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The role of plant fidelity and land-use changes on island exotic and indigenous canopy spiders at local and regional scales

dc.contributor.authorFlorencio, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorRigal, François
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Paulo A. V.
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Ana C.
dc.contributor.authorLobo, Jorge M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-06T11:55:28Z
dc.date.available2018-06-06T11:55:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the processes that lead to successful invasions is essential for the management of exotic species. We aimed to assess the comparative relevance of habitat (both at local and at regional scale) and plant features on the species richness of local canopy spiders of both indigenous and exotic species. In an oceanic island, Azores archipelago, we collected spiders in 97 transects belonging to four habitat types according to the degree of habitat disturbance, four types of plants with different colonisation origin (indigenous vs. exotic), and four types of plants according to the complexity of the vegetation structure. Generalised linear mixed models and linear regressions were performed separately for indigenous and exotic species at the local and regional landscape scales. At the local scale, habitat and plant origin explained the variation in the species richness of indigenous spiders, whereas exotic spider richness was poorly correlated to habitat and plant structure. The surrounding landscape matrix substantially affected indigenous spiders, but did not affect exotic spiders, with the exception of the negative effect exerted by native forests on the richness of exotic species. Our results revealed that the local effect of habitat type, plant origin and plant structure explain variations in the species richness observed at a regional scale. These results shed light on the mechanistic processes behind the role of habitat types in invasions, i.e., plant fidelity and plant structure are revealed as key factors, suggesting that native forests may act as physical barriers to the colonisation of exotic spiders.en
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dc.identifier.citationFlorencio, M., Rigal, F., Borges, P.A.V., Cardoso, P., Santos, A.M.C. & Lobo, J.M. (2016). The role of plant fidelity and land-use changes on island exotic and indigenous canopy spiders at local and regional scales. "Biological Invasions", 18(8): 2309-2324. DOI:10.1007/s10530-016-1162-xpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10530-016-1162-xpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1573-1464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4713
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.relationSPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY STRUCTURE: COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AT DIFFERENT SCALES
dc.relationBiodiversity on oceanic islands: towards a unified theory
dc.subjectArthropodsen
dc.subjectBiotic Resistance to Invasionsen
dc.subjectCanopy Spidersen
dc.subjectOceanic Islanden
dc.subjectPlant Architectureen
dc.subjectSpecies Richnessen
dc.titleThe role of plant fidelity and land-use changes on island exotic and indigenous canopy spiders at local and regional scalesen
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleSPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY STRUCTURE: COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AT DIFFERENT SCALES
oaire.awardTitleBiodiversity on oceanic islands: towards a unified theory
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBPD%2F70709%2F2010/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/PTDC%2FBIA-BIC%2F119255%2F2010/PT
oaire.citation.endPage2324pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue(8)pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage2309pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBiological Invasionspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume18pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream3599-PPCDT
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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