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dc.contributor.authorCusson, Mathieu
dc.contributor.authorCrowe, Tasman
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Rita
dc.contributor.authorArenas, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorAspden, Rebbecca
dc.contributor.authorBulleri, Fabio
dc.contributor.authorDavoult, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorDyson, Kirstie
dc.contributor.authorFraschetti, Simonetta
dc.contributor.authorHerkul, Kristjan
dc.contributor.authorHubas, Cedric
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorKotta, Jonne
dc.contributor.authorKraufvelin, Patrik
dc.contributor.authorMigné, Aline
dc.contributor.authorMolis, Markus
dc.contributor.authorMulholland, Olwyen
dc.contributor.authorNoël, Laure
dc.contributor.authorPaterson, David
dc.contributor.authorSaunders, James
dc.contributor.authorSomerfield, P.
dc.contributor.authorSousa-Pinto, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSpilmont, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorTerlizzi, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorBenedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-06T04:57:27Z
dc.date.available2018-12-06T04:57:27Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1385-1101
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/101197
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between biodiversity and stability of marine benthic assemblages was investigated through meta-analyses using existing data sets (n = 28) covering various spatial (m–km) and temporal (1973–2006; ranging from 5 to > 250 months) scales in different benthic habitats (emergent rock, rock pools and sedimentary habitats) over different European marine systems (North Atlantic and western Mediterranean). Stability was measured by a lower variability in time, and variability was estimated as temporal variance of species richness, total abundance (density or % cover) and community structure (using Bray–Curtis dissimilarities on species composition and abundance). Stability generally decreased with species richness. Temporal variability in species richness increased with the number of species at both quadrat (< 1 m2) and site (~ 100 m2) scales, while no relationship was observed by multivariate analyses. Positive relationships were also observed at the scale of site between temporal variability in species richness and variability in community structure with evenness estimates. This implies that the relationship between species richness or evenness and species richness variability is slightly positive and depends on the scale of observation. Thus, species richness does not stabilize temporal fluctuations in species number, rather species rich assemblages are those most likely to undergo the largest fluctuations in species numbers and abundance from time to time. Changes within community assemblages in terms of structure are, however, generally independent of biodiversity. Except for sedimentary and rock pool habitats, no relationship was observed between temporal variation of total abundances and diversity at either scale. Overall, our results emphasize that the relation between species richness and species-level measures of temporal variability depends on scale of measurements, type of habitats and the marine system (North Atlantic and Mediterranean) considered.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier Science
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom5
dc.relation.ispartofpageto14
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Sea Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume98
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3708
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode370899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.titleRelationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: Comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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