Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna
18 páginas, 9 figuras, 1 tabla. Recognizing and understanding presentday biodiversity and biogeographical patterns and how these relate to contemporary and past climate is pivotal to predict the effect of future climate on marine biodiversity and promote adequate conservation policies. Sponges const...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/131838 2024-02-11T10:07:00+01:00 Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna Xavier, J. R. van Soest, Rob W. M. 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/131838 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0880-4 en eng Springer http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0880-4 Sí Hydrobiologia 687: 107-125 (2012) 0018-8158 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/131838 doi:10.1007/s10750-011-0880-4 none Porifera Demospongiae Biogeography Marine biodiversity Paleoclimate Taxonomic distinctness artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2012 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0880-4 2024-01-16T10:15:07Z 18 páginas, 9 figuras, 1 tabla. Recognizing and understanding presentday biodiversity and biogeographical patterns and how these relate to contemporary and past climate is pivotal to predict the effect of future climate on marine biodiversity and promote adequate conservation policies. Sponges constitute an important and dominant component of the marine benthos and are therefore an excellent model group for such investigations. In this study, we assessed the diversity patterns and the zoogeographical affinities of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water demosponge assemblages. Data on the distribution of 745 species throughout 28 areas was compiled from the literature and used to build a presence/absence matrix. Diversity patterns were assessed from estimates of species richness (S) and taxonomic distinctness (AvTD). The Mediterranean Sea proved to be more diverse both in terms of species richness and taxonomic distinctness (S = 539, AvTD = 94.74) than the Northeast Atlantic (S = 480, AvTD = 92.42) and the two regions together were found to constitute a diversity hotspot harbouring approximately 11% of the global demosponge diversity. We found an Atlantic N–S and a Mediterranean NW–SE gradient of increasing taxonomic distinctness that is strongly correlated to both contemporary (R2 = 0.5667; P\0.01) and historical values (R2 = 0.7287; P\0.01) of sea surface temperature (SST) at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The zoogeographical affinities examined through classification (cluster analysis) and ordination (nonmetric multidimensional scaling, nMDS) based on the Bray–Curtis similarity index, revealed the presence of three groups approximately corresponding to the Northern European Seas, Lusitanian and Mediterranean provinces outlined in the ‘Marine Ecoregions of the World’ (MEOW) classification system. Geographical distance and oceanographic circulation were shown to constitute important factors in shaping the zoogeographical affinities among areas. The vast majority of the species occurring in the ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Bray ENVELOPE(-114.067,-114.067,-74.833,-74.833) Hydrobiologia 687 1 107 125 |
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18 páginas, 9 figuras, 1 tabla. Recognizing and understanding presentday biodiversity and biogeographical patterns and how these relate to contemporary and past climate is pivotal to predict the effect of future climate on marine biodiversity and promote adequate conservation policies. Sponges constitute an important and dominant component of the marine benthos and are therefore an excellent model group for such investigations. In this study, we assessed the diversity patterns and the zoogeographical affinities of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water demosponge assemblages. Data on the distribution of 745 species throughout 28 areas was compiled from the literature and used to build a presence/absence matrix. Diversity patterns were assessed from estimates of species richness (S) and taxonomic distinctness (AvTD). The Mediterranean Sea proved to be more diverse both in terms of species richness and taxonomic distinctness (S = 539, AvTD = 94.74) than the Northeast Atlantic (S = 480, AvTD = 92.42) and the two regions together were found to constitute a diversity hotspot harbouring approximately 11% of the global demosponge diversity. We found an Atlantic N–S and a Mediterranean NW–SE gradient of increasing taxonomic distinctness that is strongly correlated to both contemporary (R2 = 0.5667; P\0.01) and historical values (R2 = 0.7287; P\0.01) of sea surface temperature (SST) at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The zoogeographical affinities examined through classification (cluster analysis) and ordination (nonmetric multidimensional scaling, nMDS) based on the Bray–Curtis similarity index, revealed the presence of three groups approximately corresponding to the Northern European Seas, Lusitanian and Mediterranean provinces outlined in the ‘Marine Ecoregions of the World’ (MEOW) classification system. Geographical distance and oceanographic circulation were shown to constitute important factors in shaping the zoogeographical affinities among areas. The vast majority of the species occurring in the ... |
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Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna |
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Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna |
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