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Movement-mediated community assembly and coexistence.

Ulrike E Schlägel^1,2, Volker Grimm^1,3,4, Niels Blaum^1,2

¹Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, University of Potsdam, Am Mühlenberg 3, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.

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Understanding organismal movement is key to biodiversity. Incorporating individual behavior into ecological models reveals how movement impacts species composition and coexistence, crucial for conservation amid environmental change.

Keywords:

animal movement biodiversity biotic filter dispersal environmental filter metacommunity migration mobile links nomadism species coexistence

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Ecology
Movement Ecology
Biodiversity Research

Background:

Organismal movement is fundamental to ecological processes influencing biodiversity.
Current ecological models often oversimplify movement, neglecting behavioral variations at species and individual levels.
Human-induced environmental changes necessitate understanding behavioral responses, particularly movement, for predicting biodiversity loss.

Purpose of the Study:

To integrate individual-level movement processes with community-level patterns in species composition and coexistence.
To bridge movement ecology with metacommunity theory, community assembly, and coexistence theory.
To explore micro-macro links between emergent movement behavior and ecological patterns.

Main Methods:

Synthesizing research from diverse ecological subdisciplines.
Applying the movement ecology framework and metacommunity concepts.
Utilizing the micro-macro link concept to connect individual behavior to community patterns.

Main Results:

Individual movement behavior significantly impacts species composition and coexistence.
Movement influences dispersal limitation, environmental filtering, and niche partitioning.
Mobile-link-generated patterns shape environmental conditions, affecting both individual movement and community dynamics.

Conclusions:

A behavior-based approach to organismal movement is essential for understanding community responses to environmental change.
Future research should focus on data generation, advanced analysis, and complementary modeling.
Integrating individual movement behavior offers critical insights into biodiversity dynamics and conservation strategies.