Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communities
Heterogeneity is increasingly recognized as a foundational characteristic of ecological systems. Indeed, spatial heterogeneity is commonly used in alternative state theory as an early indicator of regime shifts. To evaluate if spatial heterogeneity of communities is a predictor of temporal heterogen...
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dataone:https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/16/1 2024-06-03T18:46:42+00:00 Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communities Scott Collins Meghan Avolio Corinna Gries Lauren Hallett Sally Koerner Kimberly La Pierre Andrew Rypel Eric Sokol Samuel Fey Dan Flynn Sydney Jones Laura Ladwig Julie Ripplinger Matt Jones H.J. Experimental Forest Andrews LTER, Oregon, USA Arctic LTER, Alaska, USA Bonanza Creek LTER, Alaska, USA Buxton, UK, UK University of Notre Dame Enviromental Research Center, Michigan, USA Cedar Creek LTER, Minnesota, USA Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, Florida, USA Laurentian Great Lakes, USA Hays, Kansas, USA Illinois River, USA Jornada Basin LTER, New Mexico, USA Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, California, USA Kellogg Biological Station LTER, Michigan, USA Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada Konza Prairie Biological Station LTER, Kansas, USA Luqillo LTER, Puerto Rico, USA Macarthur Agro-Ecological Research Center, Florida, USA Lake City Minnesota downstream to Bellevue Iowa, USA Mount Saint Helens, Washington, USA North Temperate Lakes LTER, Wisconsin, USA Niwot Ridge LTER, Colorado, USA Oneida Lake, New York, USA Plum Island Estuary LTER, Massachusetts, USA Saginaw Bay, Michigan, USA Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico, USA Short Grass Steppe LTER, Colorado, USA Vasco Cave Regional Park, California, USA Lower Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA ENVELOPE(-122.25,-122.25,44.21,44.21) BEGINDATE: 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/16/1 unknown Environmental Data Initiative species names populations communities community heterogeneity temporal spatial Dataset 2017 dataone:urn:node:EDI 2024-06-03T18:09:47Z Heterogeneity is increasingly recognized as a foundational characteristic of ecological systems. Indeed, spatial heterogeneity is commonly used in alternative state theory as an early indicator of regime shifts. To evaluate if spatial heterogeneity of communities is a predictor of temporal heterogeneity, we used mixed effects models to synthesize 68 community datasets spanning freshwater and terrestrial systems where measures of species abundance were replicated over space and time. Overall, we found a significant positive relationship between spatial and temporal heterogeneity across all ecosystems. In addition, lifespan and successional stage were related to temporal heterogeneity. Therefore we found evidence that spatial heterogeneity is a potential tool to predict temporal heterogeneity in ecological communities. This data package consists of six files. First we used a (1) R script to derive community dynamic metrics from source files to calculate (2) spatial and temporal heterogeneity over time as well as other measures of the community. We used this derived dataset to run analyses (3) with a R script to study the relationship between spatial and temporal heterogeneity communities. These analyses resulted in three figures, (4) the overall relationship between spatial and temporal heterogeneity, (5) output of mixed models investigating how experimental and biological factors affect this relationship, and (6) figures exploring how lifespan of the study organism affects the relationship between spatial and temporal datasets. Dataset Arctic Alaska Yukon Environmental Data Initiative (via DataONE) Arctic Bonanza ENVELOPE(-119.820,-119.820,55.917,55.917) Canada Cedar Creek ENVELOPE(-129.954,-129.954,54.598,54.598) Kluane Lake ENVELOPE(-138.773,-138.773,61.261,61.261) Yukon ENVELOPE(-122.25,-122.25,44.21,44.21) |
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species names populations communities community heterogeneity temporal spatial Scott Collins Meghan Avolio Corinna Gries Lauren Hallett Sally Koerner Kimberly La Pierre Andrew Rypel Eric Sokol Samuel Fey Dan Flynn Sydney Jones Laura Ladwig Julie Ripplinger Matt Jones Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communities |
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Heterogeneity is increasingly recognized as a foundational characteristic of ecological systems. Indeed, spatial heterogeneity is commonly used in alternative state theory as an early indicator of regime shifts. To evaluate if spatial heterogeneity of communities is a predictor of temporal heterogeneity, we used mixed effects models to synthesize 68 community datasets spanning freshwater and terrestrial systems where measures of species abundance were replicated over space and time. Overall, we found a significant positive relationship between spatial and temporal heterogeneity across all ecosystems. In addition, lifespan and successional stage were related to temporal heterogeneity. Therefore we found evidence that spatial heterogeneity is a potential tool to predict temporal heterogeneity in ecological communities. This data package consists of six files. First we used a (1) R script to derive community dynamic metrics from source files to calculate (2) spatial and temporal heterogeneity over time as well as other measures of the community. We used this derived dataset to run analyses (3) with a R script to study the relationship between spatial and temporal heterogeneity communities. These analyses resulted in three figures, (4) the overall relationship between spatial and temporal heterogeneity, (5) output of mixed models investigating how experimental and biological factors affect this relationship, and (6) figures exploring how lifespan of the study organism affects the relationship between spatial and temporal datasets. |
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Scott Collins Meghan Avolio Corinna Gries Lauren Hallett Sally Koerner Kimberly La Pierre Andrew Rypel Eric Sokol Samuel Fey Dan Flynn Sydney Jones Laura Ladwig Julie Ripplinger Matt Jones |
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Scott Collins Meghan Avolio Corinna Gries Lauren Hallett Sally Koerner Kimberly La Pierre Andrew Rypel Eric Sokol Samuel Fey Dan Flynn Sydney Jones Laura Ladwig Julie Ripplinger Matt Jones |
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Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological
communities |
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Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological
communities |
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Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological
communities |
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Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological
communities |
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Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological
communities |
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temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological
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Environmental Data Initiative |
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2017 |
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H.J. Experimental Forest Andrews LTER, Oregon, USA Arctic LTER, Alaska, USA Bonanza Creek LTER, Alaska, USA Buxton, UK, UK University of Notre Dame Enviromental Research Center, Michigan, USA Cedar Creek LTER, Minnesota, USA Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, Florida, USA Laurentian Great Lakes, USA Hays, Kansas, USA Illinois River, USA Jornada Basin LTER, New Mexico, USA Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, California, USA Kellogg Biological Station LTER, Michigan, USA Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada Konza Prairie Biological Station LTER, Kansas, USA Luqillo LTER, Puerto Rico, USA Macarthur Agro-Ecological Research Center, Florida, USA Lake City Minnesota downstream to Bellevue Iowa, USA Mount Saint Helens, Washington, USA North Temperate Lakes LTER, Wisconsin, USA Niwot Ridge LTER, Colorado, USA Oneida Lake, New York, USA Plum Island Estuary LTER, Massachusetts, USA Saginaw Bay, Michigan, USA Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico, USA Short Grass Steppe LTER, Colorado, USA Vasco Cave Regional Park, California, USA Lower Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA ENVELOPE(-122.25,-122.25,44.21,44.21) BEGINDATE: 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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