@article{fdi:010067690, title = {{D}eterminants of local and regional communities in intermittent and perennial headwaters of the {B}olivian {A}mazon}, author = {{D}atry, {T}hibault and {M}oya, {N}. and {Z}ubieta, {J}. and {O}berdorff, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he effect of drying events on aquatic biodiversity is still overlooked in wet {N}eotropical systems. {Y}et, the responses of local communities and metacommunities in these biodiversity hotspots may differ from what is reported in other areas. {W}e addressed the effect of drying events on local and regional fish and macroinvertebrate communities in the headwaters of the {C}hipiriri {R}iver basin, in the wet {N}eotropical piedmont of {B}olivia. {A}ccording to current knowledge in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams ({IRES}) ecology, we predicted that intermittent ({INT}) sites would harbour lower -diversity, but higher -diversity, than perennial ({PER}) sites, due to local, negative effect of drying combined with the existence of multiple recovery stages at the network scale. {A}lthough habitat variables were similar between {INT} and {PER} sites, local and regional diversity patterns differed. {L}ocal invertebrate communities were not different between site types as soon as 4-6weeks after flow resumption. {T}he proximity of colonist sources and frequent rainfall probably enhanced persistence through dry periods and high resilience. {I}n contrast, fish communities were still poorer at {INT} than {PER} sites, indicating they were still in the process of recolonising upstream {INT} reaches. -diversity analyses confirmed that invertebrate and fish metacommunities were not at the same recovery stage because (i) -diversity of invertebrates was best explained by physical and environmental distances at both {INT} and {PER} sites, whereas that of fish was explained only by physical distances at {INT} sites; (ii) fish -diversity was higher at {INT} than at {PER} sites, but invertebrate -diversity was similar; and (iii) physical distances were correlated with the turnover component of invertebrate -diversity but with the nestedness component for fish. {E}xploring regional community patterns in {IRES} and across biota with different dispersal abilities and modes can advance metacommunity theory and improve our ability to predict local community composition in dynamic ecosystems.}, keywords = {dispersal ; distance-decay relationships ; drying ; metacommunity ; nestedness ; turnover ; {BOLIVIE} ; {AMAZONE} ; {CHIPIRIRI} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {{I}ntermittent river ecology as a maturing, multi-disciplinary science : challenges, developments and perpectives{I}ntermittent river ecology as a maturing, multi-disciplinary science : challenges, developments and perpectives}, journal = {{F}reshwater {B}iology}, volume = {61}, numero = {8 (no sp{\'e}cial)}, pages = {1335--1349}, ISSN = {0046-5070}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1111/fwb.12706}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067690}, }