Beta Diversity
HTMLEasy introduction to beta diversity, turnover, nestedness and their partitioning.
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OPEN SOFTWARE
R package betapart
Baselga A, Orme CDL, Villéger S, De Bortoli J, Leprieur F., Logez M, Martínez-Santalla S, Martín-Devasa R, Gómez-Rodríguez C, Crujeiras RM. 2023. betapart: Partitioning beta diversity into turnover and nestedness components. R package version 1.6. Available at: http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=betapart
To install this package directly within R type:
install.packages('betapart')
The reference manual can be downloaded from the CRAN server.
To read more about betapart see Baselga and Orme 2012 (Methods Ecol. Evol. 3: 808-8012) and references in the updates.
Contributors to other R packages:
We are also contributors to modEVA (Barbosa et al (2024): Model Evaluation and Analysis) with function quantReclass
OPEN DATA
Baselga A., R. Martín-Devasa and C. Gómez-Rodríguez (2025). Data and code for: Areas of high biodiversity value evidenced by the spatial scaling of evolutionary uniqueness. Ecology Letters, 28: e70179 | Figshare doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.29458223.v1
Gómez-Rodríguez C., Retuerto R., Campoy J.G. and S. Rodríguez-Echeverría (2024). Data from: Low impact of Carpobrotus edulis on soil microbiome after manual removal from a climate change field experiment. NeoBiota 95: 35-57 | Figshare doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.30356278.v1
Baselga A. and C. Gómez-Rodríguez (2024). Leaf beetle community data for 20 Iberian localities and associated genetic barcodes (cox1). Dryad doi:10.5061/dryad.dbrv15f8d
Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Crampton-Platt A., M.J.T.N. Timmermans, A. Baselga and A.P. Vogler (2015) Data from: Validating the power of mitochondrial metagenomics for community ecology and phylogenetics of complex assemblages. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Dryad doi:10.5061/dryad.3rh21
OPEN TEACHING RESOURCES
Multi-hierarchical Macroecology
HTMLEasy introduction to the integrative analysis of biodiversity patterns across genealogical scales.
Explore resource →Distance-decay Models
HTMLEasy introduction to distance-decay models and their applications in ecology and biogeography.
Explore resource →Animal Diversity
E-LEARNING COURSEE-learning course introducing the evolutionary origins and diversity of animal life.
Explore resource →Biodiversity with R
TEACHING INNOVATIONLink to resources on how to introduce R coding to Biology students
Explore resource →Carola's outreach page
MORE RESOURCESLink to more resources on Carola's webpage.
Explore resource →Science Communication Videos
Visual Abstracts
Spatial scaling of phylogenetic uniqueness
Phylogenetic uniqueness is used to identify high-value biodiversity areas at global scale, aligned with the 30×30 KM target
Read the paper →Testing Unified Models of Diversity
Climatic stability predicts the congruence between species abundance and genetic diversity in Iberian leaf beetle communities
Read the paper →Thermophilization of montane beetle communities
Over 20 years, leaf beetle communities were reshuffled and warm-adapted species extended their ranges upslope in Sierra de Ancares (NW Spain)
Read the paper →SDMs of range expansion under disequilibrium
Spatio-temporal prediction of range expansion of invasive species, using Vespa velutina as a case study
Read the paper →Beetle Bits Series
Pitfall trap sampling
In Spanish: Muestreo de fauna epiedáfica con trampas de caída o pitfalls
Berlese funnel sampling
In Spanish: Muestreo de fauna edáfica con embudos berlese
Sweeping net sampling
In Spanish: Muestreo de fauna epifítica con mangas de barrido
Tick bite prevention tips
In Spanish: Prevención de picaduras de garrapata en muestreos de campo
Biogeography in Whiteboard
Why invertebrate Biogeography?
The importance of studying invertebrate biogeography in the current context of climate change
Macroecological patterns of beetles
Some info about our MacroBeetle Project (PID2020-112935GB-I00; MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033)
Distance decay of community similarity
Brief explanation about one of the most ubiquitous patterns in community ecology and biogeography
Joint analysis of species and genetic variation
Predictive framework within the Unified Models of Biological Diversity
Our research
Invasion risk of Vespa velutina in Europe
A brief explanation of our workpage in the Atlantic-Positive Interreg project
Efectos de Vespa velutina sobre la biodiversidad
More information about the Atlantic-Positive Interreg project [Castellano]
Humboldt Day 2020 (IBS)
Distance-decay models for beta diversity analyses
A diversidade de invertebrados ante o cambio global
A short summary of our research in Galician
Other
Teaching: Community Ecology
Carola summarizes her "Community Ecology" course (Biology Degree, USC)
Maternity in Science
Carola's talk at WISE about the challenges faced by mums in Academia
Funding
Open Science supported by grants PID2024-159505NB-I00 and PID2020-112935GB-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF/EU.
