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dc.contributor.authorMouillot, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorBellwood, David Ren
dc.contributor.authorBaraloto, Christopheren
dc.contributor.authorChave, Jeromeen
dc.contributor.authorGalzin, Reneen
dc.contributor.authorHarmelin-Vivien, Mireilleen
dc.contributor.authorKulbicki, Michelen
dc.contributor.authorLavergne, Sebastienen
dc.contributor.authorLavorel, Sandraen
dc.contributor.authorMouquet, Nicolasen
dc.contributor.authorPaine, C E Timothyen
dc.contributor.authorRenaud, Julienen
dc.contributor.authorThuiller, Wilfrieden
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-15T00:10:33Z-
dc.date.available2019-04-15T00:10:33Z-
dc.date.issued2013-05-23-
dc.identifier.citationPLoS Biology, 11(5), p. 1-11en
dc.identifier.issn1545-7885en
dc.identifier.issn1544-9173en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26717-
dc.description.abstractAround the world, the human-induced collapses of populations and species have triggered a sixth mass extinction crisis, with rare species often being the first to disappear. Although the role of species diversity in the maintenance of ecosystem processes has been widely investigated, the role of rare species remains controversial. A critical issue is whether common species insure against the loss of functions supported by rare species. This issue is even more critical in species-rich ecosystems where high functional redundancy among species is likely and where it is thus often assumed that ecosystem functioning is buffered against species loss. Here, using extensive datasets of species occurrences and functional traits from three highly diverse ecosystems (846 coral reef fishes, 2,979 alpine plants, and 662 tropical trees), we demonstrate that the most distinct combinations of traits are supported predominantly by rare species both in terms of local abundance and regional occupancy. Moreover, species that have low functional redundancy and are likely to support the most vulnerable functions, with no other species carrying similar combinations of traits, are rarer than expected by chance in all three ecosystems. For instance, 63% and 98% of fish species that are likely to support highly vulnerable functions in coral reef ecosystems are locally and regionally rare, respectively. For alpine plants, 32% and 89% of such species are locally and regionally rare, respectively. Remarkably, 47% of fish species and 55% of tropical tree species that are likely to support highly vulnerable functions have only one individual per sample on average. Our results emphasize the importance of rare species conservation, even in highly diverse ecosystems, which are thought to exhibit high functional redundancy. Rare species offer more than aesthetic, cultural, or taxonomic diversity value; they disproportionately increase the potential breadth of functions provided by ecosystems across spatial scales. As such, they are likely to insure against future uncertainty arising from climate change and the ever-increasing anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems. Our results call for a more detailed understanding of the role of rarity and functional vulnerability in ecosystem functioning.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS Biologyen
dc.titleRare Species Support Vulnerable Functions in High-Diversity Ecosystemsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pbio.1001569en
dcterms.accessRightsGolden
local.contributor.firstnameDaviden
local.contributor.firstnameDavid Ren
local.contributor.firstnameChristopheren
local.contributor.firstnameJeromeen
local.contributor.firstnameReneen
local.contributor.firstnameMireilleen
local.contributor.firstnameMichelen
local.contributor.firstnameSebastienen
local.contributor.firstnameSandraen
local.contributor.firstnameNicolasen
local.contributor.firstnameC E Timothyen
local.contributor.firstnameJulienen
local.contributor.firstnameWilfrieden
local.relation.isfundedbyARCen
local.subject.for2008060202 Community Ecology (excl. Invasive Species Ecology)en
local.subject.seo2008960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversityen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailcpaine2@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryC1en
local.grant.numberIOF-GA-2009-236316en
local.grant.number281422 (TEEMBIO)en
local.grant.numberGOCE-CT-2007-036866en
local.grant.numberANR-07-CIS7-001en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.publisher.placeUnited States of Americaen
local.format.startpage1en
local.format.endpage11en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume11en
local.identifier.issue5en
local.access.fulltextYesen
local.contributor.lastnameMouilloten
local.contributor.lastnameBellwooden
local.contributor.lastnameBaralotoen
local.contributor.lastnameChaveen
local.contributor.lastnameGalzinen
local.contributor.lastnameHarmelin-Vivienen
local.contributor.lastnameKulbickien
local.contributor.lastnameLavergneen
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local.contributor.lastnameMouqueten
local.contributor.lastnamePaineen
local.contributor.lastnameRenauden
local.contributor.lastnameThuilleren
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local.title.maintitleRare Species Support Vulnerable Functions in High-Diversity Ecosystemsen
local.relation.fundingsourcenoteMarie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (FISHECO); European Research Council under the European Community's Seven Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013; Support from the ANR DIVERSITALP (ANR-07-BDIV-014), the ECOCHANGE project, funded by the Sixth European Framework Programme, the ANR 3Worlds, the 6e extinction ANR09-PEXT-01102 "EVORANGE", and the FRB project CESAB-GASPARen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.relation.grantdescriptionARC/IOF-GA-2009-236316en
local.search.authorMouillot, Daviden
local.search.authorBellwood, David Ren
local.search.authorBaraloto, Christopheren
local.search.authorChave, Jeromeen
local.search.authorGalzin, Reneen
local.search.authorHarmelin-Vivien, Mireilleen
local.search.authorKulbicki, Michelen
local.search.authorLavergne, Sebastienen
local.search.authorLavorel, Sandraen
local.search.authorMouquet, Nicolasen
local.search.authorPaine, C E Timothyen
local.search.authorRenaud, Julienen
local.search.authorThuiller, Wilfrieden
local.uneassociationUnknownen
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local.sensitive.culturalNoen
local.year.published2013en
local.fileurl.closedpublishedhttps://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/d060fef3-cbee-479c-a8e5-6915cdc90418en
local.subject.for2020310302 Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)en
local.subject.seo2020180606 Terrestrial biodiversityen
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