A meta-analysis of nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity across organisms and ecosystems

• Published in: Global ecology and biogeography Vol. 27; no. 1/2; pp. 96 - 109
• Main Authors: Soininen, Janne, Heino, Jani, Wang, Jianjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.01.2018; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Bacteria; Beta; biocenosis; Biodiversity; Body size; Carnivores; Data points; Data processing; Dispersal; Dispersion; Ecosystems; Flight; freshwater; global; Latitude; linear models; macroecology; mammals; META-ANALYSIS; nestedness; Organisms; Partitions; Polar environments; Polar Regions; Regression analysis; Spatial analysis; Species; species dispersal; Species diversity; Taxa; Terrestrial environments; Tropical environments; tropics; turnover; Polar Regions

Aim: The number of studies investigating the nestedness and turnover components of beta diversity has increased substantially, but our general understanding of the drivers of turnover and nestedness remains elusive. Here, we examined the effects of species traits, spatial extent, latitude and ecosys...