Article
Widespread shifts in body size within populations and assemblages.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 Sept 2023
Martins Inês S, Schrodt Franziska, Blowes Shane A, Bates Amanda E, Bjorkman Anne D, Brambilla Viviana, Carvajal-Quintero Juan, Chow Cher F Y, Daskalova Gergana N, Edwards Kyle, Eisenhauer Nico, Field Richard, Fontrodona-Eslava Ada, Henn Jonathan J, van Klink Roel, Madin Joshua S, Magurran Anne E, McWilliam Michael, Moyes Faye, Pugh Brittany, Sagouis Alban, Trindade-Santos Isaac, McGill Brian J, Chase Jonathan M, Dornelas Maria
Abstract excerpt
Biotic responses to global change include directional shifts in organismal traits. Body size, an integrative trait that determines demographic rates and ecosystem functions, is thought to be shrinking in the Anthropocene. Here, we assessed the prevalence of body size change in six taxon groups across 5025 assemblage time series spanning 1960 to 2020. Using the Price equation to partition this change into...
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