Science project (NE-R015953/1) and AtlantiS project (NE/Y005589/1). A.M.S. was funded by laCaixa Foundation (Fellowship Code LCF/BQ/DI21/11860043). [...] With the institutional support of the ‘Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence’ accreditation (CEX2019-000928-S)John Wiley & SonsNatural Environment Research Council (UK)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)Fundación la CaixaAgencia Estatal de Investigación (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2025202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://hdl.handle.net/10261/380260reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-112935GB-I00https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13956Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3802602026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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