The joint effects of local, climatic, and spatial variables determine soil oribatid mite community assembly along a temperate forest elevational gradient DOI Creative Commons
Dandan Liu, Haitao Wu

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7)

Published: July 1, 2024

Abstract Numerous factors influence mountain biodiversity variation across elevational gradients and recognizing the relative importance is vital for understanding species distribution mechanisms. We examined oribatid mites at nine elevations (from 600 to 2200 m a.s.l) four vegetation types from mixed coniferous broad‐leaved forests alpine tundra on Changbai Mountain. assessed contribution of environmental (climatic local factors) spatial processes (geographic or elevation distances) mite community assembly identified 59 38 families 51 genera. With increasing elevation, richness Shannon index declined significantly, whereas abundance followed a hump‐shaped trend. Soil TP, NH 4 + ‐N, MAT, MAP, were critical variables shaping communities based random forest analysis. Moreover, factors, significantly correlated Mantel partial tests. Local characteristics (3.9%), climatic (1.9%), filtering (8.8%) played crucial roles in determining bands (based partitioning analyses data). Within same types, had relatively little effects, with dominant drivers variation. Environmental filters together shape their varied type. These findings are conservation, restoration, management ecosystems context climate change, along prediction future vertical biotic gradient pattern evolution.

Language: Английский

Changes in oribatid mite community structure along two altitudinal gradients in Asia and Europe as related to environmental factors DOI
Xue Pan, Zhijing Xie, Xin Sun

et al.

Applied Soil Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 189, P. 104912 - 104912

Published: April 14, 2023

Language: Английский

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Elevational changes in canopy Collembola community composition are primarily driven by species turnover on Changbai Mountain, northeastern China DOI Creative Commons
Yunga Wu, Zhijing Xie,

Zhuoma Wan

et al.

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(14), P. 4853 - 4872

Published: Oct. 17, 2023

Abstract Forest canopies harbor extraordinary biodiversity, with Collembola being one of the most abundant arthropod taxa. However, much research on canopy biodiversity has focused tropical and subtropical regions, leaving a gap in our understanding communities temperate boreal forests. Studying along elevational gradients can be particularly informative because several environmental factors change elevation, these changes may mirror those seen latitudinal gradients. To better understand conserve diversity gradients, natural forests are particular interest. In this study, we used fogging to sample at four elevation sites (800–1700 m a.s.l.) Changbai Mountain, northeastern China, representing three forest types. We examined species richness, abundance composition Collembola, partitioned beta into nestedness turnover identify processes driving community composition. identified 53 morphospecies among 10,191 individuals, Entomobryidae Hypogastruridae dominant families. The highest richness were observed 1400 remained similar levels 1700 m, indicating an increasing pattern elevation. Species was main driver Our results provide insights shift across gradient

Language: Английский

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The joint effects of local, climatic, and spatial variables determine soil oribatid mite community assembly along a temperate forest elevational gradient DOI Creative Commons
Dandan Liu, Haitao Wu

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7)

Published: July 1, 2024

Abstract Numerous factors influence mountain biodiversity variation across elevational gradients and recognizing the relative importance is vital for understanding species distribution mechanisms. We examined oribatid mites at nine elevations (from 600 to 2200 m a.s.l) four vegetation types from mixed coniferous broad‐leaved forests alpine tundra on Changbai Mountain. assessed contribution of environmental (climatic local factors) spatial processes (geographic or elevation distances) mite community assembly identified 59 38 families 51 genera. With increasing elevation, richness Shannon index declined significantly, whereas abundance followed a hump‐shaped trend. Soil TP, NH 4 + ‐N, MAT, MAP, were critical variables shaping communities based random forest analysis. Moreover, factors, significantly correlated Mantel partial tests. Local characteristics (3.9%), climatic (1.9%), filtering (8.8%) played crucial roles in determining bands (based partitioning analyses data). Within same types, had relatively little effects, with dominant drivers variation. Environmental filters together shape their varied type. These findings are conservation, restoration, management ecosystems context climate change, along prediction future vertical biotic gradient pattern evolution.

Language: Английский

Citations

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