Dispersal-based processes as drivers of fish communities and species distributions in the Yangtze River–Poyang Lake riverine floodplain of China

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 48
• Main Authors: Chang, Tao, Li, Mingzheng, Gao, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2025; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Assembly rule; Buffer zones; China; Community structure; Dispersal; Dispersal effect; Distribution patterns; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotones; Environment; Fish; Fish community; Floodplains; Habitat selection; Habitats; Hydrology; Lakes; landscapes; Lateral hydrological connectivity; lentic systems; lotic systems; Low flow; Niches; riparian areas; Riverine floodplain; Rivers; spatial variation; species; Species diversity; temporal variation; Temporal variations; Yangtze River; China; Poyang Lake; Yangtze River; Lateral hydrological connectivity; Riverine floodplain; Dispersal effect; Assembly rule; Fish community

Background The assembly processes of fish communities in large complex ecosystems often exhibit spatiotemporal variation. In riverine floodplains, this variation is also influenced by interactions with the river main-stem during the flood pulse, which often masks and confounds the driving factor of...