Scope for latitudinal extension of reef corals is species specific

Madin, JS; Allen, AP; Baird, AH; Pandolfi, JM; Sommer, B

Scope for latitudinal extension of reef corals is species specific

Madin, JS Allen, AP Baird, AH Pandolfi, JM Sommer, B

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Citation:: Frontiers of Biogeography, 2016, 8, (1)
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Madin, JS
dc.contributor.author	Allen, AP
dc.contributor.author	Baird, AH
dc.contributor.author	Pandolfi, JM
dc.contributor.author	Sommer, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-7790
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-29T02:30:13Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-29T02:30:13Z
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers of Biogeography, 2016, 8, (1)
dc.identifier.issn	1948-6596
dc.identifier.issn	1948-6596
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149965
dc.description.abstract	In their recent paper, Muir et al. (Science, 2015, 348, 1135-1138) demonstrate that the maximum depths of staghorn coral assemblages are shallower at higher latitudes, a trend that correlates with winter light levels. Based on these findings, the authors hypothesize that light availability limits the current latitudinal extent of the group and will constrain future range expansion. Here we reanalyze their data and show that depth-latitude relationships vary substantially among species, and that most species show either no significant pattern or the opposite pattern. In so doing, our reanalysis highlights a common misinterpretation of mixed-effects models: the fallacy of the average. Our findings are also consistent with fossil and contemporary observations of coral range-shifts. The factors that limit the current range extent of corals remain elusive, but they are likely speciesspecific and will require much further research to elucidate.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	California Digital Library (CDL)
dc.relation.ispartof	Frontiers of Biogeography
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.21425/f58129328
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0608 Zoology, 1604 Human Geography
dc.title	Scope for latitudinal extension of reef corals is species specific
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1604 Human Geography
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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dc.date.updated	2021-07-29T02:30:12Z
pubs.issue	1
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pubs.volume	8
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Abstract:

In their recent paper, Muir et al. (Science, 2015, 348, 1135-1138) demonstrate that the maximum depths of staghorn coral assemblages are shallower at higher latitudes, a trend that correlates with winter light levels. Based on these findings, the authors hypothesize that light availability limits the current latitudinal extent of the group and will constrain future range expansion. Here we reanalyze their data and show that depth-latitude relationships vary substantially among species, and that most species show either no significant pattern or the opposite pattern. In so doing, our reanalysis highlights a common misinterpretation of mixed-effects models: the fallacy of the average. Our findings are also consistent with fossil and contemporary observations of coral range-shifts. The factors that limit the current range extent of corals remain elusive, but they are likely speciesspecific and will require much further research to elucidate.

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