Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean)
With the aim of explaining the role that taxa and island features have in biogeographical patterns, we processed presence–absence matrices of all the Macaronesian native species of ten different taxa (arthropods, birds, bryophytes, fungi, lichens, mammals, mollusks, pteridophytes, reptiles and sperm...
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crwiley:10.1111/ecog.03909 2024-06-02T08:11:32+00:00 Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) Torre, Giancarlo Fernández‐Lugo, Silvia Guarino, Riccardo Fernández‐Palacios, José María 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03909 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fecog.03909 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ecog.03909 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/ecog.03909 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ecography volume 42, issue 4, page 768-779 ISSN 0906-7590 1600-0587 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03909 2024-05-03T11:06:07Z With the aim of explaining the role that taxa and island features have in biogeographical patterns, we processed presence–absence matrices of all the Macaronesian native species of ten different taxa (arthropods, birds, bryophytes, fungi, lichens, mammals, mollusks, pteridophytes, reptiles and spermatophytes) through simulated annealing analysis. Distribution patterns among the archipelagos were pinpointed, along with the different biogeographic roles played by islands and species groups. All the networks analysed resulted to be significantly modular and the structure of biogeographic modules reflects known past connections among the archipelagos and the current drivers of species distribution. The role assigned to the species supports some biological (ecological amplitude, degree of endemicity) and functional (long‐distance dispersal and persistence abilities) traits of their respective biota and justifies their position in recent models of biogeographical distribution. Whereas it was expected that the modules identified by the spermatophytes and arthropods would reflect the compartmentalization of archipelagos quite well, this was also the case for much more vagile taxa, such as fungi or lichens. Conversely, results obtained for pteridophytes and bryophytes suggest that for those taxa geographic distance and/or macroclimatic conditions are less important than the size, age and orography of an island to determine the modularity of island groups. On the other hand, dry, species‐poor islets, act as connectors, tending to cluster together for different taxa, independently of their archipelagic adscription, whereas large, high, humid islands tend to form network or module hubs representing regional centers of speciation and dispersal. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library Ecography 42 4 768 779 |
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With the aim of explaining the role that taxa and island features have in biogeographical patterns, we processed presence–absence matrices of all the Macaronesian native species of ten different taxa (arthropods, birds, bryophytes, fungi, lichens, mammals, mollusks, pteridophytes, reptiles and spermatophytes) through simulated annealing analysis. Distribution patterns among the archipelagos were pinpointed, along with the different biogeographic roles played by islands and species groups. All the networks analysed resulted to be significantly modular and the structure of biogeographic modules reflects known past connections among the archipelagos and the current drivers of species distribution. The role assigned to the species supports some biological (ecological amplitude, degree of endemicity) and functional (long‐distance dispersal and persistence abilities) traits of their respective biota and justifies their position in recent models of biogeographical distribution. Whereas it was expected that the modules identified by the spermatophytes and arthropods would reflect the compartmentalization of archipelagos quite well, this was also the case for much more vagile taxa, such as fungi or lichens. Conversely, results obtained for pteridophytes and bryophytes suggest that for those taxa geographic distance and/or macroclimatic conditions are less important than the size, age and orography of an island to determine the modularity of island groups. On the other hand, dry, species‐poor islets, act as connectors, tending to cluster together for different taxa, independently of their archipelagic adscription, whereas large, high, humid islands tend to form network or module hubs representing regional centers of speciation and dispersal. |
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Torre, Giancarlo Fernández‐Lugo, Silvia Guarino, Riccardo Fernández‐Palacios, José María Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) |
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Torre, Giancarlo Fernández‐Lugo, Silvia Guarino, Riccardo Fernández‐Palacios, José María |
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Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) |
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Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) |
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Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) |
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Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) |
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Network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of Macaronesia (North Atlantic Ocean) |
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network analysis by simulated annealing of taxa and islands of macaronesia (north atlantic ocean) |
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