Global Variability of Degree Distribution in Marine Food Webs

IF 4.6 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Yan Xu, Ferenc Jordán, Mingliang Zhou, Xumeng Huo, Yanpeng Cai, Syed Aziz Ur Rehman, Jun Sun
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Abstract

Aim

In complex networks, the degree distribution varies and provides an insight into the general structure of the system. For example, it may show scale-free characteristics of the network, indicating higher vulnerability against non-random disturbances. However, investigating its spatio-temporal variability, degree distribution in marine food webs remains an unresolved issue. In this paper, we focus on describing the global variability of degree distribution in marine food webs.

Location

Global.

Methods

We studied 105 marine food webs. By Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, and kernel density estimation, we determined the degree distribution of each food web, described its spatio-temporal pattern and quantified the correlation between relevant parameters as a function of the scale-free property of the degree distribution.

Results

Marine food webs around the globe did not strictly exhibit scale-free characteristics in most regions, and only below 5% of the food webs entered the “strongest fit” level of the scale-free network. We also find food webs in the polar regions indicate relatively high goodness-of-fit to scale-free networks. The upwelling ecosystem related to ocean currents is prone to form a scale-free web, which exhibits periodic scale-free characteristics. The ecosystem types with relatively ‘low fit’ levels were mainly concentrated in the ecosystems heavily influenced by human activities.

Main Conclusions

This research will enhance the research in terms of (a) classifying degree distribution in marine food webs; (b) revealing the variability in the spatial pattern of particular distributions, for example, the scale-free characteristics and (c) exploring the distribution of in-degree in space, quantifying the proportion of generalist and specialist species, as a potential indicator of adaptive potential of ecosystems. This research contributes to our understanding of the scale-free features of marine food webs globally. It also offers a real systems-based conservation approach to assess the spatial heterogeneity of the structural vulnerability of marine ecosystems.

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海洋食物网中度分布的全球变异性
目的 在复杂的网络中,阶数分布各不相同,可以让人了解系统的总体结构。例如,它可能显示出网络的无标度特征,表明网络在非随机干扰面前更脆弱。然而,研究海洋食物网中的度分布的时空变异性仍是一个悬而未决的问题。在本文中,我们将重点描述海洋食物网中度分布的全球变异性。 地点 全球。 方法 我们研究了 105 个海洋食物网。通过 Kolmogorov-Smirnov 检验和核密度估计,我们确定了每个食物网的阶数分布,描述了其时空模式,并量化了相关参数之间的相关性,将其作为阶数分布无标度特性的函数。 结果发现,全球大部分地区的海洋食物网并没有严格表现出无标度特征,只有不到 5%的食物网进入了无标度网络的 "最强拟合 "级别。我们还发现极地地区的食物网与无标度网络的拟合度相对较高。与洋流相关的上升流生态系统容易形成无标度网,表现出周期性的无标度特征。拟合度相对较低的生态系统类型主要集中在受人类活动影响较大的生态系统中。 主要结论 这项研究将加强以下方面的研究:(a)对海洋食物网中的度分布进行分类;(b)揭示特定分布的空间模式的变异性,例如无尺度特征;以及(c)探索空间中的度分布,量化通性物种和专性物种的比例,作为生态系统适应潜力的潜在指标。这项研究有助于我们了解全球海洋食物网的无尺度特征。它还提供了一种真正基于系统的保护方法,用于评估海洋生态系统结构脆弱性的空间异质性。
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Diversity and Distributions
Diversity and Distributions 环境科学-生态学
CiteScore
8.90
自引率
4.30%
发文量
195
审稿时长
8-16 weeks
期刊介绍: Diversity and Distributions is a journal of conservation biogeography. We publish papers that deal with the application of biogeographical principles, theories, and analyses (being those concerned with the distributional dynamics of taxa and assemblages) to problems concerning the conservation of biodiversity. We no longer consider papers the sole aim of which is to describe or analyze patterns of biodiversity or to elucidate processes that generate biodiversity.
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