Project

Can resource differentiation and dispersal explain species coexistence across different levels of taxonomic relatedness?

Code
01D06618
Duration
01 October 2018 → 30 September 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Geology not elsewhere classified
    • Animal ecology
    • Auto-ecology
    • Aquatic biology
    • Environmental science and management not elsewhere classified
    • Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
Keywords
coexistence ecosystem functioning cryptic species nematodes dispersal resource differentiation
 
Project description

Understanding the mechanisms that enable coexistence of species and in turn impact ecosystem functioning, remains a fundamental challenge in ecology. Nematodes are the most abundant invertebrates in marine sediments, and many species are found together. Here, we investigate whether coexistence of species across different levels of taxonomic relatedness can be explained by
resource divergence and/or differential dispersal.