Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields
In order to study taxon richness, biodiversity and abundance patterns in the North Atlantic from temperate latitudes through Arctic to high Arctic latitudes, we recorded the faunas (at ELWS level) colonizing 20 cobbles from three sites at each of seven boulder-field localities (south-west England, 5...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:957 2024-06-09T07:43:00+00:00 Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields Kuklinski, P. Barnes, D.K.A. Taylor, P.D. 2006 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/957/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0311-7 unknown Springer Kuklinski, P.; Barnes, D.K.A. orcid:0000-0002-9076-7867 Taylor, P.D. 2006 Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields. Marine Biology, 149 (6). 1577-1583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0311-7 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0311-7> Zoology Ecology and Environment Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0311-7 2024-05-15T08:39:04Z In order to study taxon richness, biodiversity and abundance patterns in the North Atlantic from temperate latitudes through Arctic to high Arctic latitudes, we recorded the faunas (at ELWS level) colonizing 20 cobbles from three sites at each of seven boulder-field localities (south-west England, 50°N; Wales, 51°N; west Scotland, 56°N; Iceland, 64°N; Tromsø, 70°N; Svalbard, 77°N, 79°N). Inverse correlations were found between latitude and all measures of richness (species, orders, and phyla numbers) and biodiversity (S–W, P). However, these correlations were driven mostly by the consistently impoverished Arctic sites; an even cline of decreasing diversity from south to north did not exist. Multidimensional scaling revealed two communities, temperate–subarctic species-rich and high arctic species-poor. Evenness as measured by Pielou’s index was similar across all latitudes. Abundance data exhibited a similar trend to the species richness and diversity data with a significant negative correlation with latitude, but when Arctic data were excluded the correlation vanished. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Iceland North Atlantic Subarctic Svalbard Tromsø Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Arctic Svalbard Tromsø Marine Biology 149 6 1577 1583 |
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In order to study taxon richness, biodiversity and abundance patterns in the North Atlantic from temperate latitudes through Arctic to high Arctic latitudes, we recorded the faunas (at ELWS level) colonizing 20 cobbles from three sites at each of seven boulder-field localities (south-west England, 50°N; Wales, 51°N; west Scotland, 56°N; Iceland, 64°N; Tromsø, 70°N; Svalbard, 77°N, 79°N). Inverse correlations were found between latitude and all measures of richness (species, orders, and phyla numbers) and biodiversity (S–W, P). However, these correlations were driven mostly by the consistently impoverished Arctic sites; an even cline of decreasing diversity from south to north did not exist. Multidimensional scaling revealed two communities, temperate–subarctic species-rich and high arctic species-poor. Evenness as measured by Pielou’s index was similar across all latitudes. Abundance data exhibited a similar trend to the species richness and diversity data with a significant negative correlation with latitude, but when Arctic data were excluded the correlation vanished. |
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Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields |
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Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields |
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Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields |
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Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields |
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Kuklinski, P.; Barnes, D.K.A. orcid:0000-0002-9076-7867 Taylor, P.D. 2006 Latitudinal patterns of diversity and abundance in North Atlantic intertidal boulder-fields. Marine Biology, 149 (6). 1577-1583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0311-7 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0311-7> |
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