Impacts of climate change and management responses in tropical forests depend on complex frugivore-mediated seed dispersal

摘要: AimBiodiversity outcomes under global change will be influenced by a range of ecological processes, and these processes are increasingly being considered in models biodiversity change. However, the level model complexity required to adequately account for important often remains unclear. Here we assess how considering realistically complex frugivore-mediated seed dispersal influences projected climate plant diversity Australian Wet Tropics (all 4313 species). LocationThe Tropics, Queensland, Australia. MethodsWe applied metacommunity (M-SET) project using that varied complexity, combined with alternative scenarios habitat restoration scenarios. ResultsWe found had larger effect on than did dramatically different Applying simple ignored spatial, temporal taxonomic variation due underestimated reduction area occurrence species overestimated loss fragmented tropical forest remnants. The also changed approach identified as best promoting persistence Main conclusionsThe consideration such can make an difference understand respond influence biodiversity.