ArticleEcology letters2019
The shape of abundance distributions across temperature gradients in reef fishes.
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- Habitat loss and range shifts contribute to ecological generalization among reef fishes.Nature ecology & evolution · 2021Article
- Fish heating tolerance scales similarly across individual physiology and populations.Communications biology · 2021Article
- Modelling the impacts of climate change on thermal habitat suitability for shallow-water marine fish at a global scale.PloS one · 2021Article
- Occupancy-derived thermal affinities reflect known physiological thermal limits of marine species.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
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Abstract
Improving predictions of ecological responses to climate change requires understanding how local abundance relates to temperature gradients, yet many factors influence local abundance in wild populations. We evaluated the shape of thermal-abundance distributions using 98 422 abundance estimates of 702 reef fish species worldwide. We found that curved ceilings in local abundance related to sea temperatures for most species, where local abundance declined from realised thermal 'optima' towards warmer and cooler environments. Although generally supporting the abundant-centre hypothesis, many species also displayed asymmetrical thermal-abundance distributions. For many tropical species, abundances did not decline at warm distribution edges due to an unavailability of warmer environments at the equator. Habitat transitions from coral to macroalgal dominance in subtropical zones also influenced abundance distribution shapes. By quantifying the factors constraining species' abundance, we provide an important empirical basis for improving predictions of community re-structuring in a warmer world.
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