Navigating the multiple meanings of β diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist

被引：1972

作者：

Anderson, Marti J. ^{[1
]}

Crist, Thomas O. ^{[2
]}

Chase, Jonathan M. ^{[3
]}

Vellend, Mark ^{[4
]}

Inouye, Brian D. ^{[5
]}

Freestone, Amy L. ^{[6
]}

Sanders, Nathan J. ^{[7
]}

Cornell, Howard V. ^{[8
]}

Comita, Liza S. ^{[9
]}

Davies, Kendi F. ^{[10
]}

Harrison, Susan P. ^{[8
]}

Kraft, Nathan J. B. ^{[11
]}

Stegen, James C. ^{[12
]}

Swenson, Nathan G. ^{[13
]}

机构：

[1] Massey Univ, IIMS, Auckland, New Zealand

[2] Miami Univ, Dept Zool & Ecol Program, Oxford, OH 45056 USA

[3] Washington Univ, Dept Biol, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

[4] Univ British Columbia, Dept Bot & Zool, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

[5] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

[6] Temple Univ, Dept Biol, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA

[7] Univ Tennessee, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

[8] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Environm Sci & Policy, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[9] Natl Ctr Ecol Anal & Synth, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA

[10] Univ Colorado, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

[11] Univ British Columbia, Biodivers Res Ctr, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

[12] Univ N Carolina, Dept Biol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

[13] Michigan State Univ, Dept Plant Biol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

来源：

ECOLOGY LETTERS | 2011年 / 14卷 / 01期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

Biodiversity; community ecology; environmental gradients; heterogeneity; multivariate analysis; species composition; turnover; variance partitioning; variation; SPECIES-DIVERSITY; MANTEL TEST; INDEPENDENT ALPHA; COMMUNITY; MULTIVARIATE; SIMILARITY; TRANSFORMATIONS; REGRESSION; ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01552.x

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

P>A recent increase in studies of beta diversity has yielded a confusing array of concepts, measures and methods. Here, we provide a roadmap of the most widely used and ecologically relevant approaches for analysis through a series of mission statements. We distinguish two types of beta diversity: directional turnover along a gradient vs. non-directional variation. Different measures emphasize different properties of ecological data. Such properties include the degree of emphasis on presence/absence vs. relative abundance information and the inclusion vs. exclusion of joint absences. Judicious use of multiple measures in concert can uncover the underlying nature of patterns in beta diversity for a given dataset. A case study of Indonesian coral assemblages shows the utility of a multi-faceted approach. We advocate careful consideration of relevant questions, matched by appropriate analyses. The rigorous application of null models will also help to reveal potential processes driving observed patterns in beta diversity.

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