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Ali J, Mohiuddin M, Wang X, Hussain Z, Irshad M, Zia M, Pervez R, Okla MK, Ahmad S. Spatial variation in iodine content with relation to soil physicochemical properties in lower Himalayan region. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118569. [PMID: 38431069 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118569] [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: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Topography of a place has a significant impact on soil characteristics that ultimately influence soil iodine levels. Lower Himalayan region (LHR) in Pakistan has a wide range of climatic and geological variations. Hence, an investigation was conducted to analyze the iodine concentration and other physicochemical properties of soils in two LHR districts, Haripur and Mansehra. Spatial analysis indicated a decrease in iodine levels in the mountainous regions in comparison to the flat portions of LHR. Soil samples obtained from different locations across Haripur had a stronger affinity for iodine due to variations in solubility and adsorption of iodine to soil clay components, which can be attributed to lower pH, higher organic matter, and a higher cation exchange capacity (CEC). In contrast to the plains of Haripur, elevated locations in the Mansehra district had decreased levels of iodine, along with a higher soil pH and reduced soil organic matter. The soil erosion and depletion of soil micronutrients in the hilly region of Mansehra may be attributed to the unfavorable soil conditions and excessive precipitation. Presence of clay, iron (Fe), and aluminum (Al) in the soil led to a rise in iodine levels. Iodine concentrations exhibited an inverse relationship with soil acidity. Study revealed a direct correlation between soil iodine levels and their cation exchange capacity (CEC) and clay content. This study aims to gather fundamental data for the chosen regions of LHR to address illnesses caused by iodine deficiency.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jawad Ali
- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohsar University Murree, Murree 47150, Pakistan
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- Department of Development Studies, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Research and Development Coordinator, Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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- College of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Haider S, Lembrechts JJ, McDougall K, Pauchard A, Alexander JM, Barros A, Cavieres LA, Rashid I, Rew LJ, Aleksanyan A, Arévalo JR, Aschero V, Chisholm C, Clark VR, Clavel J, Daehler C, Dar PA, Dietz H, Dimarco RD, Edwards P, Essl F, Fuentes‐Lillo E, Guisan A, Gwate O, Hargreaves AL, Jakobs G, Jiménez A, Kardol P, Kueffer C, Larson C, Lenoir J, Lenzner B, Padrón Mederos MA, Mihoc M, Milbau A, Morgan JW, Müllerová J, Naylor BJ, Nijs I, Nuñez MA, Otto R, Preuk N, Ratier Backes A, Reshi ZA, Rumpf SB, Sandoya V, Schroder M, Speziale KL, Urbach D, Valencia G, Vandvik V, Vitková M, Vorstenbosch T, Walker TWN, Walsh N, Wright G, Zong S, Seipel T. Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8590. [PMID: 35222963 PMCID: PMC8844121 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Climate change and other global change drivers threaten plant diversity in mountains worldwide. A widely documented response to such environmental modifications is for plant species to change their elevational ranges. Range shifts are often idiosyncratic and difficult to generalize, partly due to variation in sampling methods. There is thus a need for a standardized monitoring strategy that can be applied across mountain regions to assess distribution changes and community turnover of native and non-native plant species over space and time. Here, we present a conceptually intuitive and standardized protocol developed by the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) to systematically quantify global patterns of native and non-native species distributions along elevation gradients and shifts arising from interactive effects of climate change and human disturbance. Usually repeated every five years, surveys consist of 20 sample sites located at equal elevation increments along three replicate roads per sampling region. At each site, three plots extend from the side of a mountain road into surrounding natural vegetation. The protocol has been successfully used in 18 regions worldwide from 2007 to present. Analyses of one point in time already generated some salient results, and revealed region-specific elevational patterns of native plant species richness, but a globally consistent elevational decline in non-native species richness. Non-native plants were also more abundant directly adjacent to road edges, suggesting that disturbed roadsides serve as a vector for invasions into mountains. From the upcoming analyses of time series, even more exciting results can be expected, especially about range shifts. Implementing the protocol in more mountain regions globally would help to generate a more complete picture of how global change alters species distributions. This would inform conservation policy in mountain ecosystems, where some conservation policies remain poorly implemented.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sylvia Haider
- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical GardenMartin Luther University Halle‐WittenbergHalleGermany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- Research group Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO)University of AntwerpWilrijkBelgium
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- Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentQueanbeyanNew South WalesAustralia
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- Laboratorio de Invasiones Biologicas (LIB)Facultad de Ciencias ForestalesUniversidad de ConcepciónConcepciónChile
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB)SantiagoChile
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología y Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA)Centro Científico Tecnológico (CCT)CONICET MendozaMendozaArgentina
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB)SantiagoChile
- Departamento de BotánicaFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y OceanográficasUniversidad de ConcepciónConcepciónChile
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- Department of BotanyUniversity of KashmirSrinagarIndia
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- Department of Land Resource and Environmental SciencesMontana State UniversityBozemanMontanaUSA
