Beierkuhnlein Carl
Department of Biogeography, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstr. 30, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany.
Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstr. 30, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany.
NPJ Biodivers. 2024 Jul 5;3(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s44185-024-00047-5.
Oceanic islands are considered the classic arenas for allopatric speciation and adaptive radiation. Established concepts of speciation and endemism are strongly focused on spatial and temporal scales. However, biotic interactions and ecological drivers, although widely recognized as playing a role, still need to be integrated into our understanding of these processes. Here, I highlight ecosystems as the evolutionary arena within islands. Ecosystem functioning, such as the regulation of abiotic fluxes of energy and matter, has been intensely studied in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss. Biogeography, on the other hand, when it focuses on speciation and endemism, often lacks a functional understanding of the ecosystem beyond species lists. This contribution aims to stimulate a stronger integration of ecological processes, assembly rules, and vegetation structures into future biogeographical and macroecological studies.
海洋岛屿被视为异域物种形成和适应性辐射的经典场所。已确立的物种形成和特有性概念强烈聚焦于空间和时间尺度。然而，生物相互作用和生态驱动因素，尽管被广泛认为发挥着作用，但仍需融入我们对这些过程的理解之中。在此，我强调生态系统是岛屿内部的进化场所。生态系统功能，如能量和物质非生物通量的调节，已在气候变化和生物多样性丧失的背景下得到深入研究。另一方面，生物地理学在关注物种形成和特有性时，除了物种清单外，往往缺乏对生态系统的功能性理解。本论文旨在推动在未来的生物地理学和宏观生态学研究中更强有力地整合生态过程、组装规则和植被结构。
