On the origin of phylogenetic structure in competitive metacommunities
Pontarp, Mikael LU ; Ripa, Jörgen LU
and Lundberg, Per
LU
(2012)
In Evolutionary Ecology Research
14(3).
p.269-284
- Abstract
- Question: Under what circumstances are local communities and metacommunities phylogenetically clustered, overdispersed or random assemblages in terms of phylogenetic relatedness? Methods: An individual-based eco-evolutionary model was used to explain the link between system properties, ecological and evolutionary processes, and phylogenetic patterns in a spatially explicit competitive metacommunity. We simulated adaptive radiation dictated by local ecological dynamics (intra- and inter-specific competition) and dispersal. Phylogenies were constructed from the resulting metacommunities and phylogenetic community structure was analysed. Conclusions: Phylogenetic clustering, dictated by the relative rate between eco-evolutionary processes... (More)
- Question: Under what circumstances are local communities and metacommunities phylogenetically clustered, overdispersed or random assemblages in terms of phylogenetic relatedness? Methods: An individual-based eco-evolutionary model was used to explain the link between system properties, ecological and evolutionary processes, and phylogenetic patterns in a spatially explicit competitive metacommunity. We simulated adaptive radiation dictated by local ecological dynamics (intra- and inter-specific competition) and dispersal. Phylogenies were constructed from the resulting metacommunities and phylogenetic community structure was analysed. Conclusions: Phylogenetic clustering, dictated by the relative rate between eco-evolutionary processes such as colonization, invasion, and local radiation, are more likely if both intra- and inter-habitat heterogeneity is high. The amount of dispersal between habitats is also an important structuring parameter, but mainly so if intra-habitat heterogeneity is high and inter-habitat heterogeneity is low. Our results are based on a more rigorous and quantitative analysis of the ecological and evolutionary conditions dictating the phylogenetic signal and explain the continuous variability of phylogenetic clustering and overdispersion found in natural systems. (Less)
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- author
- Pontarp, Mikael
LU
; Ripa, Jörgen
LU
and Lundberg, Per
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- assembly, community, competition, ecology, evolution, phylogenetic, structure
- in
- Evolutionary Ecology Research
- volume
- 14
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 269 - 284
- publisher
- Evolutionary Ecology Ltd
- external identifiers
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- wos:000311587700002
- scopus:84873659474
- ISSN
- 1522-0613
- language
- English
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- yes
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series = {{Evolutionary Ecology Research}},
title = {{On the origin of phylogenetic structure in competitive metacommunities}},
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