Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Wageningen University and Research , Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden, The Netherlands.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2024 Jul 29;379(1907):20230131. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0131. Epub 2024 Jun 24.
Dispersal is a key process in ecology and evolution. While the effects of dispersal on diversity are broadly acknowledged, our understanding of the influence of diversity on dispersal remains limited. This arises from the dynamic, context-dependent, nonlinear and ubiquitous nature of dispersal. Diversity outcomes, such as competition, mutualism, parasitism and trophic interactions can feed back on dispersal, thereby influencing biodiversity patterns at several spatio-temporal scales. Here, we shed light on the dispersal-diversity causal links by discussing how dispersal-diversity ecological and evolutionary feedbacks can impact macroecological patterns. We highlight the importance of dispersal-diversity feedbacks for advancing our understanding of macro-eco-evolutionary patterns and their challenges, such as establishing a unified framework for dispersal terminology and methodologies across various disciplines and scales. This article is part of the theme issue 'Diversity-dependence of dispersal: interspecific interactions determine spatial dynamics'.
扩散是生态学和进化中的一个关键过程。虽然扩散对多样性的影响已被广泛认可，但我们对多样性对扩散影响的理解仍然有限。这是由于扩散具有动态、依赖于背景、非线性和普遍存在的性质。多样性的结果，如竞争、互利共生、寄生和营养相互作用，会反馈到扩散上，从而在几个时空尺度上影响生物多样性模式。在这里，我们通过讨论扩散-多样性生态和进化反馈如何影响宏观生态模式，来阐明扩散-多样性的因果关系。我们强调了扩散-多样性反馈对于推进我们对宏观生态进化模式及其挑战的理解的重要性，例如在不同学科和尺度上建立一个统一的扩散术语和方法框架。本文是“扩散的多样性依赖性：种间相互作用决定空间动态”主题特刊的一部分。
