NCEAS Project 6240
Local versus regional processes: Integrating space and environment
- Karl Cottenie
| Activity | Dates | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 1st February 2003—15th June 2005 | Participant List |
| Working Group | 12th—17th September 2003 | Participant List |
Abstract
Both local and regional processes can structure local communities, however, their relative roles are poorly understood. The classical methodology used to determine their relative importance is to examine the shape of the relationship between local and regional diversity. However, this approach has been criticized on several conceptual and methodological grounds. This proposal aims to integrate local (biotic and abiotic) and regional (spatial) information, using three novel research methodologies. These will be applied on a range of data sets, starting with zooplankton, but expanding to other aquatic taxa and terrestrial systems. Moreover, I will extend the methodology to genetic data, in order to make a direct comparison between processes working at the interspecific and intraspecific levels. The results will elucidate the processes that generate structure in populations and communities.
| Type | Products of NCEAS Research |
|---|---|
| Presentations | Cottenie, Karl. 2003. Local and regional processes in a zooplankton metacommunity. Dialog V Congress on Bermuda. |
| Presentations | Cottenie, Karl. 2003. Local and regional processes in a zooplankton metacommunity. Seminar. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Presentations | Cottenie, Karl. 2003. Meta-analysis of metacommunities: A research program. Dialog V Congress on Bermuda. |
| Journal Article | Cottenie, Karl; De Meester, Luc. 2004. Metacommunity structure: Synergy of biotic interactions as selective agents and dispersal as fuel. Ecology. Vol: 85(1). Pages 114-119. (Abstract) |
| Presentations | Cottenie, Karl; Fuhlendorf, Samuel D.; Stevens, Richard D.; Ernest, S. K. Morgan. 2005. Dispersal through time: Temporal metacommunity dynamics in annual desert plant communities. ESA 90th Meeting, 6-12 August 2005. Montreal, Quebec. |
| Journal Article | Cottenie, Karl. 2005. Integrating environmental and spatial processes in ecological community dynamics. Ecology Letters. Vol: 8. Pages 1175-1182. |
| Book Chapter | Cottenie, Karl; De Meester, Luc. 2005. Local interactions and local dispersal in a zooplankton metacommunity. Edited by Holyoak, M.; Leibold, M.; Holt, R.. Metacommunities: Spatial Dynamics and Ecological Communities. University of Chicago Press. Chicago. Pages 189-211. |
| Journal Article | Halpern, Benjamin S.; Cottenie, Karl; Broitman, Bernardo R. 2006. Strong top-down control in Southern California kelp forest ecosystems. Science. Vol: 312. Pages 1230-1232. |
| Journal Article | Halpern, Benjamin S.; Cottenie, Karl. 2007. Little evidence for climate effects on local-scale structure and dynamics of California kelp forest communities. Global Change Biology. Vol: 13. Pages 236-251. |
| Report or White Paper | Michels, E.; Cottenie, Karl; Van De Meutter, F.; Declerck, Steven; De Meester, Luc. 2005. Ecological consequences of connections between habitats: The ponds of the nature reserve De Maten (Genk). Natuur.focus. Vol: 4. Pages 16-23. |