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Coelho MTP, Barreto E, Rangel TF, Diniz-Filho JAF, Wüest RO, Bach W, Skeels A, McFadden IR, Roberts DW, Pellissier L, Zimmermann NE, Graham CH. The geography of climate and the global patterns of species diversity. Nature 2023; 622:537-544. [PMID: 37758942 PMCID: PMC10584679 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06577-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Climate's effect on global biodiversity is typically viewed through the lens of temperature, humidity and resulting ecosystem productivity1-6. However, it is not known whether biodiversity depends solely on these climate conditions, or whether the size and fragmentation of these climates are also crucial. Here we shift the common perspective in global biodiversity studies, transitioning from geographic space to a climate-defined multidimensional space. Our findings suggest that larger and more isolated climate conditions tend to harbour higher diversity and species turnover among terrestrial tetrapods, encompassing more than 30,000 species. By considering both the characteristics of climate itself and its geographic attributes, we can explain almost 90% of the variation in global species richness. Half of the explanatory power (45%) may be attributed either to climate itself or to the geography of climate, suggesting a nuanced interplay between them. Our work evolves the conventional idea that larger climate regions, such as the tropics, host more species primarily because of their size7,8. Instead, we underscore the integral roles of both the geographic extent and degree of isolation of climates. This refined understanding presents a more intricate picture of biodiversity distribution, which can guide our approach to biodiversity conservation in an ever-changing world.
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- Marco Túlio P Coelho
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Ecology Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Fonseca EM, Pelletier TA, Decker SK, Parsons DJ, Carstens BC. Pleistocene glaciations caused the latitudinal gradient of within-species genetic diversity. Evol Lett 2023; 7:331-338. [PMID: 37829497 PMCID: PMC10565891 DOI: 10.1093/evlett/qrad030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Intraspecific genetic diversity is a key aspect of biodiversity. Quaternary climatic change and glaciation influenced intraspecific genetic diversity by promoting range shifts and population size change. However, the extent to which glaciation affected genetic diversity on a global scale is not well established. Here we quantify nucleotide diversity, a common metric of intraspecific genetic diversity, in more than 38,000 plant and animal species using georeferenced DNA sequences from millions of samples. Results demonstrate that tropical species contain significantly more intraspecific genetic diversity than nontropical species. To explore potential evolutionary processes that may have contributed to this pattern, we calculated summary statistics that measure population demographic change and detected significant correlations between these statistics and latitude. We find that nontropical species are more likely to deviate from neutral expectations, indicating that they have historically experienced dramatic fluctuations in population size likely associated with Pleistocene glacial cycles. By analyzing the most comprehensive data set to date, our results imply that Quaternary climate perturbations may be more important as a process driving the latitudinal gradient in species richness than previously appreciated.
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- Emanuel M Fonseca
- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Biology, Radford University, Radford, VA, United States
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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Lin HY, Wright S, Costello MJ. Numbers of fish species, higher taxa, and phylogenetic similarity decrease with latitude and depth, and deep-sea assemblages are unique. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16116. [PMID: 37780369 PMCID: PMC10541023 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Species richness has been found to increase from the poles to the tropics but with a small dip near the equator over all marine fishes. Phylogenetic diversity measures offer an alternative perspective on biodiversity linked to evolutionary history. If phylogenetic diversity is standardized for species richness, then it may indicate places with relatively high genetic diversity. Latitudes and depths with both high species and phylogenetic diversity would be a priority for conservation. We compared latitudinal and depth gradients of species richness, and three measures of phylogenetic diversity, namely average phylogenetic diversity (AvPD), the sum of the higher taxonomic levels (STL) and the sum of the higher taxonomic levels divided by the number of species (STL/spp) for modelled ranges of 5,619 marine fish species. We distinguished all, bony and cartilaginous fish groups and four depth zones namely: whole water column; 0 -200 m; 201-1,000 m; and 1,001-6,000 m; at 5° latitudinal intervals from 75°S to 75°N, and at 100 m depth intervals from 0 m to 3,500 m. Species richness and higher taxonomic richness (STL) were higher in the tropics and subtropics with a small dip at the equator, and were significantly correlated among fish groups and depth zones. Species assemblages had closer phylogenetic relationships (lower AvPD and STL/spp) in warmer (low latitudes and shallow water) than colder environments (high latitudes and deep sea). This supports the hypothesis that warmer shallow latitudes and depths have had higher rates of evolution across a range of higher taxa. We also found distinct assemblages of species in different depth zones such that deeper sea species are not simply a subset of shallow assemblages. Thus, conservation needs to be representative of all latitudes and depth zones to encompass global biodiversity.
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- Han-Yang Lin
- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Zhao Z, Feng X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhou Z, Liu T. Species richness and endemism patterns of Sternorrhyncha (Insecta, Hemiptera) in China. Zookeys 2023; 1178:279-291. [PMID: 37719337 PMCID: PMC10502486 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1178.107007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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One of the main goals in biogeography and ecology is the study of patterns of species diversity and the driving factors in these patterns. However, such studies have not focused on Sternorrhyncha in China, although this region hosts massive species distribution data. Here, based on the 15,450 distribution records of Sternorrhyncha species in China, we analyzed patterns in species richness and endemism at 1° × 1° grid size and determined the effects of environmental variables on these patterns using correlations analysis and the model averaging approach. We found that species richness and endemism of Sternorrhyncha species are unevenly distributed, with high values in the eastern and southeastern coastal regions of mainland China, as well as Taiwan Island. Furthermore, the key factors driving species richness and endemism patterns are inconsistent. Species richness patterns were strongly affected by the normalized difference vegetation index, which is closely related to the feeding habits of Sternorrhyncha, whereas endemism patterns were strongly affected by the elevation range. Therefore, our results indicate that the range size of species should be considered to understand the determinants of species diversity patterns.
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- Zhengxue Zhao
- College of Agriculture, Anshun University, Anshun, ChinaAnshun UniversityAnshunChina
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- College of Agriculture, Anshun University, Anshun, ChinaAnshun UniversityAnshunChina
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- College of Agriculture, Anshun University, Anshun, ChinaAnshun UniversityAnshunChina
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- College of Agriculture, Anshun University, Anshun, ChinaAnshun UniversityAnshunChina
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- College of Agriculture, Anshun University, Anshun, ChinaAnshun UniversityAnshunChina
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- College of Agriculture, Anshun University, Anshun, ChinaAnshun UniversityAnshunChina
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Lin HY, Costello MJ. Body size and trophic level increase with latitude, and decrease in the deep-sea and Antarctica, for marine fish species. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15880. [PMID: 37701825 PMCID: PMC10493087 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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The functional traits of species depend both on species' evolutionary characteristics and their local environmental conditions and opportunities. The temperature-size rule (TSR), gill-oxygen limitation theory (GOLT), and temperature constraint hypothesis (TCH) have been proposed to explain the gradients of body size and trophic level of marine species. However, how functional traits vary both with latitude and depth have not been quantified at a global scale for any marine taxon. We compared the latitudinal gradients of trophic level and maximum body size of 5,619 marine fish from modelled species ranges, based on (1) three body size ranges, <30, 30-100, and >100 cm, and (2) four trophic levels, <2.20, 2.20-2.80, 2.81-3.70, >3.70. These were parsed into 5° latitudinal intervals in four depth zones: whole water column, 0-200, 201-1,000, and 1,001-6,000 m. We described the relationship between latitudinal gradients of functional traits and salinity, sea surface and near seabed temperatures, and dissolved oxygen. We found mean body sizes and mean trophic levels of marine fish were smaller and lower in the warmer latitudes, and larger and higher respectively in the high latitudes except for the Southern Ocean (Antarctica). Fish species with trophic levels ≤2.80 were dominant in warmer and absent in colder environments. We attribute these differences in body size and trophic level between polar regions to the greater environmental heterogeneity of the Arctic compared to Antarctica. We suggest that fish species' mean maximum body size declined with depth because of decreased dissolved oxygen. These results support the TSR, GOLT and TCH hypotheses respectively. Thus, at the global scale, temperature and oxygen are primary factors affecting marine fishes' biogeography and biological traits.
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- Han-Yang Lin
- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Bodo, Norway
- School of Environment, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Boyd JN, Baskauf C, Lindsay A, Anderson JT, Brzyski J, Cruse‐Sanders J. Phenotypic plasticity and genetic diversity shed light on endemism of rare Boechera perstellata and its potential vulnerability to climate warming. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10540. [PMID: 37720057 PMCID: PMC10502469 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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The rapid pace of contemporary environmental change puts many species at risk, especially rare species constrained by limited capacity to adapt or migrate due to low genetic diversity and/or fitness. But the ability to acclimate can provide another way to persist through change. We compared the capacity of rare Boechera perstellata (Braun's rockcress) and widespread B. laevigata to acclimate to change. We investigated the phenotypic plasticity of growth, biomass allocation, and leaf morphology of individuals of B. perstellata and B. laevigata propagated from seed collected from several populations throughout their ranges in a growth chamber experiment to assess their capacity to acclimate. Concurrently, we assessed the genetic diversity of sampled populations using 17 microsatellite loci to assess evolutionary potential. Plasticity was limited in both rare B. perstellata and widespread B. laevigata, but differences in the plasticity of root traits between species suggest that B. perstellata may have less capacity to acclimate to change. In contrast to its widespread congener, B. perstellata exhibited no plasticity in response to temperature and weaker plastic responses to water availability. As expected, B. perstellata also had lower levels of observed heterozygosity than B. laevigata at the species level, but population-level trends in diversity measures were inconsistent due to high heterogeneity among B. laevigata populations. Overall, the ability of phenotypic plasticity to broadly explain the rarity of B. perstellata versus commonness of B. laevigata is limited. However, some contextual aspects of our plasticity findings compared with its relatively low genetic variability may shed light on the narrow range and habitat associations of B. perstellata and suggest its vulnerability to climate warming due to acclimatory and evolutionary constraints.
