Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers

Background. We identified and classified damselfly (Zygoptera) and dragonfly (Anisoptera) metacommunities in Brazilian Amazonia, relating species distribution patterns to known biological gradients and biogeographical history. We expected a random distribution of both Zygoptera and Anisoptera within...

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Autores: Alves-Martins, Fernanda, Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro, Juen, Leandro, De Marco Jr, Paulo, Stropp, Juliana, Hortal, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Amazonia biogeographical regions
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
Clementsian distributions
Habitat integrity
Macroclimate
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spelling Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major riversAlves-Martins, FernandaSchlemmer Brasil, LeandroJuen, LeandroDe Marco Jr, PauloStropp, JulianaHortal, JoaquínAmazonia biogeographical regionsZygopteraAnisopteraClementsian distributionsHabitat integrityMacroclimateBackground. We identified and classified damselfly (Zygoptera) and dragonfly (Anisoptera) metacommunities in Brazilian Amazonia, relating species distribution patterns to known biological gradients and biogeographical history. We expected a random distribution of both Zygoptera and Anisoptera within interfluves. At the Amazonian scale, we expected Anisoptera metacommunities to be randomly distributed due to their higher dispersal ability and large environmental tolerance. In contrast, we expected Zygoptera communities to exhibit a Clementsian pattern, limited by the large Amazonia rivers due to their low dispersal ability. Methods. We used a dataset of 58 first-to-third order well-sampled streamlets in four Amazonian interfluves and applied an extension of the Elements of Metacommunity Structure (EMS) framework, in which we order Zygoptera and Anisoptera metacommunities by known spatial and biogeographic predictors. Results. At the Amazonian scale, both Zygoptera and Anisoptera presented a Clementsian pattern, driven by the same environmental and biogeographical predictors, namely biogeographic region (interfluve), annual mean temperature, habitat integrity and annual precipitation. At the interfluve scale, results were less consistent and only partially support our hypothesis. Zygoptera metacommunities at Guiana and Anisoptera metacommunities at Tapajós were classified as random, suggesting that neutral processes gain importance at smaller spatial scales. Discussion. Our findings were consistent with previous studies showing that environmental gradients and major rivers limit the distribution of Odonata communities, supporting that larger Amazonian rivers act as barriers for the dispersal of this group. In addition, the importance of habitat integrity indicates that intactness of riparian vegetation is an important filter shaping metacommunity structure of Amazonian stream Odonata.This work was supported by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel—CAPES (120147/2016-01), Brazil National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq (303252/2013-8, 574008/2008-0, 305542/2010-9,478884/2008-7, 314523/2014-6), Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation EMBRAPA (SEG 02.08.06.005.00), the UK Darwin Initiative (17023), The Nature Conservancy and the Natural Environment Research Council—NERC (NE/F01614X/1 and NE/G000816/1).PeerJConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil)Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Brasil)Natural Environment Research Council (UK)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2021202120192021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/226769reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6472Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2267692026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
title Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
spellingShingle Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
Alves-Martins, Fernanda
Amazonia biogeographical regions
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
Clementsian distributions
Habitat integrity
Macroclimate
title_short Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
title_full Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
title_fullStr Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
title_full_unstemmed Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
title_sort Metacommunity patterns of Amazonian Odonata: The role of environmental gradients and major rivers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alves-Martins, Fernanda
Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro
Juen, Leandro
De Marco Jr, Paulo
Stropp, Juliana
Hortal, Joaquín
author Alves-Martins, Fernanda
author_facet Alves-Martins, Fernanda
Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro
Juen, Leandro
De Marco Jr, Paulo
Stropp, Juliana
Hortal, Joaquín
author_role author
author2 Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro
Juen, Leandro
De Marco Jr, Paulo
Stropp, Juliana
Hortal, Joaquín
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author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil)
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Brasil)
Natural Environment Research Council (UK)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Amazonia biogeographical regions
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
Clementsian distributions
Habitat integrity
Macroclimate
topic Amazonia biogeographical regions
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
Clementsian distributions
Habitat integrity
Macroclimate
description Background. We identified and classified damselfly (Zygoptera) and dragonfly (Anisoptera) metacommunities in Brazilian Amazonia, relating species distribution patterns to known biological gradients and biogeographical history. We expected a random distribution of both Zygoptera and Anisoptera within interfluves. At the Amazonian scale, we expected Anisoptera metacommunities to be randomly distributed due to their higher dispersal ability and large environmental tolerance. In contrast, we expected Zygoptera communities to exhibit a Clementsian pattern, limited by the large Amazonia rivers due to their low dispersal ability. Methods. We used a dataset of 58 first-to-third order well-sampled streamlets in four Amazonian interfluves and applied an extension of the Elements of Metacommunity Structure (EMS) framework, in which we order Zygoptera and Anisoptera metacommunities by known spatial and biogeographic predictors. Results. At the Amazonian scale, both Zygoptera and Anisoptera presented a Clementsian pattern, driven by the same environmental and biogeographical predictors, namely biogeographic region (interfluve), annual mean temperature, habitat integrity and annual precipitation. At the interfluve scale, results were less consistent and only partially support our hypothesis. Zygoptera metacommunities at Guiana and Anisoptera metacommunities at Tapajós were classified as random, suggesting that neutral processes gain importance at smaller spatial scales. Discussion. Our findings were consistent with previous studies showing that environmental gradients and major rivers limit the distribution of Odonata communities, supporting that larger Amazonian rivers act as barriers for the dispersal of this group. In addition, the importance of habitat integrity indicates that intactness of riparian vegetation is an important filter shaping metacommunity structure of Amazonian stream Odonata.
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