Disentangling diversity patterns in Cuban scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

IF 0.2 Q4 ZOOLOGY
André Felipe de Araújo Lira, Stênio Ítalo Araújo Foerster, Adriano Medeiros DeSouza, Luis F. De Armas
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Abstract

The assembly of communities is often viewed as a process involving the dispersal of species from a regional pool. An oceanic island provides a unique opportunity to test such a hypothesis and many others related to the patterns and processes behind biodiversity. Our aim was to investigate the patterns of scorpion diversity in the Cuban archipelago, using biotic and abiotic variables and their interactions as explanatory features. We use biotic and abiotic variables related to vegetation, climate and topography characterize the landscape of the Cuban archipelago. In this way, we analyze the patterns of beta diversity of the scorpions, verifying the effects of the variables alone and together. Scorpion fauna of the Cuban archipelago comprises 61 species, grouped into nine genera and two families: Buthidae and Diplocentridae. The interplay between biotic and abiotic variables explained scorpion species composition, especially when spatial predictors were considered. Climatic and spatial predictors affected scorpion beta diversity in terms of richness difference. These patterns are discussed emphasizing the role of biotic and abiotic environmental features and their interactions on the mechanisms of scorpion biodiversity generation and maintenance in Cuban archipelago.
解开古巴蝎子多样性模式(蛛形纲:蝎子)
群落的集合通常被视为一个涉及物种从区域池中扩散的过程。一个海洋岛屿提供了一个独特的机会来检验这样一个假设以及与生物多样性背后的模式和过程有关的许多其他假设。我们的目的是利用生物和非生物变量及其相互作用作为解释特征,研究古巴群岛蝎子多样性的模式。我们使用与植被、气候和地形有关的生物和非生物变量来表征古巴群岛的景观。通过这种方式,我们分析了蝎子β多样性的模式,验证了单独和共同变量的影响。古巴群岛的蝎子动物群包括61种,分为9属和2科:蟾蜍科和双蝎科。生物和非生物变量之间的相互作用解释了蝎子物种的组成,尤其是在考虑空间预测因素时。气候和空间预测因子在丰富度差异方面影响蝎子β多样性。讨论了这些模式,强调了生物和非生物环境特征及其相互作用对古巴群岛蝎子生物多样性产生和维持机制的作用。
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