Using ecological networks to answer questions in global biogeography and ecology

Windsor, Fredric M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-3470, van den Hoogen, Johan, Crowther, Thomas W. and Evans, Darren M. 2023. Using ecological networks to answer questions in global biogeography and ecology. Journal of Biogeography 50 (1) , pp. 57-69. 10.1111/jbi.14447

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Abstract

Ecological networks have classically been studied at site and landscape scales, yet recent efforts have been made to collate these data into global repositories. This offers an opportunity to integrate and upscale knowledge about ecological interactions from local to global scales to gain enhanced insights from the mechanistic information provided by these data. By drawing on existing research investigating patterns in ecological interactions at continental to global scales, we show how data on ecological networks, collected at appropriate scales, can be used to generate an improved understanding of many aspects of ecology and biogeography—for example, species distribution modelling, restoration ecology and conservation. We argue that by understanding the patterns in the structure and function of ecological networks across scales, it is possible to enhance our understanding of the natural world.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0305-0270
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 September 2022
Date of Acceptance:	5 May 2022
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 15:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152526

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