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B L Brown¹, C M Swan

¹Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. bbrown3@clemson.edu

The Journal of Animal Ecology

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River network structure shapes ecological communities. Local environmental factors dominate headwaters, while dispersal and local conditions structure mainstem communities.

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Environmental Science
Conservation Biology

Background:

Ecological communities are increasingly viewed as connected to regional species pools.
Metacommunity models often overlook spatial configuration, particularly in riverine networks.
Riverine systems present unique challenges due to their linear, hierarchical, and branching structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how river network connectivity influences the balance of local versus regional factors in structuring communities.
To test hypotheses regarding community structuring forces in headwater versus mainstem river habitats.
To assess the role of dispersal in shaping macroinvertebrate communities within riverine networks.

Main Methods:

Spatially explicit regional analysis of riverine macroinvertebrate communities.
Examination of distance-decay relationships (DDRs) in community similarity.
Analysis of environmental similarity and species traits related to dispersal.

Main Results:

Headwater communities showed no evidence of distance-decay relationships, indicating weak dispersal influence and dominance of local environmental factors (species sorting).
Mainstem communities exhibited significant DDRs and relationships between community and environmental similarity, suggesting both dispersal (mass effects) and local environmental influences.
Species traits related to dispersal strength and mode significantly impacted mainstem community structure but not headwater communities.

Conclusions:

The relative importance of local and regional factors in structuring riverine communities varies with location within the network.
Local environmental factors are primary drivers in headwater communities.
Regional (dispersal-driven) forces play a dominant role in mainstem communities.