Joint species movement modeling: how do traits influence movements?

ABSTRACT: Joint species distribution modeling has enabled researchers to move from species-level to community-level analyses, leading to statistically more efficient and ecologically more informative use of data. Here, we propose joint species movement modeling (JSMM) as an analogous approach that enables inferring both species- and community-level movement parameters from multispecies movement data. The species-level movement parameters are modeled as a function of species traits and phylogenetic relationships, allowing one to ask how species traits influence movements, and whether phylogenetically related species are similar in their movement behavior. We illustrate the modeling framework with two contrasting case studies: a stochastic redistribution model for direct observations of bird movements

SUBMITTER: Ovaskainen O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6850360 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature