Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance
An understanding of the balance of interspecific competition and the physical environment in structuring organismal communities is crucial because those communities structured primarily by their physical environment typically exhibit greater sensitivity to environmental change than those structured...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:3932855 2024-09-15T18:26:22+00:00 Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance Ashford, Oliver Kenny, Andrew Barrio-Frojan, Christopher Bonsall, Michael Horton, Tammy Brandt, Angelika Bird, Graham Gerken, Sarah Rogers, Alex David 2018-07-09 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0923 eng eng Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/atlas https://zenodo.org/communities/eu https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0923 oai:zenodo.org:3932855 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285, 20180923, (2018-07-09) supertree functional traits community phylogenetics climate change bottom trawling deep sea info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0923 2024-07-25T13:42:56Z An understanding of the balance of interspecific competition and the physical environment in structuring organismal communities is crucial because those communities structured primarily by their physical environment typically exhibit greater sensitivity to environmental change than those structured predominantly by competitive interactions. Here, using detailed phylogenetic and functional information, we investigate this question in macrofaunal assemblages from Northwest Atlantic Ocean continental slopes, a high seas region projected to experience substantial environmental change through the current century.We demonstrate assemblages to be both phylogenetically and functionally under-dispersed, and thus conclude that the physical environment, not competition, may dominate in structuring deep-ocean communities. Further, we find temperature and bottom trawling intensity to be among the environmental factors significantly related to assemblage diversity. These results hint that deep-ocean communities are highly sensitive to their physical environment and vulnerable to environmental perturbation, including by direct disturbance through fishing, and indirectly through the changes brought about by climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Atlantic Zenodo Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 1884 20180923 |
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supertree functional traits community phylogenetics climate change bottom trawling deep sea Ashford, Oliver Kenny, Andrew Barrio-Frojan, Christopher Bonsall, Michael Horton, Tammy Brandt, Angelika Bird, Graham Gerken, Sarah Rogers, Alex David Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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An understanding of the balance of interspecific competition and the physical environment in structuring organismal communities is crucial because those communities structured primarily by their physical environment typically exhibit greater sensitivity to environmental change than those structured predominantly by competitive interactions. Here, using detailed phylogenetic and functional information, we investigate this question in macrofaunal assemblages from Northwest Atlantic Ocean continental slopes, a high seas region projected to experience substantial environmental change through the current century.We demonstrate assemblages to be both phylogenetically and functionally under-dispersed, and thus conclude that the physical environment, not competition, may dominate in structuring deep-ocean communities. Further, we find temperature and bottom trawling intensity to be among the environmental factors significantly related to assemblage diversity. These results hint that deep-ocean communities are highly sensitive to their physical environment and vulnerable to environmental perturbation, including by direct disturbance through fishing, and indirectly through the changes brought about by climate change. |
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Ashford, Oliver Kenny, Andrew Barrio-Frojan, Christopher Bonsall, Michael Horton, Tammy Brandt, Angelika Bird, Graham Gerken, Sarah Rogers, Alex David |
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Ashford, Oliver Kenny, Andrew Barrio-Frojan, Christopher Bonsall, Michael Horton, Tammy Brandt, Angelika Bird, Graham Gerken, Sarah Rogers, Alex David |
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Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance |
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