TY - JOUR

T1 - Phylogeography

T2 - spanning the ecology-evolution continuum

AU - Marske, Katharine Ann

AU - Rahbek, Carsten

AU - Nogues, David Bravo

PY - 2013/11

Y1 - 2013/11

N2 - Synthesisof ecological and evolutionary concepts and tools has led to improved understanding of how diversification, dispersal,community assembly, long-term coexistence and extinction shape patterns of biological diversity. Phylogeography,with its focus on Quaternary interactions within and between populations, can help elucidate the processes acting betweenthe evolutionary time-scales on which species arise and the ecological time-scales on which members of an assemblage interact with each other and their environment. Still, it has yet to be widely incorporated in that synthesis. Here, we highlightthree areas where integration of phylogeography with ecological and evolutionary approaches can provide new insights intokey questions. First, phylogeography can help clarify the roles of isolation, niche conservatism and environmental stabilityin generating patterns of alpha- and beta-diversity. Second, phylogeography can help isolate the effects of Quaternarydispersal limitation from other factors driving community assembly and spatial turnover. Third, phylogeography can helpidentify key processes leading to and resulting from extinction events, including the population dynamics of species rangereduction and its effects on the strength and temporal flexibility of networks of species interactions. We conclude with anoutlook on the data-gathering protocols necessary for this collaborative, interdisciplinary research agenda.

AB - Synthesisof ecological and evolutionary concepts and tools has led to improved understanding of how diversification, dispersal,community assembly, long-term coexistence and extinction shape patterns of biological diversity. Phylogeography,with its focus on Quaternary interactions within and between populations, can help elucidate the processes acting betweenthe evolutionary time-scales on which species arise and the ecological time-scales on which members of an assemblage interact with each other and their environment. Still, it has yet to be widely incorporated in that synthesis. Here, we highlightthree areas where integration of phylogeography with ecological and evolutionary approaches can provide new insights intokey questions. First, phylogeography can help clarify the roles of isolation, niche conservatism and environmental stabilityin generating patterns of alpha- and beta-diversity. Second, phylogeography can help isolate the effects of Quaternarydispersal limitation from other factors driving community assembly and spatial turnover. Third, phylogeography can helpidentify key processes leading to and resulting from extinction events, including the population dynamics of species rangereduction and its effects on the strength and temporal flexibility of networks of species interactions. We conclude with anoutlook on the data-gathering protocols necessary for this collaborative, interdisciplinary research agenda.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00244.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00244.x

M3 - Journal article

VL - 36

SP - 1169

EP - 1181

JO - Ecography

JF - Ecography

SN - 0906-7590

IS - 11

ER -