Data from: Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions

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dc.contributor.affiliationNorwegian University of Life Sciences - Burner, Ryan C.
dc.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Stephan, Jörg G.
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Würzburg - Drag, Lukas
dc.contributor.affiliationNorwegian University of Life Sciences - Birkemoe, Tone
dc.contributor.affiliationBavarian Forest National Park - Muller, Jörg
dc.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Snäll, Tord
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Ovaskainen, Otso
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Jyväskylä - Potterf, Mária
dc.contributor.affiliationNatural Resources Institute Finland - Siitonen, Juha
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oslo - Skarpaas, Olav
dc.contributor.affiliationCarl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg - Doerfler, Inken
dc.contributor.affiliationSwiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich - Gossner, Martin M.
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Göttingen - Schall, Peter
dc.contributor.affiliationTechnical University Munich - Weisser, Wolfgang W.
dc.contributor.affiliationNorwegian University of Life Sciences - Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne
dc.contributor.authorBurner, Ryan C.
dc.contributor.authorStephan, Jörg G.
dc.contributor.authorDrag, Lukas
dc.contributor.authorBirkemoe, Tone
dc.contributor.authorMuller, Jörg
dc.contributor.authorSnäll, Tord
dc.contributor.authorOvaskainen, Otso
dc.contributor.authorPotterf, Mária
dc.contributor.authorSiitonen, Juha
dc.contributor.authorSkarpaas, Olav
dc.contributor.authorDoerfler, Inken
dc.contributor.authorGossner, Martin M.
dc.contributor.authorSchall, Peter
dc.contributor.authorWeisser, Wolfgang W.
dc.contributor.authorSverdrup-Thygeson, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T15:23:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-03
dc.date.issued2022-03-03
dc.descriptionAim To investigate the role of traits in beetle community assembly and test for consistency in these effects among several bioclimatic regions. We asked (1) whether traits predicted species' responses to environmental gradients (i.e., their niches), (2) whether these same traits could predict co-occurrence patterns, and (3) how consistent were niches and the role of traits among study regions. Location Boreal forests in Norway and Finland, temperate forests in Germany. Methods We complied capture records of 468 wood-living beetle species from the three regions, along with nine morphological and ecological traits. Eight climatic and forest covariates were also collected. We used Bayesian hierarchical joint species distribution models to estimate the influence of traits and phylogeny on species' niches. We also tested for correlations between species associations and trait similarity. Finally, we compared species niches and the effects of traits among study regions. Results Traits explained some of the variability in species' niches, but their effects differed among study regions. However, substantial phylogenetic signal in species niches implies that unmeasured but phylogenetically structured traits have a stronger effect. Degree of trait similarity was correlated with species associations but depended idiosyncratically on the trait and region. Species niches were much more consistent – widespread taxa often responded similarly to an environmental gradient among regions. Main conclusions The inconsistent effects of traits among regions limits their current use in understanding beetle community assembly. Phylogenetic signal in niches, however, implies that better predictive traits can eventually be identified. Consistency of species niches among regions means niches may remain relatively stable under future climate and land use changes; this lends credibility to predictive distribution models based on future climate projections but may imply that species' scope for short-term adaptation is limited.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tmpg4f50b
dc.identifier.urihttps://hydatakatalogi-test-24.it.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/11089
dc.rightsOpen
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectbeetles (Order Coleoptera)
dc.subjectBayesian joint species distribution models (JSDMs)
dc.subjectecological traits
dc.subjectenvironmental gradients
dc.subjectHMSC
dc.subjectarthropod phylogeny
dc.subjectsaproxylic beetles
dc.subjectSpecies associations
dc.subjectwindow traps
dc.subjectflight-intercept traps
dc.subjectNorway
dc.subjectFinland
dc.titleData from: Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions
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