@article{fdi:010066708, title = {{O}pposing patterns of seasonal change in functional and phylogenetic diversity of tadpole assemblages}, author = {{S}trauss, {A}. and {G}uilhaumon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}andrianiaina, {R}. {D}. and {V}alero, {K}. {C}. {W}. and {V}ences, {M}. and {G}los, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}ssemblages that are exposed to recurring temporal environmental changes can show changes in their ecological properties. {T}hese can be expressed by differences in diversity and assembly rules. {B}oth can be identified using two measures of diversity: functional ({FD}) and phylogenetic diversity ({PD}). {F}rog communities are understudied in this regard, especially during the tadpole life stage. {W}e utilised tadpole assemblages from {M}adagascan rainforest streams to test predictions of seasonal changes on diversity and assemblage composition and on diversity measures. {F}rom the warm-wet to the cool-dry season, species richness ({SR}) of tadpole assemblages decreased. {A}lso {FD} and {PD} decreased, but {FD} less and {PD} more than expected by chance. {D}uring the dry season, tadpole assemblages were characterised by functional redundancy (among assemblages-with increasing {SR}), high {FD} (compared to a null model), and low {PD} (phylogenetic clustering; compared to a null model). {A}lthough mutually contradictory at first glance, these results indicate competition as tadpole community assembly driving force. {T}his is true during the limiting cool-dry season but not during the more suitable warm-wet season. {W}e thereby show that assembly rules can strongly depend on season, that comparing {FD} and {PD} can reveal such forces, that {FD} and {PD} are not interchangeable, and that conclusions on assembly rules based on {FD} alone are critical.}, keywords = {{MADAGASCAR}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}los {O}ne}, volume = {11}, numero = {3}, pages = {e0151744 [18 p.]}, ISSN = {1932-6203}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0151744}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066708}, }