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November 1, 2025Global Ecology and BiogeographyOpen Access

Environmental Filtering Drives Widespread Trait Convergence in Marine Demersal Ray‐Finned Fishes

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LMLiam MacNeilMMMatthew McLeanDTDerek P. Tittensor.

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Overview

Research shows biodiversity and habitat affect ecosystem functioning in marine fish, highlighting the impact of climate change.

Key Points

  • The research aims to understand how environmental factors, fishing, and evolution shape fish traits.
  • Aggregated data from scientific trawl surveys of 1164 demersal ray-finned fishes
  • Analyzed traits including body size, habitat, reproduction, and trophic ecology
  • Used linear and non-linear models across various spatial scales
  • Trait compositions link positively to environmental conditions
  • Evolutionary history influences traits more in the northeast Pacific than in the Atlantic
  • Fishing impacts individual traits but does not explain overall trait compositions

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MacNeil et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254377c0ce034ddc358b2dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70150
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