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- Jennifer Nagel Boyd
- Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanoogaTennesseeUSA
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- Department of BiologyAustin Peay State UniversityClarksvilleTennesseeUSA
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- Department of BiologyAustin Peay State UniversityClarksvilleTennesseeUSA
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- Department of Genetics, Odum School of Ecology, Davison Life SciencesUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGeorgiaUSA
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- Department of BiologySeton Hill UniversityGreensburgPennsylvaniaUSA
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David KT, Harrison MC, Opulente DA, LaBella AL, Wolters JF, Zhou X, Shen XX, Groenewald M, Pennell M, Hittinger CT, Rokas A. Saccharomycotina yeasts defy longstanding macroecological patterns. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.29.555417. [PMID: 37693602 PMCID: PMC10491267 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.29.555417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The Saccharomycotina yeasts ("yeasts" hereafter) are a fungal clade of scientific, economic, and medical significance. Yeasts are highly ecologically diverse, found across a broad range of environments in every biome and continent on earth1; however, little is known about what rules govern the macroecology of yeast species and their range limits in the wild2. Here, we trained machine learning models on 12,221 occurrence records and 96 environmental variables to infer global distribution maps for 186 yeast species (~15% of described species from 75% of orders) and to test environmental drivers of yeast biogeography and macroecology. We found that predicted yeast diversity hotspots occur in mixed montane forests in temperate climates. Diversity in vegetation type and topography were some of the greatest predictors of yeast species richness, suggesting that microhabitats and environmental clines are key to yeast diversification. We further found that range limits in yeasts are significantly influenced by carbon niche breadth and range overlap with other yeast species, with carbon specialists and species in high diversity environments exhibiting reduced geographic ranges. Finally, yeasts contravene many longstanding macroecological principles, including the latitudinal diversity gradient, temperature-dependent species richness, and latitude-dependent range size (Rapoport's rule). These results unveil how the environment governs the global diversity and distribution of species in the yeast subphylum. These high-resolution models of yeast species distributions will facilitate the prediction of economically relevant and emerging pathogenic species under current and future climate scenarios.
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- Kyle T. David
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, USA
- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova PA 19085, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte NC 28223, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Center, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA 90089, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, Center for Genomic Science Innovation, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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Ye C, Liu H, Qin H, Shu J, Zhou Z, Jin X. Geographical distribution and conservation strategy of national key protected wild plants of China. iScience 2023; 26:107364. [PMID: 37539030 PMCID: PMC10393829 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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National key protected wild plants (NKPWPs) are considered flagship species for plant diversity conservation in China. Using data for 1101 species, we characterized NKPWPs distribution patterns in China and assessed conservation effectiveness and conservation gaps. In total, 4880 grid cells at a 20 × 20 km resolution were filled with occurrence records for NKPWPs. We identified 444 hotspot grid cells and 27 diversity hotspot regions, containing 92.37% of NKPWPs. However, 43.24% of these hotspot grid cells were fully or partially covered by national nature reserves (NNRs), where 70.21% of species were distributed. Approximately 61.49% of the NKPWPs species were protected by NNRs, but the populations or habitats of 963 species were partially or fully outside of NNRs. With global warming, the overall change in the extent of suitable habitats for NKPWPs is expected to be small, however, habitat quality in some areas with a high habitat suitability index will decrease.
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- Chao Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration, No. 18, Hepingli Dongjie, Beijing 100714, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The Orchid Conservation and Research Centre of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518114, China
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- National Forestry and Grassland Administration, No. 18, Hepingli Dongjie, Beijing 100714, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
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Zhu Z, Liu X, Hsiang T, Ji R, Liu S. Forest Type and Climate Outweigh Soil Bank in Shaping Dynamic Changes in Macrofungal Diversity in the Ancient Tree Park of Northeast China. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:856. [PMID: 37623627 PMCID: PMC10455530 DOI: 10.3390/jof9080856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The community structure of macrofungi is influenced by multiple complex factors, including climate, soil, vegetation, and human activities, making it challenging to discern their individual contributions. To investigate the dynamic changes in macrofungal diversity in an Ancient Tree Park located in Northeast China and explore the factors influencing this change, we collected 1007 macrofungi specimens from different habitats within the park and identified 210 distinct fungal species using morphological characteristics and ITS sequencing. The species were classified into 2 phyla, 6 classes, 18 orders, 55 families, and 94 genera. We found macrofungal compositions among different forest types, with the mixed forest displaying the highest richness and diversity. Climatic factors, particularly rainfall and temperature, positively influenced macrofungal species richness and abundance. Additionally, by analyzing the soil fungal community structure and comparing aboveground macrofungi with soil fungi in this small-scale survey, we found that the soil fungal bank is not the main factor leading to changes in the macrofungal community structure, as compared to the influence of climate factors and forest types. Our findings provide valuable insights into the dynamic nature of macrofungal diversity in the Ancient Tree Park, highlighting the influence of climate and forest type.
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- Zhaoxiang Zhu
- Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; (Z.Z.); (X.L.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; (Z.Z.); (X.L.)
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada;
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- Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; (Z.Z.); (X.L.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; (Z.Z.); (X.L.)
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Zhao Y, Wen Y, Zhang W, Wang C, Yan Y, Hao S, Zhang D. Distribution pattern and change prediction of Phellodendron habitat in China under climate change. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10374. [PMID: 37636866 PMCID: PMC10450841 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Phellodendron has always been of great significance in promoting human health and ecological restoration. However, human activities and climate change have severely affected habitat, population dynamics and sustainable use of Phellodendron. Little is known about the geographical distribution pattern and their responses to climate change of Phellodendron. In order to reveal the impact of climate change on Phellodendron, we conducted a study based on natural distribution data of two species (297 occurrence points), 20 environmental factors, and an optimized MaxEnt model. Our results identified the main environmental factors influencing Phellodendron, predicted their potential geographical distribution, and assessed migration trends under climate change in China. Our analysis showed that Ph. amurense and Ph. chinense have potential suitable habitats of 62.89 × 104 and 70.71 × 104 km2, respectively. Temperature and precipitation were found to play an essential role in shaping the present geographical distribution of Phellodendron populations. Based on two future climate scenarios, we forecasted that the potential suitable habitat of Ph. amurense would decrease by 12.52% (SSP245) and increase by 25.28% (SSP585), while Ph. chinense would decline by 19.61% (SSP245) and 15.78% (SSP585) in the late-21st century. The potential suitable habitats of Ph. amurense and Ph. chinense would shift to northward and westward, respectively. Hydrothermal change was found to be the primary driver of the suitable habitat of Phellodendron populations in the future. We recommend establishing nature reserves for existing Phellodendron populations, especially Ph. chinense. Our study provided a practical framework for the impact of climate change on the suitable habitat of Phellodendron species and guided regional cultivation, long-term conservation, and sustainable use.
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- Yanghui Zhao
- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Yuelushan Laboratory Carbon Sinks Forests Variety Innovation CenterChangshaChina
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- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Yuelushan Laboratory Carbon Sinks Forests Variety Innovation CenterChangshaChina
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- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Yuelushan Laboratory Carbon Sinks Forests Variety Innovation CenterChangshaChina
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- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Yuelushan Laboratory Carbon Sinks Forests Variety Innovation CenterChangshaChina
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- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Yuelushan Laboratory Carbon Sinks Forests Variety Innovation CenterChangshaChina
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- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Yuelushan Laboratory Carbon Sinks Forests Variety Innovation CenterChangshaChina
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- College of Landscape ArchitectureCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaChina
- Hunan Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Landscape ResourcesChangshaChina
- Department of HorticultureUniversity of GeorgiaGeorgiaAthensUSA
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Cai L, Huang Y, Johnson D, Li M, Liu R, Hu W, Jin Y, Chen X, Tao J, Zou X, Hou Y. Swimming ability of cyprinid species (subfamily schizothoracinae) at high altitude. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1152697. [PMID: 37546530 PMCID: PMC10399625 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1152697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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The primary objective of this investigation was to study the effect of altitude on fish swimming ability. Different species were tested to ensure that the differences observed are not associated with a single species. Fish critical swimming speed and burst speed were determined using stepped-velocity tests in a Brett-type swimming respirometer. Based on the effects of water temperature and dissolved oxygen, it is clear that the swimming ability of fish decreases as altitude increases. Further, because the effects of high altitude on fish physiology go beyond the effects of lower temperature and dissolved oxygen, we recommend that fish swimming ability be tested at an altitude similar to the target fishway site to ensure the validity of fish data used for fishway design.
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- Lu Cai
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Engineering Research Center of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Engineering Research Center of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA, United States
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- Northwest Engineering Corporation Limited of PowerChina, Xian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- GNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Impacts of Hydraulic-Projects and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystem, Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Mancini F, Cooke R, Woodcock BA, Greenop A, Johnson AC, Isaac NJB. Invertebrate biodiversity continues to decline in cropland. Proc Biol Sci 2023; 290:20230897. [PMID: 37282535 PMCID: PMC10244961 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Modern agriculture has drastically changed global landscapes and introduced pressures on wildlife populations. Policy and management of agricultural systems has changed over the last 30 years, a period characterized not only by intensive agricultural practices but also by an increasing push towards sustainability. It is crucial that we understand the long-term consequences of agriculture on beneficial invertebrates and assess if policy and management approaches recently introduced are supporting their recovery. In this study, we use large citizen science datasets to derive trends in invertebrate occupancy in Great Britain between 1990 and 2019. We compare these trends between regions of no- (0%), low- (greater than 0-50%) and high-cropland (greater than 50%) cover, which includes arable and horticultural crops. Although we detect general declines, invertebrate groups are declining most strongly in high-cropland cover regions. This suggests that even in the light of improved policy and management over the last 30 years, the way we are managing cropland is failing to conserve and restore invertebrate communities. New policy-based drivers and incentives are required to support the resilience and sustainability of agricultural ecosystems. Post-Brexit changes in UK agricultural policy and reforms under the Environment Act offer opportunities to improve agricultural landscapes for the benefit of biodiversity and society.
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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Reiter K, Plutzar C, Moser D, Semenchuk P, Erb K, Essl F, Gattringer A, Haberl H, Krausmann F, Lenzner B, Wessely J, Matej S, Pouteau R, Dullinger S. Human appropriation of net primary production as driver of change in landscape-scale vertebrate richness. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY : A JOURNAL OF MACROECOLOGY 2023; 32:855-866. [PMID: 38504954 PMCID: PMC10946509 DOI: 10.1111/geb.13671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Aim Land use is the most pervasive driver of biodiversity loss. Predicting its impact on species richness (SR) is often based on indicators of habitat loss. However, the degradation of habitats, especially through land-use intensification, also affects species. Here, we evaluate whether an integrative metric of land-use intensity, the human appropriation of net primary production, is correlated with the decline of SR in used landscapes across the globe. Location Global. Time period Present. Major taxa studied Birds, mammals and amphibians. Methods Based on species range maps (spatial resolution: 20 km × 20 km) and an area-of-habitat approach, we calibrated a "species-energy model" by correlating the SR of three groups of vertebrates with net primary production and biogeographical covariables in "wilderness" areas (i.e., those where available energy is assumed to be still at pristine levels). We used this model to project the difference between pristine SR and the SR corresponding to the energy remaining in used landscapes (i.e., SR loss expected owing to human energy extraction outside wilderness areas). We validated the projected species loss by comparison with the realized and impending loss reconstructed from habitat conversion and documented by national Red Lists. Results Species-energy models largely explained landscape-scale variation of mapped SR in wilderness areas (adjusted R 2-values: 0.79-0.93). Model-based projections of SR loss were lower, on average, than reconstructed and documented ones, but the spatial patterns were correlated significantly, with stronger correlation in mammals (Pearson's r = 0.68) than in amphibians (r = 0.60) and birds (r = 0.57). Main conclusions Our results suggest that the human appropriation of net primary production is a useful indicator of heterotrophic species loss in used landscapes, hence we recommend its inclusion in models based on species-area relationships to improve predictions of land-use-driven biodiversity loss.
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- Karina Reiter
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
- Advancing Systems AnalysisInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)LaxenburgAustria
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- Institute of Social Ecology (SEC)University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Institute of Social Ecology (SEC)University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Institute of Social Ecology (SEC)University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Social Ecology (SEC)University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Institute of Social Ecology (SEC)University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), AMAP Lab, France & RéunionMarseilleFrance
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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Umair M, Hu X, Cheng Q, Ali S, Ni J. Distribution patterns of fern species richness along elevations the Tibetan Plateau in China: regional differences and effects of climate change variables. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1178603. [PMID: 37229119 PMCID: PMC10203567 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1178603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Because of its distinct geological history, frigid temperature, and rich biodiversity, the Tibetan Plateau gives an excellent opportunity to assess the effect of climate change on determining species richness. The distribution patterns of fern species richness and their underlying processes have long been a matter of debate in ecology research, with various hypotheses suggested over the years. Here, we explore richness patterns of fern species in Xizang on the southern and western Tibetan Plateau along an elevational gradient (100-5300 m a.s.l.) and evaluate climatic factors causing the spatial decrease and increase of fern species richness. We used regression and correlation analyses to relate the species richness with elevation and climatic variables. Throughout our research, we identified 441 fern species from 97 genera and 30 families. The Dryopteridaceae family (S = 97) has the highest number of species. All energy-temperature and moisture variables except drought index (DI) had a significant correlation with elevation. The altitude has a unimodal relationship with fern species, and the species richness is the largest at an altitude of 2500 m. The horizontal richness pattern of fern species on the Tibetan Plateau also showed that areas of extremely high species richness are mainly distributed in Zayü and Mêdog County, with an average elevation of 2800 m and 2500 m, respectively. The richness of fern species has a log-linear relationship with moisture-related factors such as moisture index (MI), mean annual precipitation (MAP), and drought index (DI). Because the peak corresponds spatially with the MI index, the unimodal patterns confirm the significance of moisture on fern distributions. Our results showed that mid-altitudes have the highest species richness (high MI), but high elevations have lower richness due to high solar radiation, and low elevations have lower richness due to high temperatures and low precipitation. Twenty-two of the total species are classified as nearly threatened, vulnerable or critically endangered, and varied in elevation from 800 m to 4200 m. Such relationships between the distribution and richness of fern species and climates on the Tibetan Plateau can provide data support for future predictions of the impacts of climate change scenarios on fern species, the ecological protection of representative fern species, and references for the planning and construction of nature reserves in the future.
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- *Correspondence: Muhammad Umair, ; Jian Ni,
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Kriegel P, Vogel S, Angeleri R, Baldrian P, Borken W, Bouget C, Brin A, Bussler H, Cocciufa C, Feldmann B, Gossner MM, Haeler E, Hagge J, Hardersen S, Hartmann H, Hjältén J, Kotowska MM, Lachat T, Larrieu L, Leverkus AB, Macagno ALM, Mitesser O, Müller J, Obermaier E, Parisi F, Pelz S, Schuldt B, Seibold S, Stengel E, Sverdrup-Thygeson A, Weisser W, Thorn S. Ambient and substrate energy influence decomposer diversity differentially across trophic levels. Ecol Lett 2023. [PMID: 37156097 DOI: 10.1111/ele.14227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The species-energy hypothesis predicts increasing biodiversity with increasing energy in ecosystems. Proxies for energy availability are often grouped into ambient energy (i.e., solar radiation) and substrate energy (i.e., non-structural carbohydrates or nutritional content). The relative importance of substrate energy is thought to decrease with increasing trophic level from primary consumers to predators, with reciprocal effects of ambient energy. Yet, empirical tests are lacking. We compiled data on 332,557 deadwood-inhabiting beetles of 901 species reared from wood of 49 tree species across Europe. Using host-phylogeny-controlled models, we show that the relative importance of substrate energy versus ambient energy decreases with increasing trophic levels: the diversity of zoophagous and mycetophagous beetles was determined by ambient energy, while non-structural carbohydrate content in woody tissues determined that of xylophagous beetles. Our study thus overall supports the species-energy hypothesis and specifies that the relative importance of ambient temperature increases with increasing trophic level with opposite effects for substrate energy.
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- Peter Kriegel
- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany
- Bavarian Environment Agency, Biodiversitätszentrum Rhön, Bischofsheim in der Rhön, Germany
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH, Zollikofen, Switzerland
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution IEE - Conservation Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha 4, Czech Republic
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- Department for Soil Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment INRAE, 'Forest Ecosystems' Research Unit, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France
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- University of Toulouse, Engineering School of Purpan, UMR 1201 INRAE-INPT DYNAFOR, Toulouse, France
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- Arma dei Carabinieri CUFA, Projects, Conventions, Environmental Education Office, Rome, Italy
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH, Zollikofen, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Forest Growth, Silviculture and Genetics, Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests Natural Hazards and Landscape BFW, Vienna, Austria
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- Forest Nature Conservation, Northwest German Forest Research Institute, Hann. Münden, Germany
- Department for Forest Nature Conservation, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Reparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Verona, Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità "Bosco Fontana", Marmirolo, Italy
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- Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Forest Protection, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, Georg-August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH, Zollikofen, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- University of Toulouse, INRAE, UMR 1201 DYNAFOR, Castanet-Tolosan, France
- CNPF-CRPF Occitanie, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Indiana, Bloomington, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Biostatistics Consulting Center, Indiana University, Indiana, Bloomington, USA
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany
- Bavarian Forest National Park, Grafenau, Germany
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- Ecological-Botanical Garden of the University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Bioscience and Territory, Università degli Studi del Molise, Pesche, Italy
- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Applied Science, University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg, Rottenburg, Germany
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- Chair of Forest Botany, Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology, Technical University of Dresden, Tharandt, Germany
- Chair of Ecophysiology and Vegetation Ecology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management Research Group, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
- Berchtesgaden National Park, Berchtesgaden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Forest Zoology, Tharandt, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences NMBU, Ås, Norway
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- Department for Life Science Systems, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany
- Hessian Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology, Biodiversity Center, Gießen, Germany
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Grigoropoulou A, Hamid SA, Acosta R, Akindele EO, Al‐Shami SA, Altermatt F, Amatulli G, Angeler DG, Arimoro FO, Aroviita J, Astorga‐Roine A, Bastos RC, Bonada N, Boukas N, Brand C, Bremerich V, Bush A, Cai Q, Callisto M, Chen K, Cruz PV, Dangles O, Death R, Deng X, Domínguez E, Dudgeon D, Eriksen TE, Faria APJ, Feio MJ, Fernández‐Aláez C, Floury M, García‐Criado F, García‐Girón J, Graf W, Grönroos M, Haase P, Hamada N, He F, Heino J, Holzenthal R, Huttunen K, Jacobsen D, Jähnig SC, Jetz W, Johnson RK, Juen L, Kalkman V, Kati V, Keke UN, Koroiva R, Kuemmerlen M, Langhans SD, Ligeiro R, Van Looy K, Maasri A, Marchant R, Garcia Marquez JR, Martins RT, Melo AS, Metzeling L, Miserendino ML, Moe SJ, Molineri C, Muotka T, Mustonen K, Mykrä H, Cavalcante do Nascimento JM, Valente‐Neto F, Neu PJ, Nieto C, Pauls SU, Paulson DR, Rios‐Touma B, Rodrigues ME, de Oliveira Roque F, Salazar Salina J, Schmera D, Schmidt‐Kloiber A, Shah D, Simaika JP, Siqueira T, Tachamo‐Shah RD, Theischinger G, Thompson R, Tonkin JD, Torres‐Cambas Y, Townsend C, Turak E, Twardochleb L, Wang B, Yanygina L, Zamora‐Muñoz C, Domisch S. The global EPTO database: Worldwide occurrences of aquatic insects. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 2023; 32:642-655. [DOI: 10.1111/geb.13648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Afroditi Grigoropoulou
- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia Penang Malaysia
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- FEHM‐Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Barcelona Spain
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- Indian River Research and Education Center, IFAS University of Florida Fort Pierce Florida USA
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Department of Aquatic Ecology Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Dübendorf Switzerland
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, EEB Department Yale University New Haven Connecticut USA
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Animal Biology Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Freshwater Centre Oulu Finland
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- Centro de Investigacion en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia, CIEP Coyhaique Chile
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão Codó Brazil
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Pará Belém Brazil
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- FEHM‐Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Barcelona Spain
- Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio) Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Biological Applications and Technologies University of Ioannina Ioannina Greece
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- CIEMEP (CONICET‐UNPSJB) Esquel Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco Esquel Argentina
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Lancaster UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil
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- Department of Entomology Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou China
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- Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Conservação Universidade Federal de Rondônia – UNIR Rolim de Moura Brazil
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Université de Montpellier, UMR 5175, CNRS, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier, EPHE, IRD Montpellier France
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- Institute of Natural Resources – Ecology Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt Germany
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical‐ CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Universidad Nacional de Tucuman Yerba Buena Argentina
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- Division of Ecology & Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Pará Belém Brazil
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- Department Life Sciences, FCTUC, Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Associate Laboratory ARNET University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA Villeurbanne France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Environmental Management University of León León Spain
- Geography Research Unit University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna Austria
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- Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt Germany
- Faculty of Biology University of Duisburg‐Essen Essen Germany
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- Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Manaus Brazil
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Geography Research Unit University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Department of Entomology University of Minnesota St Paul Minnesota USA
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- Freshwater Biological Section, Department of Biology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Geography Department Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, EEB Department Yale University New Haven Connecticut USA
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Pará Belém Brazil
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- Department of Biological Applications and Technologies University of Ioannina Ioannina Greece
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- Department of Animal Biology Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB João Pessoa Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará Belém Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Pará Belém Brazil
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Manaus Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia – IB Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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- CIEMEP (CONICET‐UNPSJB) Esquel Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco Esquel Argentina
