The functional biogeography of species: biogeographical species roles of birds in Wallacea and the West Indies

• Published in: Ecography (Copenhagen) Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 1097 - 1105
• Main Authors: Carstensen, Daniel W., Dalsgaard, Bo, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Rahbek, Carsten, Fjeldså, Jon, Sutherland, William J., Olesen, Jens M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2013; Nordic Society Oikos; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Archipelagoes; Biogeography; Bird migration; Birds; Body length; Body size; Caribbean; Coastal ecology; Connectors; Distribution patterns; Ecological effects; Endangered & extinct species; Geographical distribution; Geography; Habitats; Hubs; Islands; Modularity; Modules; Network hubs; Pattern analysis; Roles; Species; Standard deviation; Trophic levels; trophic relationships; Wallacea; West Indies; ASW, Caribbean Sea, West Indies; Caribbean

Biogeographical systems can be analyzed as networks of species and geographical units. Within such a biogeographical network, individual species may differ fundamentally in their linkage pattern, and therefore hold different topological roles. To advance our understanding of the relationship between...