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Resonance-induced multimodal body-size distributions in ecosystems

Author(s)
Lampert, AdamTlusty, Tsvi
Issued Date
2013-01
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1211761110
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/31175
Fulltext
https://www.pnas.org/content/110/1/205
Citation
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v.110, no.1, pp.205 - 209
Abstract
The size of an organism reflects its metabolic rate, growth rate, mortality, and other important characteristics; therefore, the distribution of body size is a major determinant of ecosystem structure and function. Body-size distributions often are multimodal, with several peaks of abundant sizes, and previous studies suggest that this is the outcome of niche separation: species from distinct peaks avoid competition by consuming different resources, which results in selection of different sizes in each niche. However, this cannot explain many ecosystems with several peaks competing over the same niche. Here, we suggest an alternative, generic mechanism underlying multimodal size distributions, by showing that the size-dependent tradeoff between reproduction and resource utilization entails an inherent resonance that may induce multiple peaks, all competing over the same niche. Our theory is well fitted to empirical data in various ecosystems, in which both model and measurements show a multimodal, periodically peaked distribution at larger sizes, followed by a smooth tail at smaller sizes. Moreover, we show a universal pattern of size distributions, manifested in the collapse of data from ecosystems of different scales: phytoplankton in a lake, metazoans in a stream, and arthropods in forests. The demonstrated resonance mechanism is generic, suggesting that multimodal distributions of numerous ecological characters emerge from the interplay between local competition and global migration.
Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
ISSN
0027-8424
Keyword (Author)
adaptive dynamicsevolutionary ecologyuniversal scalingspecies packingspecies assembly
Keyword
TROPICAL FOLIAGE INSECTSCOPES RULESWEEP SAMPLESCOMPETITIONSIMILARITYEVOLUTIONBIODIVERSITYCOMMUNITIESCOEXISTENCESTRATEGIES

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