Long- and short-term soil storage methods other than freezing can be useful for DNA-based microbial community analysis

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 191, P. 109329 - 109329

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Sky Islands Are a Global Tool for Predicting the Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Climate Change

Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 54(1), P. 219 - 236

Published: Aug. 4, 2023

Sky islands are unique geologic formations, home to populations of organisms that have weathered climate change since the Pleistocene. Long-term isolation and climatic differences between sky adjacent mountain chains result in natural laboratories well suited for examining direct effects change. Here, we review global island literature examine how taxa responded Results show lineage formation, reduced genetic variation, trait evolution across driven by drift selection. These continue today due ongoing habitat reduction steep selective gradients on relative chains. Comparative studies experimental manipulations needed build broad inference into past has shaped structure function whole ecosystems. The next era research is poised create a model responses eco-evolutionary dynamics, with profound conservation implications.

Language: Английский

---

The eco‐evolutionary role of fire in shaping terrestrial ecosystems

Functional Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(8), P. 2090 - 2095

Published: Aug. 1, 2023

Abstract Fire is an inherently evolutionary process, even though much more emphasis has been given to ecological responses of plants and their associated communities fire. Here, we synthesize contributions a Special Feature entitled ‘Fire as dynamic force’ place them in broader context fire research. Topics covered this include perspective on the impacts novel regimes differential forest mortality, discussions new approaches investigate vegetation‐fire feedbacks resulting plant syndromes, synthesis plant–fungal interactions, meta‐analysis arthropod community We conclude by suggesting pathways forward better understand consequences These developing databases for ecology, integrating hierarchical genetic structure or phylogenetic structure, experimental frameworks that limit context‐dependent outcomes. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

---

Environmental and Climatic Drivers of Phytoplankton Communities in Central Asia

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 717 - 717

Published: Sept. 12, 2024

Artificial water bodies in Central Asia offer unique environments which to study plankton diversity influenced by topographic barriers. However, the complexity of these ecosystems and limited comprehensive studies region challenge our understanding. In this study, we systematically investigated environment parameters phytoplankton community structure surveying 14 artificial waters on southern side Altai Mountains northern sides Tianshan Xinjiang region. The survey covered physical nutrient indicators, results showed noticeable spatial differences between different regions. temperature, dissolved oxygen, total nitrogen, phosphorus vary greatly. contrast, have more consistent indicators. identification that communities regions are somewhat different, with diatom species being dominant taxon. cluster analysis non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) also confirmed variability areas. variance partitioning (VPA) climatic environmental factors can explain some observed data. Nevertheless, residual values indicated presence other unmeasured or influence stochasticity. This provides a scientific basis for regional resource management protection.

Language: Английский

---

Identifying ecological and evolutionary research targets and risks in climate change studies to break barriers to broad inference

PLOS Climate, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(12), P. e0000320 - e0000320

Published: Dec. 6, 2023

Understanding the responses of plants, microbes, and their interactions to long-term climate change is essential identifying traits, genes, functions organisms that maintain ecosystem stability function biosphere. However, many studies investigating organismal are limited in scope along several key ecological, evolutionary, environmental axes, creating barriers broader inference. Broad inference, or ability apply validate findings across these a vital component achieving preparedness future. Breaking broad inference requires accurate cross-ecosystem interpretability identification reliable frameworks for how will manifest. Current approaches have generated valuable, yet sometimes contradictory context dependent, understanding factors from organismal- ecosystem-level. In this synthesis, we use soil microbial communities, as examples identify five major resultant target research areas. We also explain risks associated with disregarding potential overcoming them. Developing funding experimental integrate basic ecological evolutionary principles designed capture levels organization necessary further our on large scales.

Language: Английский

---

Diversification of freshwater crabs on the sky islands in the Hengduan Mountains Region, China

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 190, P. 107955 - 107955

Published: Oct. 28, 2023

Language: Английский

---