A Stroll Along Australian Ecosystems: Using Bioclimatic Transects to Examine Environmental Drivers of Community Assembly in Birds

[Aim] Variation in community composition along environmental gradients provides crucial information for identifying zones where species turnover is rapid and to ascertain whether compositional changes occur gradually or rather abruptly. We examined changes in bird community composition along three b...

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Authors: García-Navas, Vicente, Martínez Núñez, Carlos, Christidis, Les, Ozgul, Arpat
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/392566
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/392566
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85206171093
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Australia
Beta diversity
Bird communities
Climate change
Ecological gradient
Ecological thresholds
Species turnover
Transition zones
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Summary:[Aim] Variation in community composition along environmental gradients provides crucial information for identifying zones where species turnover is rapid and to ascertain whether compositional changes occur gradually or rather abruptly. We examined changes in bird community composition along three bioclimatic transects in Australia to test whether drivers of species turnover are consistent, rather than spatially contingent, across biologically contrasting ecosystems. We also detected potential transition zones associated with environmental thresholds and determined whether certain abiotic conditions promote a higher rate of community compositional turnover.

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