An integrative approach to understanding diversity patterns and assemblage rules in Neotropical bats.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the mechanisms shaping species composition of assemblages is critical for incorporating ecological and evolutionary perspectives into biodiversity conservation. Thus, we quantified the relative support of community assembly mechanisms by assessing how species richness relates to the functional and phylogenetic biodiversity of Neotropical bat assemblages. We assessed the association of functional diversity for functional categories and phylogenetic diversity with species richness for 20 assemblages of Neotropical bats. In addition, we contrasted functional and phylogenetic diversity against null models to determine the mechanisms that structure the assemblages. We hypothesize functional/phylogenetic overdispersion for high species sites and a positive relationship between thos

SUBMITTER: Hurtado-Materon MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235113 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature