Source data and code for: Climate change transforms the functional identity of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages
Citation
Gómez-Gras, Daniel et al. (2021), Source data and code for: Climate change transforms the functional identity of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.69p8cz91g
Abstract
We used five long-term (>10 years) records of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages in a multi-taxa, trait-based analysis to investigate MHW-driven changes in functional structure. We show that, despite stability in functional richness (i.e., the range of species functional traits), MHW-impacted assemblages experienced long-term directional changes in functional identity (i.e., their dominant trait values). Declining traits included large sizes, long lifespans, arborescent morphologies, filter feeding strategies or calcified skeletons. These traits, which were mostly supported by few sensitive and irreplaceable species from a single functional group (habitat-forming octocorals), disproportionally influence certain ecosystem functions (e.g., 3D-habitat provision). Hence, MHWs are leading to assemblages that are deficient in key functional traits, with likely consequences for the ecosystem functioning.
Usage Notes
The dataset contains:
i) a metadata file explaining what the data are in each column and what rows represent.
ii) the raw data files that were analysed to produce all statistics and figures that appear in the paper
iii) R code used to produce the figures,
For the functional analyses to work, the code files 1-3 need to be run in R software in order as follows:
- Functional space & Frich
- Abundance distribution of traits & FI
- Broad clustering analysis
Funding
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Award: ICREA Academia 2019
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Award: FPU15/05457
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Award: MIMOSA/1983
Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, Award: 2017SGR1521
John Templeton Foundation, Award: #60501
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Award: UIDB/04423/2020,UIDP/04423/2020
H2020 European Research Council, Award: MERCES/689518,FutureMARES/SEP‐210597628