Search Results - "Melian, Carlos J."

Comparing species interaction networks along environmental gradients by Pellissier, Loïc, Albouy, Camille, Bascompte, Jordi, Farwig, Nina, Graham, Catherine, Loreau, Michel, Maglianesi, Maria Alejandra, Melián, Carlos J., Pitteloud, Camille, Roslin, Tomas, Rohr, Rudolf, Saavedra, Serguei, Thuiller, Wilfried, Woodward, Guy, Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Gravel, Dominique

“…ABSTRACT Knowledge of species composition and their interactions, in the form of interaction networks, is required to understand processes shaping their…”
Get full text

Condition‐dependent movement and dispersal in experimental metacommunities by Fronhofer, Emanuel A, Klecka, Jan, Melián, Carlos J, Altermatt, Florian, Navarrete, Sergio

“…Dispersal and the underlying movement behaviour are processes of pivotal importance for understanding and predicting metapopulation and metacommunity dynamics…”
Get full text

Eco‐evolutionary feedbacks—Theoretical models and perspectives by Govaert, Lynn, Fronhofer, Emanuel A., Lion, Sébastien, Eizaguirre, Christophe, Bonte, Dries, Egas, Martijn, Hendry, Andrew P., De Brito Martins, Ayana, Melián, Carlos J., Raeymaekers, Joost A. M., Ratikainen, Irja I., Saether, Bernt‐Erik, Schweitzer, Jennifer A., Matthews, Blake, Fox, Charles

“…Theoretical models pertaining to feedbacks between ecological and evolutionary processes are prevalent in multiple biological fields. An integrative overview…”
Get full text

Plate tectonics drive tropical reef biodiversity dynamics by Leprieur, Fabien, Descombes, Patrice, Gaboriau, Théo, Cowman, Peter F., Parravicini, Valeriano, Kulbicki, Michel, Melián, Carlos J., de Santana, Charles N., Heine, Christian, Mouillot, David, Bellwood, David R., Pellissier, Loïc

“…The Cretaceous breakup of Gondwana strongly modified the global distribution of shallow tropical seas reshaping the geographic configuration of marine basins…”
Get full text

Diversity in a complex ecological network with two interaction types by Melián, Carlos J., Bascompte, Jordi, Jordano, Pedro, Krivan, Vlastimil

“…Most studies on ecological networks consider only a single interaction type (e.g. competitive, predatory or mutualistic), and try to developrules for system…”
Get full text

On the structure of species-function participation in multilayer ecological networks by Hervías-Parejo, Sandra, Cuevas-Blanco, Mar, Lacasa, Lucas, Traveset, Anna, Donoso, Isabel, Heleno, Ruben, Nogales, Manuel, Rodríguez-Echeverría, Susana, Melián, Carlos J., Eguíluz, Victor M.

“…Understanding how biotic interactions shape ecosystems and impact their functioning, resilience and biodiversity has been a sustained research priority in…”
Get full text

Detecting the macroevolutionary signal of species interactions by Harmon, Luke J., Andreazzi, Cecilia S., Débarre, Florence, Drury, Jonathan, Goldberg, Emma E., Martins, Ayana B., Melián, Carlos J., Narwani, Anita, Nuismer, Scott L., Pennell, Matthew W., Rudman, Seth M., Seehausen, Ole, Silvestro, Daniele, Weber, Marjorie, Matthews, Blake

“…Species interactions lie at the heart of many theories of macroevolution, from adaptive radiation to the Red Queen. Although some theories describe the imprint…”
Get full text

Biodiversity dynamics in landscapes with fluctuating connectivity by Marco Palamara, Gian, Rozenfeld, Alejandro, de Santana, Charles N., Klecka, Jan, Riera, Rodrigo, Eguíluz, Victor M., Melián, Carlos J.

“…Biodiversity can increase in both high‐ and low‐connected landscapes. However, we lack predictions related to biodiversity dynamics when accounting for the…”
Get full text

Plant–insect chemical communication in ecological communities: An information theory perspective by Zu, Peng‐Juan, García‐García, Reinaldo, Schuman, Meredith C., Saavedra, Serguei, Melián, Carlos J.

