title: Difference in [corrected] adaptive dispersal ability can promote species coexistence in fluctuating environments.
abstract: Theories and empirical evidence suggest that random dispersal of organisms promotes species coexistence in spatially structured environments. However, directed dispersal, where movement is adjusted with fitness-related cues, is less explored in studies of dispersal-mediated coexistence. Here, we present a metacommunity model of two consumers exhibiting directed dispersal and competing for a single resource. Our results indicated that directed dispersal promotes coexistence through two distinct mechanisms, depending on the adaptiveness of dispersal. Maladaptive directed dispersal may promote coexistence similar to random dispersal. More importantly, directed dispersal is adaptive when dispersers track patches of increased resources in fluctuating environments. Coexistence is promoted under increased adaptive dispersal ability of the inferior competitor relative to the superior competitor. This newly described dispersal-mediated coexistence mechanism is likely favored by natural selection under the trade-off between competitive and adaptive dispersal abilities.
authors: Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Wei-Ting
authors: WT
authors: Lin
authors: Chih-hao
authors: CH
authors: Hsieh
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Miki
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000502:physiology*; D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D058448:Biota; D003163:Competitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004777:Environment; D008954:Models, Biological; D012641:Selection, Genetic
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