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Abstract
Ecology and evolution unfold in spatially structured communities, where dispersal links dynamics across scales. Because dispersal is multicausal, identifying general drivers remains challenging. In a coordinated distributed experiment spanning
organisms from protozoa to vertebrates, we tested whether two fundamental determinants of local dynamics, top-down and bottom-up control, generally explain active dispersal. We show that both factors consistently increased emigration
rates and use metacommunity modelling to highlight consequences on local and regional dynamics
organisms from protozoa to vertebrates, we tested whether two fundamental determinants of local dynamics, top-down and bottom-up control, generally explain active dispersal. We show that both factors consistently increased emigration
rates and use metacommunity modelling to highlight consequences on local and regional dynamics
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1859-1863 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nature Ecology and Evolution |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2018 |
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FWO PhD project of Ir. Jonathan De Raedt
De Laender, F. (PI) & Janssen, C. (PI)
1/10/14 → 30/09/18
Project: Research