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dc.contributor.authorTriantis, Kostas A.en
dc.contributor.authorRigal, Francoisen
dc.contributor.authorWhittaker, Robert J.en
dc.contributor.authorHume, Julian P.en
dc.contributor.authorSheard, Catherineen
dc.contributor.authorPoursanidis, Dimitriosen
dc.contributor.authorRolland, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.authorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.contributor.authorMatthews, Thomas J.en
dc.contributor.authorThebaud, Christopheen
dc.contributor.authorTobias, Joseph A.en
dc.creatorTriantis, Kostas A.en
dc.creatorRigal, Francoisen
dc.creatorWhittaker, Robert J.en
dc.creatorHume, Julian P.en
dc.creatorSheard, Catherineen
dc.creatorPoursanidis, Dimitriosen
dc.creatorRolland, Jonathanen
dc.creatorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.creatorMatthews, Thomas J.en
dc.creatorThebaud, Christopheen
dc.creatorTobias, Joseph A.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T10:10:43Z
dc.date.available2023-11-17T10:10:43Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-10
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/65746
dc.description.abstractAim Whether entire communities of organisms converge towards predictable structural properties in similar environmental conditions remains controversial. We tested for community convergence in birds by comparing the structure of oceanic archipelago assemblages with their respective regional species pools. Location Eighteen major oceanic archipelagos of volcanic origin with global distribution. Major taxa studied Terrestrial birds. Methods We compiled a comprehensive database of morphological trait and phylogenetic data for 6,579 bird species, including species known to have become extinct owing to human activities. We quantified morphological and phylogenetic dissimilarity among species between pairs of archipelagos, using a modified version of the mean nearest taxon distance. We tested for convergence by estimating whether overall mean turnover among archipelagos and pairwise turnover between archipelagos were lower than expected by chance. Results For all land birds, we found that turnover in body plan, body mass and phylogeny among archipelagos was significantly lower than expected. Seventeen (of 18) archipelagos showed significant body plan and phylogenetic similarity with at least one other archipelago. Similar convergent patterns of community assembly were detected in different subsamples of the data (extant species, endemics, native non-endemics, and Passeriformes only). Convergence was more pronounced for extant species than for extant and extinct species combined. Main conclusions Consistent convergence in phylogenetic and morphological structure among archipelagic communities arises through a combination of non-random colonization and in situ adaptation. In addition, by including data from extinct taxa, we show that community convergence both precedes and is accentuated by the anthropogenic extinction of endemic lineages. Our results highlight the potential role of non-random extinction in generating patterns of community convergence and show that convergence existed even before anthropogenic extinctions, owing to deterministic community assembly in similar environmental settings at the global scale.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.sourceGlobal Ecology and Biogeographyen
dc.source.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/geb.13556en
dc.subjectBirds
dc.subjectCommunity assembly
dc.subjectConvergence
dc.subjectDeterminism
dc.subjectExtinct species
dc.subjectHistorical contingency
dc.subjectIsland biogeography
dc.subjectMorphological traits
dc.subjectOceanic archipelagos
dc.titleDeterministic assembly and anthropogenic extinctions drive convergence of island bird communitiesen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/geb.13556en
dc.description.volume31en
dc.description.issue9en
dc.description.startingpage1689en
dc.description.endingpage1894en
dc.author.facultyΣχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Βιολογικών Επιστημών / Department of Biological Sciences
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.contributor.orcidTriantis, Kostas A. [0000-0003-2737-8890]
dc.contributor.orcidRigal, Francois [0000-0001-6882-1591]
dc.contributor.orcidWhittaker, Robert J. [0000-0001-7775-3383]
dc.contributor.orcidSheard, Catherine [0000-0002-8259-1275]
dc.contributor.orcidPoursanidis, Dimitrios [0000-0003-3228-280X]
dc.contributor.orcidRolland, Jonathan [0000-0002-7141-0870]
dc.contributor.orcidSfenthourakis, Spyros [0000-0003-3213-2502]
dc.contributor.orcidMatthews, Thomas J. [0000-0002-7624-244X]
dc.contributor.orcidThebaud, Christophe [0000-0002-8586-1234]
dc.contributor.orcidTobias, Joseph A. [0000-0003-2429-6179]
dc.type.subtypeSCIENTIFIC_JOURNALen
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-2737-8890
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0001-6882-1591
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0001-7775-3383
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-8259-1275
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-3228-280X
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-7141-0870
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-3213-2502
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-7624-244X
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-8586-1234
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-2429-6179


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