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dc.contributor.authorNovella-Fernandez, R
dc.contributor.authorJuste, J
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez, C
dc.contributor.authorRebelo, H
dc.contributor.authorRusso, D
dc.contributor.authorAlberdi, A
dc.contributor.authorKiefer, A
dc.contributor.authorGraham, L
dc.contributor.authorPaul, H
dc.contributor.authorDoncaster, CP
dc.contributor.authorRazgour, O
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-21T15:29:27Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-26
dc.description.abstractAim: The need to forecast range shifts under future climate change has motivated an increasing interest in better understanding the role of biotic interactions in driving diversity patterns. The contribution of biotic interactions to shaping broad-scale species distributions is however, still debated, partlydue to the difficulty of detecting their effects. We aim to test whether spatial exclusion between potentially competing species can be detected at the species range scale, and whether this pattern relates to fine-scale mechanisms of coexistence. Location: Western Palearctic. Time period: Anthropocene. Taxa: bats (Chiroptera). Methods: We develop and evaluate a measure of geographic avoidance that uses outputs of species distribution models to quantify geographic exclusion patterns expected if interspecific competition affects broad-scale distributions. We apply the measure to 10 Palearctic bat species belonging to four morphologically similar cryptic groups in which competition is likely to occur. We compare outputs to null models based onpairs of virtual species and to expectations based on ecological similarity and fine-scale coexistence mechanisms. We project changes in range suitability under climate change taking into account effects of geographic avoidance. Results: Values of geographic avoidance were above null expectations for two cryptic species pairs, suggesting that interspecific competition could have contributed to shaping their broad-scale distributions. These two pairs showed highest levels of ecological similarity and no trophic or habitat partitioning. Considering the role of competition modified predictions of future range suitability. Conclusions: Our results support the role of interspecific competition in limiting the geographic ranges of morphologically similar species in the absence of fine-scale mechanisms of coexistence. This study highlights the importance of incorporating biotic interactions into predictive models of range shifts under climate change, and the need for further integration of community ecology with species distribution models to understand the role of competition in ecology and biogeography.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.identifier.citationPublished online 26 July 2021en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ddi.13375
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M018660/2en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/126126
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherWileyen_GB
dc.rights© 2021 The Authors. Diversity and Distributions published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.subjectBiotic interactionsen_GB
dc.subjectBatsen_GB
dc.subjectCompetitionen_GB
dc.subjectCryptic speciesen_GB
dc.subjectGeographic avoidanceen_GB
dc.subjectSpecies distribution modellingen_GB
dc.titleBroad-scale patterns of geographic avoidance between species emerge in the absence of fine-scale mechanisms of coexistenceen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2021-06-21T15:29:27Z
dc.identifier.issn1366-9516
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available on open access from Wiley via the DOI in this recorden_GB
dc.identifier.journalDiversity and Distributionsen_GB
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-06-07
exeter.funder::Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-06-07
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2021-06-21T13:49:48Z
refterms.versionFCDAM
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-05T10:24:36Z
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© 2021 The Authors. Diversity and Distributions published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,
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