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‘Islands on islands’ as dynamic multi-scale metacommunities
  • Anusha Beer,
  • Travis Ingram,
  • Ceridwen Fraser
Anusha Beer
University of Otago

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Travis Ingram
University of Otago
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Ceridwen Fraser
University of Otago
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Abstract

A process-based understanding of community assembly at multiple scales can allow forecasting of community response to degradation and restoration practices. We draw attention to a distinct metacommunity arrangement characterised by multiple levels of assembly filters, and exemplified by freshwater habitat patches on islands. This type of metacommunity has complex spatial dynamics, and dispersal must occur across multiple intermediate habitat types. An interdisciplinary approach harnessing mathematical models and genetic tools such as eDNA and population genomics will allow us to unravel the fundamental processes acting over a large spatial and temporal scale influenced by the region's geography, historical events and species pool.
05 Sep 2024Submitted to Ecology and Evolution
12 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
12 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
14 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending