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Maitland T. Seaman
Researcher at University of the Free State
Publications - 39
Citations - 1361
Maitland T. Seaman is an academic researcher from University of the Free State. The author has contributed to research in topics: Metacommunity & Biological dispersal. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 39 publications receiving 1244 citations.
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Any way the wind blows ‐ frequent wind dispersal drives species sorting in ephemeral aquatic communities
TL;DR: It is suggested that wind dispersal of propagules from temporary aquatic systems is more frequent than previously thought and may stabilise the metacommunity by mediating gene flow among populations and facilitating rapid (re)colonisation of patches.
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The role of metacommunity processes in shaping invertebrate rock pool communities along a dispersal gradient
TL;DR: This is one of the first studies to present evidence for spatial patterns in aquatic communities on such a small spatial scale (a rock ledge of 99000 m 2 ), and indicates that local abiotic factors were dominant over spatial factors in explaining community structure and both were acting independently.
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Relative importance of different dispersal vectors for small aquatic invertebrates in a rock pool metacommunity
TL;DR: It is concluded that both vector and propagule properties determine local passive dispersal dynamics of freshwater invertebrates within a cluster of temporary rock pools via water, wind and amphibians in a direct way.
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Community structure in temporary freshwater pools: disentangling the effects of habitat size and hydroregime
Bram Vanschoenwinkel,Ann Hulsmans,Els De Roeck,Chris De Vries,Maitland T. Seaman,Luc Brendonck +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a simple hydrological model was used to accurately reconstruct hydroregime based on historical rainfall and evaporation data in a cluster of 36 temporary rock pools in central South Africa.
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Species sorting in space and time—the impact of disturbance regime on community assembly in a temporary pool metacommunity
Bram Vanschoenwinkel,Aline Waterkeyn,Merlijn Jocque,Liesbet Boven,Maitland T. Seaman,Luc Brendonck +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the combination of colonization–extinction dynamics and niche partitioning in space and time determines metacommunity structure in this extreme type of aquatic habitat.