“…Cross‐species communication, where signals are sent by one species and perceived by others, is one of the most intriguing types of communication that…”
Get full text

An experimental test of how parasites of predators can influence trophic cascades and ecosystem functioning by Anaya-Rojas, Jaime M., Best, Rebecca J., Brunner, Franziska S., Eizaguirre, Christophe, Leal, Miguel Costa, Melián, Carlos J., Seehausen, Ole, Matthews, Blake

“…Parasites can shape the structure and function of ecosystems by influencing both the density and traits of their hosts. Such changes in ecosystems are…”
Get full text

Dynamics of ecosystem services along ecological network seascapes by Guimarães Jr, Paulo R, Melián, Carlos J

“…Human societies depend on services provided by ecosystems, from local needs such as clean water and pest control to global services like the ozone layer and…”
Get full text

Size-dependent tradeoffs in seasonal freshwater environments facilitate differential salmonid migration by Dermond, Philip, Melián, Carlos J, Brodersen, Jakob

“…Seasonal spatio-temporal variation in habitat quality and abiotic conditions leads to animals migrating between different environments around the world…”
Get full text

Implications of using different metrics for niche analysis in ecological communities by Gouraguine, Adam, Melián, Carlos J., Reñones, Olga, Hinz, Hilmar, Baxter, Heather, Cardona, Luis, Moranta, Joan

“…Explaining the mechanisms driving niche partitioning among species is of great importance in ecology. Unlike the fundamental niche, a species’ realised niche…”
Get full text

Positive associations among rare species and their persistence in ecological assemblages by Calatayud, Joaquín, Andivia, Enrique, Escudero, Adrián, Melián, Carlos J., Bernardo-Madrid, Rubén, Stoffel, Markus, Aponte, Cristina, Medina, Nagore G., Molina-Venegas, Rafael, Arnan, Xavier, Rosvall, Martin, Neuman, Magnus, Noriega, Jorge Ari, Alves-Martins, Fernanda, Draper, Isabel, Luzuriaga, Arantzazu, Ballesteros-Cánovas, Juan Antonio, Morales-Molino, César, Ferrandis, Pablo, Herrero, Asier, Pataro, Luciano, Juen, Leandro, Cea, Alex, Madrigal-González, Jaime

“…According to the competitive exclusion principle, species with low competitive abilities should be excluded by more efficient competitors; yet, they generally…”
Get full text

Dispersal Dynamics in Food Webs by Melián, Carlos J., Křivan, Vlastimil, Altermatt, Florian, Starý, Petr, Pellissier, Loïc, De Laender, Frederik

“…Studies of food webs suggest that limited nonrandom dispersal can play an important role in structuring food webs. It is not clear, however, whether…”
Get full text

NEUTRAL BIODIVERSITY THEORY CAN EXPLAIN THE IMBALANCE OF PHYLOGENETIC TREES BUT NOT THE TEMPO OF THEIR DIVERSIFICATION by Davies, T. Jonathan, Allen, Andrew P., Borda-de-Água, Luís, Regetz, Jim, Melián, Carlos J.

“…Numerous evolutionary studies have sought to explain the distribution of diversity across the limbs of the tree of life. At the same time, ecological studies…”
Get full text

Does sex speed up evolutionary rate and increase biodiversity? by Melián, Carlos J, Alonso, David, Allesina, Stefano, Condit, Richard S, Etienne, Rampal S

“…Most empirical and theoretical studies have shown that sex increases the rate of evolution, although evidence of sex constraining genomic and epigenetic…”
Get full text

Frequency-dependent selection predicts patterns of radiations and biodiversity by Melián, Carlos J, Alonso, David, Vázquez, Diego P, Regetz, James, Allesina, Stefano

“…Most empirical studies support a decline in speciation rates through time, although evidence for constant speciation rates also exists. Declining rates have…”
Get full text

Mapping and Evaluating Marine Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services: A Transdisciplinary Delphi Forecasting Process Framework by Belgrano, Andrea, Novaglio, Camilla, Svedäng, Henrik, Villasante, Sebastián, Melián, Carlos J., Blenckner, Thorsten, Bergström, Ulf, Bryhn, Andreas, Bergström, Lena, Bartolino, Valerio, Sköld, Mattias, Tomczak, Maciej, Wikström, Sofia A., Hansen, Andreas Skriver, Linke, Sebastian, Emmerson, Richard, Morf, Andrea, Tönnesson, Kajsa

“…Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for management and conservation and play an increasingly recognised role in societal and human well-being…”
Get full text

Can prey behaviour induce spatially synchronic aggregation of solitary predators? by Penteriani, Vincenzo, A. Fortuna, Miguel, J. Melián, Carlos, Otalora, Fermín, Ferrer, Miguel

“…Spatio-temporal patterns of predator aggregations within their settlement areas (i.e. temporary settling zones used during dispersal or, more generally,…”
Get full text