
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12
Published: Dec. 6, 2024
Numerous factors, including large-scale natural disasters, extreme climate events, and human disturbances, can cause abrupt environmental changes over a short term. These result in the deterioration or even loss of ecosystem functions, which are characterized by large scale, wide distribution, difficult recovery (Heinze et al., 2024;Wu 2024). After drastic changes, original structure may collapse leading to systemic decays. Ecosystems be restored through (re-)colonization species with now lost function, functional trade-offs reorganizations current pool adapt new environment establish equilibrium state between organisms environment, include human-induced regenerative efforts. Along this process, regeneration adaptation mechanisms used functionally diverse differ from those gradually changing (Di 2023). In an limited number available niches, either migrate, perish compete for niches. competitive trade-off will regulate composition, quantity, morphological characteristics, physiological processes plants, animals, microorganisms. Ecosystems, have amount resources, contain functionalities, there is demonstrated link community assemblage any (Willem Therefore, studying ecological strategies functions underlaying help predicting co-succession under significant stochastic but also their risk responses.Plants primary producers provide some basic all ecosystems (Isbell 2011). They suggested as models indicators function-restoration after (Feng 2023;Fontaine restoration projects, plant vital overcoming abiotic biotic barriers that exist degraded habitat (Gómes-Aparicio 2009, Kiehl al. 2010) might enhance function. For example, Tang ( 2023) emphasized important roles native (Coriaria nepalensis) plays abandoned lead-zinc (Pb-Zn) mines, underlying "care effect" function it had helping other understory re-settle. contributed soil stabilization, i.e., fertility, regulating microbial communities. Similarly, Yang provided example role inter-root communities promoting growth heavy metal uptake. reported Oxyria sinensis was able tolerate alterations following contamination helped increase carbon sequestration, enhancing nutrient accumulation. studies critical adaptations selected rely on major disturbances.In addition animals microorganisms play functions. Andersen (2024) impact keystone invertebrate ecosystem. beavers Castor spp. biodiversity change composition modifying creating heterogeneity. findings exemplifies form patterns active behavior. Zou grazing disturbance livestock led antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) present bacteria, presence negatively affect health-associated increases diversity, mobility, pathogenicity ARGs resulting antibiotic-resistant microbes thus posing potential threat wildlife health survival.In summary, dramatic events alter conditions effect system functionality. The novel give advantage while others struggle. Some major, acute disturbance, turn facilitate species, thereby driving ecosystem-function recovery. More research topic definitely our understanding dynamic, albeit very field.In broadcasting how changed well collection changes. Yuan desertification erosion combination induced found engineering vegetation water-holding, wind-sand-fixing capacity Further, they increased constructions enhanced biodiversity. reconstruction projects Loess Plateau-area achieved remarkable results towards local ecosystem-functions. Ji 2024) investigated severe impacts hypoxia aquatic ecosystems. high grade organismal decay water bodies state. Although these incidents caused reduced pollutant-release, further deteriorated general quality. general, closely related such temperature hierarchy patterns, status, sediment contamination, algal blooms reservoir morphology, being at forefront effects disturbances ecosystems.This anthology describes components perspectives management. It provides management recommendations trials basis improve knowledge evolution observations, experiments reviews. addition, two discussed played animalmicroorganisms plantmicroorganisms interactions dynamics Conclusions drawn suggests realized across taxa, highlight importance groups catalyzing processes.
Language: Английский