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical‐ CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Universidad Nacional de Tucuman Yerba Buena Argentina
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Freshwater Centre Oulu Finland
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- Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Manaus Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Zoologia Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará Belém Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas São Paulo Brazil
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical‐ CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Universidad Nacional de Tucuman Yerba Buena Argentina
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt Germany
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- Slater Museum of Natural History University of Puget Sound Tacoma Washington State USA
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- Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS) Universidad de Las Américas‐Ecuador Quito Ecuador
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- Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia Vitória da Conquista Brazil
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- Institute of BioScience Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología y Geografía, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Universidad de Oriente Santiago de Cuba Cuba
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- Balaton Limnological Research Institute Tihany Hungary
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- Central Department of Environmental Science Tribhuvan University Kirtipur Nepal
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- Department of Water Resources and Ecosystems IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Delft The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP) Rio Claro Brazil
- School of Biological Sciences University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand
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- Department of Life Sciences and Aquatic Ecology Centre Kathmandu University Dhulikhel Nepal
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- Centre for Applied Water Science University of Canberra Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand
- Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand
- Bioprotection Aotearoa Centre of Research Excellence University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Department of Zoology University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- Department of Planning and Environment NSW Government Parramatta New South Wales Australia
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- California Department of Water Resources West Sacramento California USA
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- Department of Entomology Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing China
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- Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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Lin Y, Wu H, Liu D, Li Y, Kang Y, Zhang Z, Wang W. Patterns and drivers of soil surface-dwelling Oribatida diversity along an altitudinal gradient on the Changbai Mountain, China. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10105. [PMID: 37214606 PMCID: PMC10196937 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Distribution patterns of biodiversity and environmental interactions are dominant themes in ecology. In montane ecosystems, biodiversity is closely associated with altitudinal gradients. However, studies of biodiversity in montane ecosystems are focused on plants and vertebrates, with relatively less on invertebrates. Here, the present study used a Vortis arthropod suction sampler to explore the biodiversity patterns of soil surface-dwelling Oribatida and their drivers along an altitudinal gradient (600, 800, 1600, 2000, and 2300 m) from typical temperate forests, evergreen coniferous forests, subalpine birch forests to alpine tundra on the north slope of Changbai Mountain, Northeast China. Trichoribates berlesei, Platynothrus peltifer, and Oribatula tibialis were the dominant soil surface-dwelling species on Changbai Mountain. Generally, alpha diversity and beta diversity of soil surface-dwelling Oribatida decreased with the rising altitude, with a peaking density value at 2000 m. The result of beta diversity showed that the structures of community were more influenced by the species turnover component than the nestedness component. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination showed that the community structure of soil surface-dwelling Oribatida varied significantly along the altitudinal gradient. The variance partitioning showed that the elevation and climatic conditions determined the soil surface-dwelling Oribatida community. Spatial filtering represented by geographic and elevation distances was particularly associated with soil surface-dwelling Oribatida community variation between altitudes on Changbai Mountain. However, the variation of the Oribatida community between adjacent altitudes was only associated with geographic distance. Our study provides supportive evidence for the biodiversity analyzing of soil surface-dwelling Oribatida in montane ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient.
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- Yiling Lin
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
- State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
- State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
- State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Institute of Northeast Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
- State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and AgroecologyChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunChina
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Sale PF. Biogeography: A deep dive on reefs. Curr Biol 2023; 33:R306-R308. [PMID: 37098333 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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A new analysis of the structure of coral-reef fish assemblages worldwide reveals biogeographic, taxonomic, and ecological patterns vary substantially with depth.
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- Peter F Sale
- Department of Biology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
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Deng W, Zhang F, Li YP, Zhang X, Fornacca D, Yang XY, Xiao W. Uncovering the biogeographic pattern of the widespread nematode-trapping fungi Arthrobotrys oligospora: watershed is the key. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1152751. [PMID: 37152762 PMCID: PMC10156993 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1152751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Studies of biogeographic patterns of fungi have long been behind those of plants and animals. The presence of worldwide species, the lack of systematic sampling design and adequate sampling effort, and the lack of research units are responsible for this status. This study investigates the biogeographical patterns of Arthrobotrys oligospora, the most widespread globally distributed nematode-trapping fungi (NTF), by stratified collecting and analyzing 2,250 samples from 228 sites in Yunnan Province, China. The A. oligospora was isolated, and 149 strains were subjected to ITS, TUB, TEF and RPB2 gene sequencing and multi-gene association phylogeographic analysis. The results show that at population level A. oligospora is randomly distributed throughout Yunnan Province and has no biogeographical distribution pattern. At the genetic level, the phylogenetic tree of A. oligospora diverges into five major evolutionary clades, with a low degree of gene flow between the five clades. However, the correlation between the phylogenetic diversity of A. oligospora and geographical factors was low. There was no clear pattern in the phylogenetic clades distribution of A. oligospora either without dividing the study unit or when the grid was used as the study unit. When watersheds were used as the study unit, 67.4%, 63.3%, 65.9%, 83.3%, and 66.7% of clade 1-5 strains were distributed in the Jinsha river, Red river, Peal river, Lancang river, and Nujiang-Irawaddy river watersheds, respectively. The clades distribution of A. oligospora was highly consistent with the watersheds distribution. Training predictions of the clades distributions using randomly generated polygons were also less accurate than watersheds. These results suggest that watersheds are key to discovering the biogeographic distribution patterns of A. oligospora. The A. oligospora populations are blocked by mountains in the watershed, and gene flow barriers have occurred, which may have resulted in the formation of multiple cryptic species. Watersheds are also ideal for understanding such speciation processes, explaining factors affecting biodiversity distribution and coupling studies of plant and animal and microbial diversity.
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- Wei Deng
- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Yunling Black-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkey Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- Yunling Black-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkey Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China
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Biondi M, D’Alessandro P, Iannella M. Up and down from North to South: Latitudinal Distribution of Flea Beetle Genera in Continental Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). INSECTS 2023; 14:394. [PMID: 37103209 PMCID: PMC10144621 DOI: 10.3390/insects14040394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The distribution of global biodiversity can be investigated based on comprehensive datasets and many methods to process them. The taxonomic diversity of phytophagous insects is typically linked to plant diversity, which increases from temperate to tropical latitudes. In this paper, we explored the latitudinal distribution of the flea beetle genera (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) on the African continent. We divided the area into latitudinal belts and looked for possible correlations with the number and types of vegetational divisions, the area of each belt, and the bioclimatic variables. The number of flea beetle genera is related to the number and types of vegetation divisions rather than the area of each belt. Some bioclimatic variables are highly related to the number of genera, which is higher within those belts where climate factors limit the oscillation of temperature over the year and favor high precipitations, especially in the warmest months. These biotic and abiotic factors lead to a two-peak trend in the taxonomic richness of flea beetle genera from north to south. Genera endemic to restricted areas are linked to the presence of high mountain systems and increase the taxonomic richness of the belt they belong to.
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Wang Y, Sun J, Lee TM. Altitude dependence of alpine grassland ecosystem multifunctionality across the Tibetan Plateau. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 332:117358. [PMID: 36724595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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While altitude affects climatic characteristics, terrestrial plant habitats, and species composition, few studies considered the effects of altitude on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). Here, we teased apart the EMF at different altitude with a linear piecewise quantile regression and explore ecosystem functions and environmental factors with EMF along the altitudinal gradient across the Tibetan Plateau. Then, we estimated the response of ecosystem functions to environmental factors, and explain the impact of environmental factors on EMF through the structural equation model. Our data revealed an EMF changepoint at an altitude of about 3900 m where the EMF could be segregated into low- and high-altitude patterns. Our results indicate that water availability drives the EMF mainly through improving soil nutrients and microbe cycling functions in low-altitude regions; conversely, water-heat and phenological conditions regulate the EMF through the role of plant productivity and soil nutrients in high-altitude regions. As such, our EMF analysis suggests that to maintain the long-term stability of the grassland ecosystem, it becomes critical to fully consider the differences in the altitudinal patterns and mechanisms, particularly under the ongoing climate change.
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- Yi Wang
- School of Life Sciences and State Key Lab of Biological Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- School of Life Sciences and State Key Lab of Biological Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Deng W, Zhang F, Fornacca D, Yang XY, Xiao W. Those Nematode-Trapping Fungi That are not Everywhere: Hints Towards Soil Microbial Biogeography. J Microbiol 2023:10.1007/s12275-023-00043-7. [PMID: 37022590 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-023-00043-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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The existence of biogeography for microorganisms is a raising topic in ecology and researchers are employing better distinctions between single species, including the most rare ones, to reveal potential hidden patterns. An important volume of evidence supporting heterogeneous distributions for bacteria, archaea and protists is accumulating, and more recently a few efforts have targeted microscopic fungi. We propose an insight into this latter kingdom by looking at a group of soil nematode-trapping fungi whose species are well-known and easily recognizable. We chose a pure culture approach because of its reliable isolation procedures for this specific group. After morphologically and molecularly identifying all species collected from 2250 samples distributed in 228 locations across Yunnan province of China, we analyzed occurrence frequencies and mapped species, genera, and richness. Results showed an apparent cosmopolitan tendency for this group of fungi, including species richness among sites. However, only four species were widespread across the region, while non-random heterogeneous distributions were observed for the remaining 40 species, both in terms of statistical distribution of species richness reflected by a significant variance-to-mean ratio, as well as in terms of visually discernible spatial clusters of rare species and genera on the map. Moreover, several species were restricted to only one location, raising the question of whether endemicity exists for this microbial group. Finally, environmental heterogeneity showed a marginal contribution in explaining restricted distributions, suggesting that other factors such as geographical isolation and dispersal capabilities should be explored. These findings contribute to our understanding of the cryptic geographic distribution of microorganisms and encourage further research in this direction.
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- Wei Deng
- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- The Key Laboratory of Yunnan Education Department on Er'hai Catchment Conservation and Sustainable Development, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- The Key Laboratory of Yunnan Education Department on Er'hai Catchment Conservation and Sustainable Development, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Yunnan Education Department on Er'hai Catchment Conservation and Sustainable Development, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Yunling Black-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkey Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Cheptoo Rono P, Munyao Mutie F, Kathambi V, Wei N, Muema Watuma B, Nanjala C, Wagutu GK, Kirika PM, Malombe I, Hu GW, Wang QF. An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa. PHYTOKEYS 2023; 223:1-174. [PMID: 37252062 PMCID: PMC10209612 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.223.97401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Mt Elgon is an ancient transboundary volcanic mountain found at the Kenya-Uganda boarder possessing high plant diversity. This study documents an updated checklist of the mountain's vascular plants obtained through random-walk field excursions and retrieval of herbarium specimen tracing back to 1900. We compiled 1709 species from 673 genera in 131 families. One new species of the family Cucurbitaceae was also reported. This checklist records respective habitat, habits, elevation ranges, voucher numbers and global distribution ranges of each species. Native and exotic species were also distinguished, where 8.4% of the total species in 49 families were exotic species. There were 103 endemic species, while 14 species were found to be both rare and endemic. IUCN conservation status revealed 2 Critically Endangered, 4 Endangered, 9 Vulnerable and 2 Near Threatened species. This study presents the first and most comprehensive plant inventory of Mt Elgon that will facilitate further ecological and phylogenetic studies.
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- Peninah Cheptoo Rono
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 45166 00100, Nairobi, KenyaEast African Herbarium, National Museums of KenyaNairobiKenya
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, ChineseAcademy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 45166 00100, Nairobi, KenyaEast African Herbarium, National Museums of KenyaNairobiKenya
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- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 45166 00100, Nairobi, KenyaEast African Herbarium, National Museums of KenyaNairobiKenya
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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Bonato Asato AE, Wirth C, Eisenhauer N, Hines J. On the phenology of soil organisms: Current knowledge and future steps. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10022. [PMID: 37113518 PMCID: PMC10126832 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Phenology is the study of timing of periodic activities in biological life cycles. It describes an inherent component of ecosystem dynamics, and shifts in biological activity have been increasingly recognized as an indicator of global change. Although phenology is mainly studied above the ground, major ecosystem processes, such as decomposition, mineralization, and nutrient cycling, are soil-dependent. Therefore, the phenology of soil organisms is a crucial, but understudied, aspect of terrestrial ecosystem functioning. We performed a systematic review of 96 studies, which reported 228 phenological observations, to evaluate the current knowledge of soil microbial and animal phenology. Despite the increasing number of soil phenology reports, most research is still concentrated in a few countries (centered in the Northern Hemisphere) and taxa (microbiota), with significant gaps in the most diverse regions of the globe (i.e., tropics) and important taxa (e.g., ants, termites, and earthworms). Moreover, biotic predictors (e.g., biodiversity and species interactions) have rarely been considered as possible drivers of soil organisms' phenology. We present recommendations for future soil phenology research based on an evaluation of the reported geographical, taxonomic, and methodologic trends that bias current soil phenology research. First, we highlight papers that depict good soil phenology practice, either regarding the research foci, methodological approaches, or results reporting. Then, we discuss the gaps, challenges, and opportunities for future research. Overall, we advocate that focusing both on highly diverse ecosystems and key soil organisms, while testing for the direct and indirect effects of biodiversity loss and climatic stressors, could increase our knowledge of soil functioning and enhance the accuracy of predictions depicting the effects of global change on terrestrial ecosystem functioning as a whole.
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- Ana E Bonato Asato
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Leipzig Germany
- Institute of Biology Leipzig University Leipzig Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Leipzig Germany
- Institute of Biology Leipzig University Leipzig Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Leipzig Germany
- Institute of Biology Leipzig University Leipzig Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Leipzig Germany
- Institute of Biology Leipzig University Leipzig Germany
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Moritz MA, Batllori E, Bolker BM. The role of fire in terrestrial vertebrate richness patterns. Ecol Lett 2023; 26:563-574. [PMID: 36773965 DOI: 10.1111/ele.14177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Productivity is strongly associated with terrestrial species richness patterns, although the mechanisms underpinning such patterns have long been debated. Despite considerable consumption of primary productivity by fire, its influence on global diversity has received relatively little study. Here we examine the sensitivity of terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity (amphibians, birds and mammals) to fire, while accounting for other drivers. We analyse global data on terrestrial vertebrate richness, net primary productivity, fire occurrence (fraction of productivity consumed) and additional influences unrelated to productivity (i.e., historical phylogenetic and area effects) on species richness. For birds, fire is associated with higher diversity, rivalling the effects of productivity on richness, and for mammals, fire's positive association with diversity is even stronger than productivity; for amphibians, in contrast, there are few clear associations. Our findings suggest an underappreciated role for fire in the generation of animal species richness and the conservation of global biodiversity.
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- Max A Moritz
- University of California Cooperative Extension, Oakland, California, USA
- Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Zu K, Zhang C, Chen F, Zhang Z, Ahmad S, Nabi G. Latitudinal gradients of angiosperm plant diversity and phylogenetic structure in China’s nature reserves. Glob Ecol Conserv 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Li X, Zheng Z, Xu C, Zhao P, Chen J, Wu J, Zhao X, Mu X, Zhao D, Zeng Y. Individual tree-based forest species diversity estimation by classification and clustering methods using UAV data. Front Ecol Evol 2023. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1139458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Monitoring forest species diversity is essential for biodiversity conservation and ecological management. Currently, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has been increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring due to its flexibility and low cost. In this study, we compared two methods for estimating forest species diversity indices, namely the spectral angle mapper (SAM) classification approach based on the established species-spectral library, and the self-adaptive Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) clustering algorithm by selected biochemical and structural features. We conducted this study in two complex subtropical forest areas, Mazongling (MZL) and Gonggashan (GGS) National Nature Forest Reserves using UAV-borne hyperspectral and LiDAR data. The results showed that the classification method performed better with higher values of R2 than the clustering algorithm for predicting both species richness (0.62 > 0.46 for MZL and 0.55 > 0.46 for GGS) and Shannon-Wiener index (0.64 > 0.58 for MZL, 0.52 > 0.47 for GGS). However, the Simpson index estimated by the classification method correlated less with the field measurements than the clustering algorithm (R2 = 0.44 and 0.83 for MZL and R2 = 0.44 and 0.62 for GGS). Our study demonstrated that the classification method could provide more accurate monitoring of forest diversity indices but requires spectral information of all dominant tree species at individual canopy scale. By comparison, the clustering method might introduce uncertainties due to the amounts of biochemical and structural inputs derived from the hyperspectral and LiDAR data, but it could acquire forest diversity patterns rapidly without distinguishing the specific tree species. Our findings underlined the advantages of UAV remote sensing for monitoring the species diversity in complex forest ecosystems and discussed the applicability of classification and clustering methods for estimating different individual tree-based species diversity indices.
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Maul K, Wei Y, Iskandar EAP, Chantanaorrapint S, Ho B, Quandt D, Kessler M. Liverworts show a globally consistent mid‐elevation richness peak. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9862. [PMID: 36969936 PMCID: PMC10034488 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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The study of elevational gradients allows to draw conclusions on the factors and mechanisms determining patterns in species richness distribution. Several earlier studies investigated liverwort diversity on single or few elevational transects. However, a comprehensive survey of the elevational distribution patterns of liverwort richness and their underlying factors is lacking so far. This study's purpose was to fill this gap by compiling an extensive data set of liverwort elevational patterns encompassing a broad diversity of mountains and mountain ranges around the world. Using polynomial regression analyses, we found a prevalence of hump‐shaped richness patterns (19 of 25 gradients), where liverwort species richness peaked at mid‐elevation and decreased towards both ends of the gradient. Against our expectation and unlike in other plant groups, in liverworts, this pattern also applies to elevational gradients at mid‐latitudes in temperate climates. Indeed, relative elevation, calculated as the percentage of the elevational range potentially inhabited by liverworts, was the most powerful predictor for the distribution of liverwort species richness. We conclude from these results that the admixture of low‐ and high‐elevation liverwort floras, in combination with steep ecological gradients, leads to a mid‐elevation floristic turnover shaping elevational patterns of liverwort diversity. Our analyses further detected significant effects of climatic variables (temperature of the warmest month, potential evapotranspiration, and precipitation of the warmest month) in explaining elevational liverwort richness patterns. This indicates that montane liverwort diversity is restricted by high temperatures and subsequent low water availability especially towards lower elevations, which presumably will lead to serious effects by temperature shifts associated with global warming.
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- Karola Maul
- Nees Institute for Biodiversity of PlantsUniversity of BonnBonnGermany
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of BotanyGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of SciencesGuilinChina
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- Understanding Evolution Research GroupNaturalis Biodiversity CentreLeidenThe Netherlands
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Faculty of ScienceLeiden UniversityLeidenThe Netherlands
- Cibodas Botanic GardenNational Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)BandungIndonesia
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Faculty of SciencePrince of Songkla UniversityHat YaiThailand
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- Singapore Botanic GardensNational Parks BoardSingaporeRepublic of Singapore
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- Nees Institute for Biodiversity of PlantsUniversity of BonnBonnGermany
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- Systematic and Evolutionary BotanyUniversity of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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Ripa A, Díaz-Caballero JA, Palacios-González MJ, Zalba J, Espinosa A, García-Zapata JL, Gómez-Martín A, Tkach V, Fernández-Garcia JL. Non-Invasive Wildlife Disease Surveillance Using Real Time PCR Assays: The Case of the Endangered Galemys pyrenaicus Populations from the Central System Mountains (Extremadura, Spain). Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13071136. [PMID: 37048392 PMCID: PMC10093302 DOI: 10.3390/ani13071136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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The Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small semi-aquatic mammal that inhabits mountainous areas from the centre to the north of the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees and is listed as endangered because it has suffered a serious decline. Since 1960, only three species of digeneans (Omphalometra flexuosa, Maritrema pyrenaica and Mathovius galemydis) and two nematodes (Aonchotheca galemydis and Paracuaria hispanica) have been reported from the desman, but no further information on health status and no data from Extremadura has been available. The aim of our study was to characterise the diversity and distribution of parasites and microbiomes of desmans in different areas of the Central System of Extremadura. Between 2019 and 2021 we collected 238 fecal samples and one tissue (intestine) sample that was obtained from a dead desman. DNA templates were processed by commercial or customised real-time PCR using TaqMan probes. Representative data were obtained for Cryptosporidium spp., Omphalometra spp., Eimeria spp., Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Leptospira spp. Omphalometra spp. was studied using a newly developed PCR test. The screening of the dead desman allowed us to obtain, for the first time, a partial sequence of the 18SrDNA. This study is the most complete study of the desman, allowing us to identify parasites and the microbiome in populations of G. pyrenaicus using non-invasive sampling.
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- Adriana Ripa
- Genetic and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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- Dirección General Sostenibilidad, Consejería Para la Transición Ecológica y Sostenibilidad, Junta de Extremadura, 06800 Merida, Spain
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- Dirección General Sostenibilidad, Consejería Para la Transición Ecológica y Sostenibilidad, Junta de Extremadura, 06800 Merida, Spain
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- Dirección General Sostenibilidad, Consejería Para la Transición Ecológica y Sostenibilidad, Junta de Extremadura, 06800 Merida, Spain
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- Genetic and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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- Genetic and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58201, USA
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Martínez-Núñez C, Martínez-Prentice R, García-Navas V. Land-use diversity predicts regional bird taxonomic and functional richness worldwide. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1320. [PMID: 36899001 PMCID: PMC10006419 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Unveiling the processes that shape biodiversity patterns is a cornerstone of ecology. Land-use diversity (i.e., the variety of land-use categories within an area) is often considered an important environmental factor that promotes species richness at landscape and regional scales by increasing beta-diversity. Still, the role of land-use diversity in structuring global taxonomic and functional richness is unknown. Here, we examine the hypothesis that regional species taxonomic and functional richness is explained by global patterns of land-use diversity by analyzing distribution and trait data for all extant birds. We found strong support for our hypothesis. Land-use diversity predicted bird taxonomic and functional richness in almost all biogeographic realms, even after accounting for the effect of net primary productivity (i.e., a proxy of resource availability and habitat heterogeneity). This link was particularly consistent with functional richness compared to taxonomic richness. In the Palearctic and Afrotropic realms, a saturation effect was evident, suggesting a non-linear relationship between land-use diversity and biodiversity. Our results reveal that land-use diversity is a key environmental factor associated with several facets of bird regional diversity, widening our understanding of key large-scale predictors of biodiversity patterns. These results can contribute to policies aimed at minimizing regional biodiversity loss.
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- Carlos Martínez-Núñez
- Department of Integrative Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD (CSIC), Seville, Spain.
- Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH-8046, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Integrative Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD (CSIC), Seville, Spain
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Skobel N, Borovyk D, Vynokurov D, Moysiyenko I, Babytskiy A, Bednarska I, Bezsmertna O, Chusova O, Dayneko P, Dengler J, Guarino R, Kalashnik K, Khodosovtsev A, Kolomiychuk V, Kucher O, Kuzemko A, Shapoval V, Umanets O, Zagorodniuk N, Zakharova M, Dembicz I. Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e99605. [PMID: 38327326 PMCID: PMC10848634 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e99605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Background This paper presents two sampling-event datasets with occurrences of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens collected in May-June 2021 in southern Ukraine. We aimed to collect high-quality biodiversity data in an understudied region and contribute it to international databases and networks. The study was carried out during the 15th Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) Field Workshop in southern Ukraine and the Dark Diversity Network (DarkDivNet) sampling in the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park. By chance, these datasets were collected shortly before the major escalation of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Surveyed areas in Kherson and Mykolaiv Regions, including established monitoring plots, were severely affected by military actions in 2022. Therefore, collected data are of significant value in the context of biodiversity documentation. The knowledge about the biodiversity of this area will help to assess the environmental impact of the war and plan restoration of the damaged or destroyed habitats. The first preliminary analysis of collected data demonstrates the biodiversity richness and conservation value of studied grassland habitats. New information We provide sampling-event datasets with 7467 occurrences, which represent 708 taxa (vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens) collected in 275 vegetation relevés. Amongst them, vascular plants are represented by 6665 occurrences (610 taxa), lichens - 420 (46) and bryophytes - 381 (51). Several new species were reported for the first time at the national or regional level. In particular, one vascular plant species (Torilispseudonodosa) and two lichen species (Cladoniaconista, Endocarponloscosii) were new to Ukraine. One vascular plant (Stipatirsa), two species of bryophytes (Rhynchostegiummegapolitanum, Ptychostomumtorquescens) and three species of lichens (Cladoniacervicornis, C.symphycarpa, Involucropyreniumbreussi) were recorded for the first time for the Kherson Region. Additionally, these datasets contain occurrences of taxa with narrow distribution, specialists of rare habitat types and, therefore, represented by a low number of occurrences in relevant biodiversity databases and particularly in GBIF. This publication highlights the diversity of natural vegetation and its flora in southern Ukraine and raises conservation concerns.
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- Nadiia Skobel
- Kherson State University, Kherson, UkraineKherson State UniversityKhersonUkraine
- University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandUniversity of WarsawWarsawPoland
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineM.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of UkraineKyivUkraine
- Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineM.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of UkraineKyivUkraine
- University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, SpainUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUBilbaoSpain
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- Kherson State University, Kherson, UkraineKherson State UniversityKhersonUkraine
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- I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineI.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineInstitute of Ecology of the Carpathians, NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- Educational and scientific center “Institute of biology and medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, UkraineEducational and scientific center “Institute of biology and medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivKyivUkraine
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineM.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of UkraineKyivUkraine
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Wädenswil, SwitzerlandZurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)WädenswilSwitzerland
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- Kherson State University, Kherson, UkraineKherson State UniversityKhersonUkraine
- Insitute of Botany of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SlovakiaInsitute of Botany of Slovak Academy of SciencesBratislavaSlovakia
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- Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Wädenswil, SwitzerlandZurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)WädenswilSwitzerland
- Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), Bayreuth, GermanyBayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER)BayreuthGermany
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- University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyUniversity of PalermoPalermoItaly
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- Institute of Marine Biology of the NAS of Ukraine, Odesa, UkraineInstitute of Marine Biology of the NAS of UkraineOdesaUkraine
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- O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, UkraineO.V. Fomin Botanical Garden Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivKyivUkraine
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineM.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineM.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania-Nova" NAAS of Ukraine, Askania-Nova, UkraineFalz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania-Nova" NAAS of UkraineAskania-NovaUkraine
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- Black Sea Biosphere Reserve, NAS of Ukraine, Hola Prystan, UkraineBlack Sea Biosphere Reserve, NAS of UkraineHola PrystanUkraine
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- Kherson State University, Kherson, UkraineKherson State UniversityKhersonUkraine
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- Kherson State University, Kherson, UkraineKherson State UniversityKhersonUkraine
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- University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandUniversity of WarsawWarsawPoland
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Zhou YD, Qian H, Jin Y, Xiao KY, Yan X, Wang QF. Geographic patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity of aquatic angiosperms in China. PLANT DIVERSITY 2023; 45:177-184. [PMID: 37069935 PMCID: PMC10105238 DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2022.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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China covers a vast territory harbouring a large number of aquatic plants. Although there are many studies on the β-diversity of total, herbaceous or woody plants in China and elsewhere, few studies have focused on aquatic plants. Here, we analyse a comprehensive data set of 889 aquatic angiosperm species in China, and explore the geographic patterns and climatic correlates of total taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity as well as their turnover and nestedness components. Our results show that geographic patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity are highly congruent for aquatic angiosperms, and taxonomic β-diversity is consistently higher than phylogenetic β-diversity. The ratio between the nestedness component and total β-diversity is high in northwestern China and low in southeastern China. The geographic patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity of aquatic angiosperms in China are obviously affected by geographic and climatic distances, respectively. In conclusion, the geographic patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity of aquatic angiosperms are consistent across China. Climatic and geographic distances jointly affect the geographic patterns of β-diversity of aquatic angiosperms. Overall, our work provides insight into understanding the large-scale patterns of aquatic angiosperm β-diversity, and is a critical addition to previous studies on the macroecological patterns of terrestrial organisms.
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- Ya-Dong Zhou
- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, China
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- Research and Collections Center, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois, USA
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Wuhan Botanical Garden/Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Botanical Garden/Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center (SAJOREC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Botanical Garden/Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center (SAJOREC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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Beaugrand G. Towards an Understanding of Large-Scale Biodiversity Patterns on Land and in the Sea. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12030339. [PMID: 36979031 PMCID: PMC10044889 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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This review presents a recent theory named ‘macroecological theory on the arrangement of life’ (METAL). This theory is based on the concept of the ecological niche and shows that the niche-environment (including climate) interaction is fundamental to explain many phenomena observed in nature from the individual to the community level (e.g., phenology, biogeographical shifts, and community arrangement and reorganisation, gradual or abrupt). The application of the theory in climate change biology as well as individual and species ecology has been presented elsewhere. In this review, I show how METAL explains why there are more species at low than high latitudes, why the peak of biodiversity is located at mid-latitudes in the oceanic domain and at the equator in the terrestrial domain, and finally why there are more terrestrial than marine species, despite the fact that biodiversity has emerged in the oceans. I postulate that the arrangement of planetary biodiversity is mathematically constrained, a constraint we previously called ‘the great chessboard of life’, which determines the maximum number of species that may colonise a given region or domain. This theory also makes it possible to reconstruct past biodiversity and understand how biodiversity could be reorganised in the context of anthropogenic climate change.
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- Grégory Beaugrand
- CNRS, Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, Univ. Lille, UMR 8187 LOG, F-62930 Wimereux, France
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Segovia RA. Temperature predicts maximum tree-species richness and water availability and frost shape the residual variation. Ecology 2023; 104:e4000. [PMID: 36799257 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The kinetic hypothesis of biodiversity proposes that temperature is the main driver of variation in species richness, given its exponential effect on biological activity and, potentially, on rates of diversification. However, limited support for this hypothesis has been found to date. I tested the fit of this model to the variation of tree-species richness along a continuous latitudinal gradient in the Americas. I found that the kinetic hypothesis accurately predicts the upper bound of the relationship between the inverse of mean annual temperature (1/kT) and the natural logarithm of species richness, at a broad scale. In addition, I found that water availability and the number of days with freezing temperatures explain part of the residual variation of the upper bound model. The finding of the model fitting on the upper bound rather than on the mean values suggest that the kinetic hypothesis is modeling the variation of the potential maximum species richness per unit of temperature. Likewise, the distribution of the residuals of the upper bound model in function of the number of days with freezing temperatures suggest the importance of environmental thresholds rather than gradual variation driving the observable variation in species richness.
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- Ricardo A Segovia
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Santiago, Chile.,Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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Canepuccia AD, Fanjul MS, Iribarne OO. Global distribution and richness of terrestrial mammals in tidal marshes. DIVERS DISTRIB 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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- Alejandro D. Canepuccia
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC) Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata (UNMDP) ‐ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Mar del Plata Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC) Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata (UNMDP) ‐ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Mar del Plata Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC) Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata (UNMDP) ‐ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Mar del Plata Argentina
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Chen Y, Rasool MA, Hussain S, Meng S, Yao Y, Wang X, Liu Y. Bird community structure is driven by urbanization level, blue-green infrastructure configuration and precision farming in Taizhou, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 859:160096. [PMID: 36372169 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Land use/land cover (LULC) changes and high urbanization rates are the main drivers of avian habitat loss in developing countries. However, few studies have examined the effects of urbanization intensity on avian diversity distribution and its importance in guiding eco-friendly urban planning. We surveyed bird distribution (n = 67 species) in different seasons using local ecological knowledge (LEK) and transect line methods in Jiangyan District from July 2018 to May 2019. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the effects of urbanization levels on birds relative density and richness during spring-summer (breeding season) and autumn-winter seasons (non-breeding season). Generalized linear models (GLM) were identified for the landscape composition and configuration that drive relative density and richness in native bird communities. Using redundancy analysis (RDA), we identified the landscape composition and configuration factors affecting bird foraging and roosting at urbanization levels. The results showed high dependency of waders and granivores on paddy fields and dry arable land respectively during the breeding season. During non-breeding season, wetland abundance, land cover, connectivity and total area of BGI were important habitat factors in attracting birds. Moreover, the landscape composition and configuration factors of BGI: wetlands as well as farmland habitats, are the main environmental cues that influence bird foraging. Therefore, to increase habitat suitability over landscape matrix, we propose creation of multiple waterbodies and green corridors of variable types and sizes on natural patches to improve the connectivity of ecological network. We also recommend land management interventions in farmland ecosystems, which could contribute to natural habitat restoration and improve bird biodiversity in urban areas.
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- Yixue Chen
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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Temporal patterns of breeding bird assemblages in small urban parks reveal relatively low stability and asynchrony. COMMUNITY ECOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s42974-023-00133-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Meng L, Zhou L. Distribution patterns and drivers of nonendemic and endemic glires species in China. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9798. [PMID: 36778841 PMCID: PMC9905661 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Spatial patterns and determinants of species richness in complex geographical regions are important subjects of current biogeography and biodiversity conservation research. Glires are small herbivorous mammal species with limited migratory ability that may serve as an indicator of biodiversity and ecosystems. Herein, we aimed to evaluate how multiple ecological hypotheses could explain the species richness patterns of glires in China. Initially, we constructed a mapping grid cell operating units of 80 × 80 km2 which covered China's land mass and mapped the distribution ranges of the 237 glires species that had recorded. The glires taxa were separated into three response variables based on their distribution: (a) all species, (b) nonendemic species, and (c) endemic species. The species richness patterns of the response variables were evaluated using four predictor sets: (a) hydrothermal characteristics, (b) climatic seasonality, (c) habitat heterogeneity, and (d) human factors. We performed regression tree analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, and variation partitioning analyses to determine the effects of predictors on spatial species patterns. The results showed that the distribution pattern of species richness was the highest in the Hengduan Mountains and surrounding areas in southwest China. However, only a few endemic species adapted to high-latitude environments. It was found that there are differences about the determinants between nonendemic and endemic species. Habitat heterogeneity was the most influential determinant for the distribution patterns of nonendemic species richness. Climatic seasonality was the best predictor to determine the richness distribution pattern of endemic species, whereas this was least affected by human factors. Furthermore, it should be noted that hydrothermal characteristics were not strong predictors of richness patterns for all or nonendemic species, which may be due to the fact that there are also more species in some areas with less precipitation or energy. Therefore, glires are likely to persist in areas with characteristics of high habitat heterogeneity and stable climate.
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- Lei Meng
- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringAnhui UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Biodiversity Information CenterAnhui UniversityHefeiChina
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- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringAnhui UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Biodiversity Information CenterAnhui UniversityHefeiChina
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Xie L, Chen H, Wei L, Chen S, Wang L, Xu B, Yi X, Wang X, Ding H, Fang Y. Scale-dependent effects of species diversity on aboveground biomass and productivity in a subtropical broadleaved forest on Mt. Huangshan. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9786. [PMID: 36744073 PMCID: PMC9891959 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The relationship between species diversity and biomass/productivity is a major scientific question in ecology. Exploring this relationship is essential to understanding the mechanisms underpinning the maintenance of biodiversity. Positive, negative, and neutral relationships have been identified in controlled experiments and observational research. However, increasing evidence suggests that the effects of species diversity on aboveground biomass and productivity are influenced by biotic and abiotic factors, but it remains unclear whether scale-dependent effects affect aboveground biomass and productivity. Herein, we used a generalized linear regression model and a structural equation model to explore relationships between species diversity and productivity/aboveground biomass under different scales and to investigate the effects of topographical factors and species diversity on ecosystem functioning. The results revealed a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning based on species diversity and aboveground biomass. Different sampling scales may impact the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem functioning. A positive relationship was found between species richness and productivity at medium and large scales; however, ambiguous relationships were found in productivity and other species diversity indices. Elevation was a key factor affecting both biomass and productivity. These results suggest that species diversity is not the only factor affecting biomass and productivity, and the positive correlation between species diversity and ecosystem functioning is mediated by abiotic factors.
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- Lei Xie
- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
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- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
- Research Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety, State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Biodiversity Comprehensive Observation Station for Wuyi Mountains, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on BiosafetyNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of ChinaNanjingChina
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- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
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- Research Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety, State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Biodiversity Comprehensive Observation Station for Wuyi Mountains, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on BiosafetyNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of ChinaNanjingChina
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- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
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- Research Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety, State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Biodiversity Comprehensive Observation Station for Wuyi Mountains, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on BiosafetyNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of ChinaNanjingChina
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- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
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- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
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- Research Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety, State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Biodiversity Comprehensive Observation Station for Wuyi Mountains, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on BiosafetyNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of ChinaNanjingChina
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- Co‐Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity ConservationNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingChina
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Huang M, Huang G, Fan H, Wei F. Influence of Last Glacial Maximum legacies on functional diversity and community assembly of extant Chinese terrestrial vertebrates. Innovation (N Y) 2023; 4:100379. [PMID: 36747592 PMCID: PMC9898789 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2023.100379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Contemporary biodiversity patterns are shaped by not only modern climate but also factors such as past climate fluctuations. Investigating the relative degree of paleoclimate legacy could help us understand the formation of current biodiversity patterns. However, an assessment of this issue in China is lacking. Here, we investigated the phylogenetic structure and functional diversity patterns of Chinese terrestrial vertebrates. We found that Southern China harbored higher functional richness, while Northern and Western China were more phylogenetically clustered with higher functional divergence and evenness, indicating environmental filtering effects. Moreover, we found that drastic Last Glacial Maximum climate changes were positively related to phylogenetic clustering, lower functional richness, and higher functional divergence and evenness, although this effect varied among different taxonomic groups. We further found that mammal communities experiencing more drastic Last Glacial Maximum temperature changes were characterized by "faster" life-history trait values. Our findings provide new evidence of the paleoclimate change legacies influencing contemporary biodiversity patterns that will help guide national-level conservation plans.
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- Mingpan Huang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Center for Evolution and Conservation Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Center for Evolution and Conservation Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Corresponding author
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Climatic and Non-Climatic Drivers of Plant Diversity along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Taihang Mountains of Northern China. DIVERSITY 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/d15010066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Climate is critical for plant altitudinal distribution patterns. Non-climatic factors also have important effects on vegetation altitudinal distribution in mountain regions. The purpose of this study was to explore the current distribution of plant diversity along the altitudinal gradient in the Taihang Mountain range of northern China and to estimate the effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on the elevational pattern. Through a field survey, a total of 480 sampling plots were established in the central Taihang Mountain range. Alpha diversities (the Shannon–Weiner index and Simpson index) and beta diversities (the Jaccard index and Cody index) were measured based on the survey data. Plant community structure change based on the altitudinal gradient was explored by measuring the diversity indices. Canonical correspondence analysis was carried out to determine the factors influencing plant altitudinal distribution. The contributions of climatic and non-climatic factors on plant distribution were determined by partial methods. The results showed that the plant diversity of the elevational gradient complied with a “hump-shaped” pattern, in which communities in the medium altitude area with higher plant diversity had a higher species turnover rate, and non-climatic factors, particularly the anthropogenic factors, had an important influence on the plant altitudinal pattern. In conclusion, climatic and non-climatic factors both had important effects on the plant altitudinal pattern. It is strongly recommended to reduce human interference in mountain vegetation protection and management.
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Zhao Z, Feng X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhou Z. Species richness, endemism, and conservation of wild Rhododendron in China. Glob Ecol Conserv 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Xu S, Yuan Y, Song P, Cui M, Zhao R, Song X, Cao M, Zhang Y, Yang J. The spatial patterns of diversity and their relationships with environments in rhizosphere microorganisms and host plants differ along elevational gradients. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1079113. [PMID: 36910236 PMCID: PMC9996296 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1079113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Identifying spatial patterns of biodiversity along elevational gradients provides a unified framework for understanding these patterns and predicting ecological responses to climate change. Moreover, microorganisms and plants are closely interconnected (e.g., via the rhizosphere) and thus may share spatial patterns of diversity and show similar relationships with environments. Methods This study compared diversity patterns and relationships with environments in host plants and rhizosphere microorganisms (including various functional groups) along elevational gradients across three climatic zones. Results We found that above-and belowground diversity decreased monotonically or showed a hump-shaped or U-shaped pattern along elevation gradients. However, the diversity patterns of plants, bacteria, and fungi varied depending on the taxon and climatic zone. Temperature and humidity strongly contribute to above-and belowground diversity patterns and community composition along elevational gradients. Nonetheless, soil factors might be important regulators of diversity patterns and the community composition of plants and microorganisms along these gradients. Structural equation modeling revealed that environmental factors had a stronger direct effect on rhizosphere microbial diversity than host plant diversity. Discussion In sum, spatial patterns of diversity and their relationships with environments in rhizosphere microorganisms and their host plants differed at the regional scale. Different functional groups (e.g., pathogen, mycorrhiza and nitrifier) of soil microorganisms may have divergent elevational patterns and environmental responses. These data improve our understanding of elevational diversity patterns, and provide new insights into the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem management, especially under climate change.