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- Department of Geobotany and Plant EcophysiologyInstitute of Botany aft. A.L. Takhtajyan NAS RAYerevanArmenia
- Chair of Biology and BiotechnologiesArmenian National Agrarian UniversityYerevanArmenia
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- Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant PhysiologyUniversity of La LagunaLa LagunaSpain
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología y Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA)Centro Científico Tecnológico (CCT)CONICET MendozaMendozaArgentina
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- Afromontane Research Unit & Department of GeographyUniversity of the Free State: Qwaqwa CampusPhuthaditjhabaSouth Africa
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- Research group Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO)University of AntwerpWilrijkBelgium
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of Hawai'i at ManoaHonoluluHawaiiUSA
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de InsectosIFAB (INTA‐CONICET)BarilocheArgentina
- Department of Biology and BiochemistryUniversity of HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Bioinvasions, Global Change, Macroecology GroupDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Research group Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO)University of AntwerpWilrijkBelgium
- Laboratorio de Invasiones Biologicas (LIB)Facultad de Ciencias ForestalesUniversidad de ConcepciónConcepciónChile
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB)SantiagoChile
- School of Education and Social SciencesAdventist University of ChileChillánChile
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- Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics & Department of Ecology and EvolutionUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Afromontane Research Unit & Department of GeographyUniversity of the Free State: Qwaqwa CampusPhuthaditjhabaSouth Africa
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Laboratorio de Invasiones Biologicas (LIB)Facultad de Ciencias ForestalesUniversidad de ConcepciónConcepciónChile
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB)SantiagoChile
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- Department of Forest Ecology and ManagementSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUmeåSweden
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
- Department of Botany and ZoologyCentre for Invasion BiologyStellenbosch UniversityMatielandSouth Africa
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- Department of Land Resource and Environmental SciencesMontana State UniversityBozemanMontanaUSA
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- UR “Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés” (EDYSANUMR 7058 CNRS)Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiensFrance
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- Bioinvasions, Global Change, Macroecology GroupDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB)SantiagoChile
- Departamento de BotánicaFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y OceanográficasUniversidad de ConcepciónConcepciónChile
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest – INBOBrusselsBelgium
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- Department of EcologyEnvironment and EvolutionLa Trobe UniversityBundooraVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of GIS and Remote SensingInstitute of Botany of the Czech Academy of SciencesPrůhoniceCzech Republic
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- Research group Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO)University of AntwerpWilrijkBelgium
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- Department of Biology and BiochemistryUniversity of HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
- Grupo Ecología de InvasionesInstituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio AmbienteCONICET ‐ Universidad Nacional del ComahueBarilocheArgentina
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- Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant PhysiologyUniversity of La LagunaLa LagunaSpain
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- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical GardenMartin Luther University Halle‐WittenbergHalleGermany
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- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical GardenMartin Luther University Halle‐WittenbergHalleGermany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- Department of Ecology and EvolutionUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
- Department of Environmental SciencesUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- School of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyYachay Tech UniversityUrcuquíEcuador
- CREAFCerdanyola del VallèsSpain
- Unitat d'EcologiaUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del VallèsSpain
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- Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentJindabyneNew South WalesAustralia
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- Global Mountain Biodiversity AssessmentInstitute of Plant SciencesUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB)SantiagoChile
- Departamento de BotánicaFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y OceanográficasUniversidad de ConcepciónConcepciónChile
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of Invasion EcologyInstitute of Botany of the Czech Academy of SciencesPrůhoniceCzech Republic
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- Bioinvasions, Global Change, Macroecology GroupDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
- Institute of Biology LeidenLeiden UniversityLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Integrative BiologyETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
- Institute of BiologyUniversity of NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerland
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- Royal Botanic Gardens VictoriaMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Government, Biodiversity and ConservationQueanbeyanNew South WalesAustralia
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- Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai MountainsMinistry of EducationSchool of Geographical SciencesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchunChina
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- Department of Land Resource and Environmental SciencesMontana State UniversityBozemanMontanaUSA
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