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Elevational changes in canopy Collembola community composition are primarily driven by species turnover on Changbai Mountain, northeastern China
- 1.0579365 - BC 2024 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Wu, Y. - Xie, Z. - Wan, Z. - Ji, Q.-Q. - Yang, J. - Chen, Ting-Wen - Wu, D. - Scheu, S.
Elevational changes in canopy Collembola community composition are primarily driven by species turnover on Changbai Mountain, northeastern China.
Biodiversity and Conservation. Roč. 32, č. 14 (2023), s. 4853-4872. ISSN 0960-3115. E-ISSN 1572-9710
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : canopy fauna * mountain biodiversity * altitudinal gradient * arthropods * canopy fogging * beta-diversity
OECD category: Biodiversity conservation
Impact factor: 3.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10531-023-02734-4.pdf
Forest canopies harbor extraordinary biodiversity, with Collembola being one of the most abundant arthropod taxa. However, much of the research on canopy biodiversity has focused on tropical and subtropical regions, leaving a gap in our understanding of canopy communities in temperate and boreal forests. Studying canopy Collembola along elevational gradients can be particularly informative because several environmental factors change with elevation, and these changes may mirror those seen along latitudinal gradients. To better understand and conserve canopy Collembola diversity along elevational gradients, natural forests are of particular interest. In this study, we used canopy fogging to sample canopy Collembola at four elevation sites (800-1700 m a.s.l.) on Changbai Mountain, northeastern China, representing three natural forest types. We examined changes in species richness, abundance and composition of canopy Collembola, and partitioned beta diversity into nestedness and turnover to identify processes driving changes in community composition. We identified 53 morphospecies among 10,191 individuals, with Entomobryidae and Hypogastruridae being the dominant families. The highest abundance and species richness were observed at 1400 m and remained at similar levels at 1700 m, indicating an increasing pattern with elevation. Species turnover was the main driver of changes in community composition with elevation. Our results provide insights into the shift of canopy Collembola communities across an elevational gradient in temperate boreal forests.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0348234
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