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- Shijia Xu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China.,School of Ethnic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education of China, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Ethnic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education of China, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China.,School of Ethnic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education of China, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China.,School of Ethnic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education of China, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China.,School of Ethnic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Ministry of Education of China, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China
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Theodorou I, Zervoudaki S, Varkitzi I, Tsirtsis G. Assessing good environmental status through mesozooplankton biodiversity: a step forward. JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH 2023; 45:52-64. [PMID: 38988894 PMCID: PMC11233992 DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbac067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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We developed a zooplankton-based water-quality evaluating method using indices of alpha diversity. Two key objectives were set: (i) the comparison of two-different quality-samples from different areas, and the verification of their differentiation, based on mesozooplankton biodiversity indices; and (ii) the development of a methodology, which was able to assess the quality of new marine water samples. Our analysis was based on a 24-year-long in situ dataset (1987-2010) of 139 samples in which 86 mesozooplankton taxa were identified. High-diversity and high evenness values were reported in the case of the "good" status sample, while low diversity, low evenness and high dominance values occurred at the lower quality one. A linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was conducted that discriminated the tested samples at 100%. This LDA was then used to evaluate samples of unknown quality. Finally, 90% of them were classified with a probability of correct classification (posterior probability) >95%. The present study proves that mesozooplankton diversity indices can discriminate different levels of anthropogenic impacts. In this sense, it can be used as a reliable indicator for environmental assessment in the pelagic habitats of the Mediterranean Sea.
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- I Theodorou
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, ZOGRAFOU 15772, ATHENS, GREECE
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- INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH (HCMR), ANAVYSSOS 19013, ATTICA, GREECE
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- INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH (HCMR), ANAVYSSOS 19013, ATTICA, GREECE
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- DEPARTMENT OF MARINE SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN, UNIVERSITY HILL, 81100, MYTILENE, GREECE
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Canessa M, Bavestrello G, Guidetti P, Navone A, Trainito E. Marine rocky reef assemblages and lithological properties of substrates are connected at different ecological levels. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2095045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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- M. Canessa
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell’Ambiente e della Vita (DISTAV), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell’Ambiente e della Vita (DISTAV), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Integrative Marine Ecology (EMI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn–National Institute of Marine Biology, Ecology and Biotechnology, Genoa Marine Centre, Genoa, Italy
- National Research Council, Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), Genoa, Italy
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- Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo MPA, Olbia, Italy
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- Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo MPA, Olbia, Italy
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Wang S, Sun P, Liu J, Xu Y, Dolfing J, Wu Y. Distribution of methanogenic and methanotrophic consortia at soil-water interfaces in rice paddies across climate zones. iScience 2022; 26:105851. [PMID: 36636345 PMCID: PMC9829807 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Periphytic biofilms (PB) at the soil-water interface contributes 7-38% of the methane emission from rice paddies, yet the biogeographical mechanism underlying and affecting the process remain elusive. In this study, rice fields along an edapho-vclimatic gradient were sampled, and the environmental drivers affecting distribution of methanogenic and methanotrophic communities were evaluated. The methanogenic and methanotrophic communities at soil-water interface showed less complex inter/intra-generic interactions than those in soil, and their relative abundances were weakly driven by spatial distance, soil organic carbon, soil total nitrogen and pH. The nutrient supply and buffering capacity of extracellular polymeric substance released by PB reduced their interaction and enhanced the resilience on edaphic environment changes. Climate affected soil metal content, extracellular polymeric substance content, and thus the methane-related communities, and caused geographical variation in the impacts of PB on methane emissions from rice paddies. This study facilitates our understanding of geographical differences in the contribution of PB to methane emission.
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- Sichu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China,Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agriculture Sciences (JAAS), 50 Zhongling Road, Nanjing 210014, China,Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Shuitianba Zigui, Yichang 443605, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China,Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Shuitianba Zigui, Yichang 443605, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China,Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Shuitianba Zigui, Yichang 443605, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China,Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Shuitianba Zigui, Yichang 443605, China
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- Faculty of Energy and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China,Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Shuitianba Zigui, Yichang 443605, China,Corresponding author
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Chen X, Zhong M, Cui L, Xu J, Dai X, Liu X. Elevational Pattern of Leaf Mine Diversity on Quercus variabilis Blume at Baotianman, Henan, China. INSECTS 2022; 14:7. [PMID: 36661936 PMCID: PMC9861204 DOI: 10.3390/insects14010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The species composition and diversity pattern of leaf miners on dominant trees in China are poorly understood. Using Hill-based diversity metrics, the elevational patterns of taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity for leaf miners on Quercus variabilis Blume at Baotianman were systematically analyzed. Leaf mine types belonged to ten genera and seven families. Different leaf miners had different elevational preferences. Most taxonomic and phylogenetic Hill diversity indices had typical hump-shaped elevational patterns, with a peak at the middle elevation of approximately 875 m. No functional Hill diversity indices presented significant linear or nonlinear trends with altitude. The driving factors behind the elevational distribution patterns of leaf miners require further work.
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- Xiaona Chen
- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
- National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, Ganzhou 341000, China
- Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Nanling Insect Biology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Baotianman National Nature Reserve Administrative Bureau, Nanyang 474350, China
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Leveau LM, Bocelli ML, Quesada-Acuña SG, González-Lagos C, Gutiérrez Tapia P, Franzoi Dri G, Delgado-V. CA, Garitano-Zavala Á, Campos J, Benedetti Y, Ortega-Álvarez R, Contreras Rodríguez AI, Souza López D, Suertegaray Fontana C, da Silva TW, Zalewski Vargas SS, Barbosa Toledo MC, Sarquis JA, Giraudo A, Echevarria AL, Fanjul ME, Martínez MV, Haedo J, Cano Sanz LG, Peña Y, Fernandez V, Marinero V, Abilhoa V, Amorin R, Escobar Ibáñez JF, Juri MD, Camín S, Marone L, Piratelli AJ, Franchin AG, Crispim L, Morelli F. Bird diversity-environment relationships in urban parks and cemeteries of the Neotropics during breeding and non-breeding seasons. PeerJ 2022. [DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
Urbanization will increase in the next decades, causing the loss of green areas and bird diversity within cities. There is a lack of studies at a continental scale analyzing the relationship between urban green areas, such as parks and cemeteries, and bird species richness in the Neotropical region. Bird diversity-environment relationships in urban parks and cemeteries may be influenced by latitudinal gradients or species-area relationships. However, the seasonal variation of species diversity- environment has not been analyzed at a continental scale in the Neotropics.
Methods
Bird surveys were conducted in 36 cemeteries and 37 parks within 18 Neotropical cities during non-breeding and breeding seasons. Bird diversity was assessed through Hill numbers, focusing on species richness, the effective number of species derived from Shannon index and the Simpson index. Environmental variables included latitude, altitude, and local scale variables such as area size, habitat diversity and pedestrian traffic.
Results
Species richness and Shannon diversity were higher during the breeding season, whereas Simpson diversity did not vary between seasons. During both seasons, species richness increased with area size, was negatively related to altitude, and was the highest at 20° latitude. Species richness was also positively related to habitat diversity, pedestrian traffic, and was highest in suburban areas during the non-breeding season. Shannon and Simpson diversity showed significant relationships with habitat diversity and area size during the breeding season. Bird diversity was similar between parks and cemeteries.
Discussion
Our results showed that urban parks and cemeteries have similar roles in conserving urban bird diversity in Neotropical cities. However, species diversity-environment relations at the continental scale varied between seasons, highlighting the importance of conducting annual studies.
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- Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Investigadoras e Investigadores por México del CONACYT, Dirección Regional Occidente, México
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- Instituto de Ecología Regional, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Perú
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- Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Perú
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- Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia, Curitiba, Brazil
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Obligation to Enhance OBIS Data for Sea- and Shorebirds of the Americas. DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/d14121099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The distributions of many sea- and shorebird species span large geographic areas, making them ideal candidates as biomonitors of ecosystem perturbations and long-term environmental trends. The basic question examined in this study was: Does a major open-access data archive contain sufficient temporal- and spatial-scale data to support more detailed inquiry into multi-decadal-scale responses in geographic distributions of specific taxa? The global-scale open-access data platform, Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), was searched to compile data on bird distributions of the Americas, including the Caribbean Sea. More than 680,000 occurrence records of 210 species, collected between 1965 and 2018, were located and evaluated by marine ecoregion. The Puget Trough/Georgia Basin marine ecoregion, along the United States/Canadian border, and the Virginian marine ecoregion on the US east coast, dominated occurrences, each with more than 100,000 records, while the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy had the most years of records (42). Most records from South America (~29,000) came from the Channels and Fjords of Southern Chile, collected across 16 different years. More than 90% of the recorded data were collected since 1983, and more than 95% of the records were from North American marine ecoregions. We urge additional observations to be shared via OBIS to allow comprehensive large-scale and detailed meta-analyses of spatial and temporal trends in marine and shore-bird communities and their biodiversity.
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Wu L, Pinzon J. Response of rove-beetle (Staphylinidae) assemblages to the cumulative effect of wildfire and linear footprint in boreal treed peatlands. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9564. [PMID: 36479034 PMCID: PMC9719082 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Cumulative effects of anthropogenic and natural disturbances have become increasingly relevant in the context of biodiversity conservation. Oil and gas (OG) exploration and extraction activities have created thousands of kilometers of linear footprints in boreal ecosystems of Alberta, Canada. Among these disturbances, seismic lines (narrow corridors cut through the forest) are one of the most common footprints and have become a significant landscape feature influencing the maintenance of forest interior habitats and biodiversity. Wildfire is a common stand-replacing natural disturbance in the boreal forest, and as such, it is hypothesized that its effects can mitigate the linear footprint associated with OG exploration, but only a few studies have examined its effectiveness. We studied the short-term (1 year post-fire) response of rove-beetle assemblages to the combined effects of wildfire and linear footprint in forest, edge, and seismic line habitats at burned and unburned peatlands along the southwest perimeter of the 2016 Horse River wildfire (Fort McMurray). While rove-beetle species richness was higher in seismic lines in both the burned and unburned habitats compared with the adjacent peatland, diversity was greater only in seismic lines of burned areas. Abundance was lower in the burned adjacent peatland but similarly higher in the remaining habitats. Assemblage composition on seismic lines was significantly different from that in the adjacent forest and edge habitats within both burned and unburned sites. Moreover, species composition in burned seismic lines was different from either unburned lines or burned forest and edge. Euaesthethus laeviusculus and Gabrius picipennis were indicator species of burned line habitats, are sensitive to post-fire landscapes and can occupy wet habitats with moss cover more efficiently than when these habitats are surrounded by unburned forest. Although these results are based on short-term responses, they suggest that wildfire did not reduce the linear footprint, and instead, the cumulative effect of these two disturbances had a more complex influence on rove-beetle recovery at the landscape level than for other invertebrates. Therefore, continued monitoring of these sites can become useful to evaluate changes over time and to better understand longer-term biodiversity responses to the cumulative effects of wildfire and linear disturbances in boreal treed peatlands, given the long-lasting effect of such disturbances.
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- Linhao Wu
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service Northern Forestry Center Edmonton Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service Northern Forestry Center Edmonton Canada
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