Temporal Dynamics of Species Richness and Composition in a Peri-Urban Tropical Frog Community in Central Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Analyzing the temporal dynamics of ecological communities can shed light on coexistence mechanisms and help understand how populations and communities will behave in the face of climate change. However, little is known about how frog communities respond to climate in urban ecosystems, especially in tropical countries. Here, we analyzed how frog species richness and abundance are influenced by weather variables both intra- and inter-annually. We surveyed a peri-urban area in central Brazil, monthly for 3 years. To test the effect of weather variables on species richness and abundance, we used Generalized Additive Mixed-effects Models. We assessed seasonality using circular statistics. We also tested for differences in temporal beta diversity within and among years by estimating species disa

SUBMITTER: Severgnini MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11588356 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature