?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1111%2F1365-2656.14062&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F52943%2F&rft.title=Land-use+change+in+the+past+40%E2%80%89years+explains+shifts+in+arthropod+community+traits&rft.creator=Martinez-Nunez%2C+Carlos&rft.creator=Gossner%2C+Martin+M.&rft.creator=Maurer%2C+Corina&rft.creator=Neff%2C+Felix&rft.creator=Knop%2C+Eva&rft.creator=Luka%2C+Henryk&rft.creator=Cahenzli%2C+Fabian&rft.creator=Albrecht%2C+Matthias&rft.subject=%22Organics%22+in+general&rft.subject=+Biodiversity+and+ecosystem+services&rft.description=1.+Understanding+how+anthropogenic+activities+induce+changes+in+the+functional+traits+of+arthropod+communities+is+critical+to+assessing+their+ecological+consequences.+However%2C+we+largely+lack+comprehensive+assessments+of+the+long-term+impact+of+global-change+drivers+on+the+trait+composition+of+arthropod+communities+across+a+large+number+of+species+and+sites.+This+knowledge+gap+critically+hampers+our+ability+to+predict+human-driven+impacts+on+communities+and+ecosystems.%0D%0A2.+Here%2C+we+use+a+dataset+of+1.73+million+individuals+from+877+species+to+study+how+four+functionally+important+traits+of+carabid+beetles+and+spiders+(i.e.+body+size%2C+duration+of+activity+period%2C+tolerance+to+drought%2C+and+dispersal+capacity)+have+changed+at+the+community+level+across+~40%E2%80%89years+in+different+types+of+land+use+and+as+a+consequence+of+land+use+changes+(that+is%2C+urbanisation+and+loss+of+woody+vegetation)+at+the+landscape+scale+in+Switzerland.%0D%0A3.+The+results+show+that+the+mean+body+size+in+carabid+communities+declined+in+all+types+of+land+use%2C+with+particularly+stronger+declines+in+croplands+compared+to+forests.+Furthermore%2C+the+length+of+the+activity+period+and+the+tolerance+to+drought+of+spider+communities+decreased+in+most+land+use+types.+The+average+body+size+of+carabid+communities+in+landscapes+with+increased+urbanisation+in+the+last+~40%E2%80%89years+tended+to+decrease.+However%2C+the+length+of+the+activity+period%2C+the+tolerance+to+drought%2C+and+the+dispersal+capacity+did+not+change+significantly.+Furthermore%2C+urbanisation+promoted+increases+in+the+average+dispersal+capacities+of+spider+communities.+Additionally%2C+urbanisation+favoured+spider+communities+with+larger+body+sizes+and+longer+activity+periods.+The+loss+of+woody+areas+at+the+landscape+level+was+associated+with+trait+shifts+to+carabid+communities+with+larger+body+sizes%2C+shorter+activity+periods%2C+higher+drought+tolerances+and+strongly+decreased+dispersal+capacities.+Decreases+in+activity+periods+and+dispersal+capacities+were+also+found+in+spider+communities.%0D%0A4.+Our+study+demonstrates+that+human-induced+changes+in+land+use+alter+key+functional+traits+of+carabid+and+spider+communities+in+the+long+term.+The+detected+trait+shifts+in+arthropod+communities+likely+have+important+consequences+for+their+functional+roles+in+ecosystems.&rft.date=2024&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by_4&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F52943%2F1%2Fmartinez%25E2%2580%2590nunez-etal-2024-JAnimEcology-Vol_online_p1-14.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Martinez-Nunez%2C+Carlos%3B+Gossner%2C+Martin+M.%3B+Maurer%2C+Corina%3B+Neff%2C+Felix%3B+Knop%2C+Eva%3B+Luka%2C+Henryk%3B+Cahenzli%2C+Fabian+and+Albrecht%2C+Matthias+++(2024)+Land-use+change+in+the+past+40+years+explains+shifts+in+arthropod+community+traits.+++Journal+of+Animal+Ecology%2C+online%2C+pp.+1-14.++++++++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1111%2F1365-2656.14062&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1111%2F1365-2656.14062