The geography of spatial synchrony.
The geography of spatial synchrony.
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10.1111/ele.12782
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发表时间：
2017-05
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8.8
通讯作者：
J. Walter;Lawrence W. Sheppard;T. Anderson;J. Kastens;O. Bjørnstad;Andrew M. Liebhold;D. Reuman
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作者：
J. Walter;Lawrence W. Sheppard;T. Anderson;J. Kastens;O. Bjørnstad;Andrew M. Liebhold;D. Reuman
空间同步性，定义为种群之间的相关时间波动，是种群动态的一个基本特征，但同步性的许多方面仍然知之甚少。很少有研究详细研究同步的地理模式;相反，大多数研究都集中在同步性如何随着位置之间线性距离的增加而下降，从而简化了距离衰减是各向同性的假设。通过综合和扩展以前的工作，我们展示了如何同步的地理，一个术语，我们用来指详细的空间变化的同步模式，可以利用来了解生态过程，包括识别驱动同步，一个长期的挑战。我们专注于三个主要目标：（1）从概念上和理论上展示可以产生同步地理的四种机制;（2）在两个重要的研究系统中记录复杂而明显的同步地理;（3）展示各种能够揭示同步地理的方法，并通过它揭示潜在的生物生态学。例如，我们介绍了一种新型的网络，同步网络，其结构提供了生态学的见解。通过记录同步地理的重要性，推进概念框架，并展示强大的方法，我们的目标是帮助提升同步地理成为研究和应用的主流领域。
Spatial synchrony, defined as correlated temporal fluctuations among populations, is a fundamental feature of population dynamics, but many aspects of synchrony remain poorly understood. Few studies have examined detailed geographical patterns of synchrony; instead most focus on how synchrony declines with increasing linear distance between locations, making the simplifying assumption that distance decay is isotropic. By synthesising and extending prior work, we show how geography of synchrony, a term which we use to refer to detailed spatial variation in patterns of synchrony, can be leveraged to understand ecological processes including identification of drivers of synchrony, a long-standing challenge. We focus on three main objectives: (1) showing conceptually and theoretically four mechanisms that can generate geographies of synchrony; (2) documenting complex and pronounced geographies of synchrony in two important study systems; and (3) demonstrating a variety of methods capable of revealing the geography of synchrony and, through it, underlying organism ecology. For example, we introduce a new type of network, the synchrony network, the structure of which provides ecological insight. By documenting the importance of geographies of synchrony, advancing conceptual frameworks, and demonstrating powerful methods, we aim to help elevate the geography of synchrony into a mainstream area of study and application.