Ecological generalism and physiology mediate fish biogeographic ranges under ocean warming.

Hayes, C; Mitchell, A; Mellin, C; Booth, DJ; Ravasi, T; Nagelkerken, I

Ecological generalism and physiology mediate fish biogeographic ranges under ocean warming.

Hayes, C Mitchell, A Mellin, C Booth, DJ Ravasi, T Nagelkerken, I

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Publisher:: ROYAL SOC
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Citation:: Proc Biol Sci, 2024, 291, (2015), pp. 20232206
Issue Date:: 2024-01-31

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dc.contributor.author	Hayes, C
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, A
dc.contributor.author	Mellin, C
dc.contributor.author	Booth, DJ
dc.contributor.author	Ravasi, T
dc.contributor.author	Nagelkerken, I
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-06T03:05:05Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-06T03:05:05Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-31
dc.identifier.citation	Proc Biol Sci, 2024, 291, (2015), pp. 20232206
dc.identifier.issn	0962-8452
dc.identifier.issn	1471-2954
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/180082
dc.description.abstract	Climate-driven species redistributions are facilitated by niche modifications that increase a species's chances of establishment in novel communities. It is well understood how range-extending species adjust individual niche traits when entering novel environments, yet whether modification of ecological niche traits collectively alters the pace of range extensions or contractions remains unknown. We quantified habitat niche, abundance, physiological performance and cellular defence/damage of range-extending coral reef fishes and coexisting local temperate fishes along a 2000 km latitudinal gradient. We also assessed their dietary and behavioural niches, and establishment potential, to understand whether ecological generalism facilitates successful range extension of coral reef fishes. The coral reef fish that increased all ecological niches, showed stronger establishment, increased physiological performance and cellular damage, but decreased cellular defence at their cold-range edge, whereas tropical species that showed unmodified ecological niches showed lower establishment. One temperate species showed decreased abundance, habitat niche width and body condition, but increased cellular defence, cellular damage and energy reserves at their warm-trailing range, while other temperate species showed contrasting responses. Therefore, ecological generalists might be more successful than ecological specialists during the initial stages of climate change, with increasing future warming strengthening this pattern by physiologically benefitting tropical generalists but disadvantaging temperate specialists.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ROYAL SOC
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170101722
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP230101932
dc.relation.ispartof	Proc Biol Sci
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1098/rspb.2023.2206
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dc.subject	06 Biological Sciences, 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, 11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
dc.subject.classification	31 Biological sciences
dc.subject.classification	41 Environmental sciences
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs
dc.subject.mesh	Fishes
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change
dc.subject.mesh	Oceans and Seas
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Fishes
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Oceans and Seas
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs
dc.subject.mesh	Fishes
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change
dc.subject.mesh	Oceans and Seas
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa
dc.title	Ecological generalism and physiology mediate fish biogeographic ranges under ocean warming.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	291
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	06 Biological Sciences
utslib.for	07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
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
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2024-08-06T03:05:01Z
pubs.issue	2015
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	291
utslib.citation.issue	2015

Abstract:

Climate-driven species redistributions are facilitated by niche modifications that increase a species's chances of establishment in novel communities. It is well understood how range-extending species adjust individual niche traits when entering novel environments, yet whether modification of ecological niche traits collectively alters the pace of range extensions or contractions remains unknown. We quantified habitat niche, abundance, physiological performance and cellular defence/damage of range-extending coral reef fishes and coexisting local temperate fishes along a 2000 km latitudinal gradient. We also assessed their dietary and behavioural niches, and establishment potential, to understand whether ecological generalism facilitates successful range extension of coral reef fishes. The coral reef fish that increased all ecological niches, showed stronger establishment, increased physiological performance and cellular damage, but decreased cellular defence at their cold-range edge, whereas tropical species that showed unmodified ecological niches showed lower establishment. One temperate species showed decreased abundance, habitat niche width and body condition, but increased cellular defence, cellular damage and energy reserves at their warm-trailing range, while other temperate species showed contrasting responses. Therefore, ecological generalists might be more successful than ecological specialists during the initial stages of climate change, with increasing future warming strengthening this pattern by physiologically benefitting tropical generalists but disadvantaging temperate specialists.

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