Mixed forests with native species mitigate impacts of introduced Douglas fir on soil decomposers (Collembola)
Ecological Applications,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
35(3)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Abstract
Forest
ecosystem
management
requires
the
conservation
of
associated
biodiversity.
Enriching
native
forests
with
economically
valuable
conifer
species
provides
economic
gains
and
meets
increasing
societal
demand
for
timber
but
may
threaten
Soil
sustains
most
forest
biodiversity,
impact
changes
in
tree
composition,
including
non‐native
species,
on
soil
invertebrates
remains
little
studied.
We
investigated
different
types
taxonomic
functional
composition
springtail
communities
(Collembola,
Insecta),
an
abundant
diverse
microarthropod
group
inhabiting
litter
soil.
Using
Fagus
sylvatica
(European
beech)
as
reference,
we
compared
Collembola
range‐expanding
Picea
abies
(Norway
spruce)
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
(Douglas
fir)
well
beech–conifer
mixtures.
The
abundance
was
higher
Norway
spruce
than
European
beech,
difference
among
other
types.
Further,
shifted
to
more
parthenogenetic
at
sandy
sites,
stressing
importance
regional
factors
such
type
climate
structuring
communities.
Douglas
fir
were
pigmented
distributed
surface,
resulting
a
lower
proportion
euedaphic
beech
forests.
In
mixed
forests,
impacts
reduced,
suggesting
that
negative
effects
introduced
animal
might
be
alleviated
by
limiting
enrichment
plantings
only.
Overall,
results
indicate
vertical
distribution
morphological
traits
help
better
understand
decomposer
due
planting
species.
Язык: Английский
Transformation of rainforest into monoculture plantations alters the density, species richness and community composition of oribatid mites and selects for a higher dominance of parthenogenetic species
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. e03625 - e03625
Опубликована: Май 1, 2025
Язык: Английский