Conserving ecological functions of frog communities in Borneo requires diverse forest landscapes
Recent studies suggest that differences in species composition across habitat types lead to increased multifunctionality on the regional scale. However, data about species turnover—and especially complementarity in the functional composition—across neighbouring habitat types from natural communities...
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doaj-f715431dc7bf4a9fbad36cb83224b2962021-04-16T04:53:56ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942021-04-0126e01481Conserving ecological functions of frog communities in Borneo requires diverse forest landscapesJ. Maximilian Dehling0D. Matthias Dehling1Department of Biology, Institute of Integrated Natural Sciences, University of Koblenz, Germany; Corresponding author.Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandRecent studies suggest that differences in species composition across habitat types lead to increased multifunctionality on the regional scale. However, data about species turnover—and especially complementarity in the functional composition—across neighbouring habitat types from natural communities are rare. We studied frog communities in lowland rainforest in Malaysian Borneo and compared the species composition and functional-trait composition of different habitat types (alluvial forest, limestone forest, kerangas). Forest types differed strongly in their species composition and, to a lesser extent, in their functional-trait composition. We also compared functional-trait combinations of frogs directly across the forest types and identified six clusters of functionally similar species: three were found in all forest types, the others were absent from at least one forest type. The complementarity in species and functional-trait composition between the forest resulted in high regional gamma diversity, and most of this regional functional diversity was unique to individual forest types. Moreover, the strict separation in species composition suggests that even functionally similar frog species from different forest types cannot easily replace each other in case of local extinctions. The maintenance of ecological functions fulfilled by frogs on the landscape scale therefore requires the conservation of all forest-specific frog communities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421000317AmphibiansBeta diversityFunctional diversityFunctional rolesGamma diversityComplementarity |
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Conserving ecological functions of frog communities in Borneo requires diverse forest landscapes |
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Conserving ecological functions of frog communities in Borneo requires diverse forest landscapes |
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Conserving ecological functions of frog communities in Borneo requires diverse forest landscapes |
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conserving ecological functions of frog communities in borneo requires diverse forest landscapes |
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Recent studies suggest that differences in species composition across habitat types lead to increased multifunctionality on the regional scale. However, data about species turnover—and especially complementarity in the functional composition—across neighbouring habitat types from natural communities are rare. We studied frog communities in lowland rainforest in Malaysian Borneo and compared the species composition and functional-trait composition of different habitat types (alluvial forest, limestone forest, kerangas). Forest types differed strongly in their species composition and, to a lesser extent, in their functional-trait composition. We also compared functional-trait combinations of frogs directly across the forest types and identified six clusters of functionally similar species: three were found in all forest types, the others were absent from at least one forest type. The complementarity in species and functional-trait composition between the forest resulted in high regional gamma diversity, and most of this regional functional diversity was unique to individual forest types. Moreover, the strict separation in species composition suggests that even functionally similar frog species from different forest types cannot easily replace each other in case of local extinctions. The maintenance of ecological functions fulfilled by frogs on the landscape scale therefore requires the conservation of all forest-specific frog communities. |
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Amphibians Beta diversity Functional diversity Functional roles Gamma diversity Complementarity |
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