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Geographical range, heat tolerance and invasion success in aquatic species
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Bates, AE and McKelvie, CM and Sorte, CJB and Morley, SA and Jones, NAR and Mondon, JA and Bird, TJ and Quinn, G, Geographical range, heat tolerance and invasion success in aquatic species, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280, (1772) pp. 1-7. ISSN 0962-8452 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright © 2013, The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
DOI: doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1958
Abstract
Species with broader geographical ranges are expected to be ecological generalists, while species with higher heat tolerances may be relatively competitive at more extreme and increasing temperatures. Thus, both traits are expected to relate to increased survival during transport to new regions of the globe, and once there, establishment and spread. Here, we explore these expectations using datasets of latitudinal range breadth and heat tolerance in freshwater and marine invertebrates and fishes. After accounting for the latitude and hemisphere of each species' native range, we find that species introduced to freshwater systems have broader geographical ranges in comparison to native species. Moreover, introduced species are more heat tolerant than related native species collected from the same habitats. We further test for differences in range breadth and heat tolerance in relation to invasion success by comparing species that have established geographically restricted versus extensive introduced distributions. We find that geographical range size is positively related to invasion success in freshwater species only. However, heat tolerance is implicated as a trait correlated to widespread occurrence of introduced populations in both freshwater and marine systems. Our results emphasize the importance of formal risk assessments before moving heat tolerant species to novel locations.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | macroecology, invasion risk assessment, biogeography, species traits, equatorward range boundary, thermal physiology |
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Climate change impacts and adaptation |
| Research Field: | Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Bates, AE (Dr Amanda Bates) |
| UTAS Author: | Jones, NAR (Mr Nick Jones) |
| ID Code: | 116682 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 79 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2017-05-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-09-05 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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