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DOI | 10.1111/gcb.16070 |
Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests? | |
Nestor E. Bosch; Matthew McLean; Salvador Zarco-Perello; Scott Bennett; Rick D. Stuart-Smith; Adriana Vergé; s; Albert Pessarrodona; Fernando Tuya; Tim Langlois; Claude Spencer; Sahira Bell; Benjamin J. Saunders; Euan S. Harvey; Thomas Wernberg | |
2022-01-14 | |
发表期刊 | Global Change Biology |
出版年 | 2022 |
英文摘要 | Extreme climatic events can reshape the functional structure of ecological communities, potentially altering ecological interactions and ecosystem functioning. While these shifts have been widely documented, evidence of their persistence and potential flow-on effects on ecosystem structure following relaxation of extreme events remains limited. Here, we investigate changes in the functional trait structure – encompassing dimensions of resource use, thermal affinity, and body size – of herbivorous fishes in a temperate reef system that experienced an extreme marine heatwave (MHW) and subsequent return to cool conditions. We quantify how changes in the trait structure modified the nature and intensity of herbivory-related functions (macroalgae, turf, and sediment removal), and explored the potential flow-on effects on the recovery dynamics of macroalgal foundation species. The trait structure of the herbivorous fish assemblage shifted as a result of the MHW, from dominance of cool-water browsing species to increased evenness in the distribution of abundance among temperate and tropical guilds supporting novel herbivory roles (i.e. scraping, cropping, and sediment sucking). Despite the abundance of tropical herbivorous fishes and intensity of herbivory-related functions declined following a period of cooling after the MHW, the underlying trait structure displayed limited recovery. Concomitantly, algal assemblages displayed a lack of recovery of the formerly dominant foundational species, the kelp Ecklonia radiata, transitioning to an alternative state dominated by turf and Sargassum spp. Our study demonstrates a legacy effect of an extreme MHW and exemplified the value of monitoring phenotypic (trait mediated) changes in the nature of core ecosystem processes to predict and adapt to the future configurations of changing reef ecosystems. |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/345053 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Nestor E. Bosch,Matthew McLean,Salvador Zarco-Perello,et al. Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests?[J]. Global Change Biology,2022. |
APA | Nestor E. Bosch.,Matthew McLean.,Salvador Zarco-Perello.,Scott Bennett.,Rick D. Stuart-Smith.,...&Thomas Wernberg.(2022).Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests?.Global Change Biology. |
MLA | Nestor E. Bosch,et al."Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests?".Global Change Biology (2022). |
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