Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands
Soil meso-fauna can indicate ecological health and provide biotic metrics for evaluating ecosystem damage and environmental changes. However, the roles of the soil meso-fauna in wetlands affected by oil exploitation have rarely been studied. This study investigated the community of the soil meso-fau...
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| author | Xiaoxue Zheng Haixia Wang Yan Tao Xinchang Kou Chunguang He Zhongqiang Wang |
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| description | Soil meso-fauna can indicate ecological health and provide biotic metrics for evaluating ecosystem damage and environmental changes. However, the roles of the soil meso-fauna in wetlands affected by oil exploitation have rarely been studied. This study investigated the community of the soil meso-fauna and the soil environmental quality in the oil exploitation area (oil well area, transitional area, and natural area) of the Momoge wetland, China. The results revealed that the oil pollutants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs) in the oil exploitation area mainly contained 2–3 rings soil PAHs. Oil exploitation mainly affected the soil meso-faunal community by changing the soil environment and vegetation characteristics. The abundance and richness of the soil meso-fauna were negatively affected by oil exploitation, and the richness responded more sensitively than the abundance. The diversity and taxa composition of the soil meso-fauna can be used to indicate the impacts of oil exploitation on wetland ecosystems and assess the ecological health of wetlands. The terrestrial taxa of the soil meso-fauna in wetlands (Coccoidea, Carabidae larvae, Hydrophilidae larvae, and Aphididae) could tolerate the oil pollutants and intense exploitation disturbance, indicating a highly disturbed wetland ecosystem. The aquatic (Chironomidae) and terrestrial taxon (Tenebrionoidea) indicated an intermediately disturbed wetland ecosystem. The aquatic (Enchytraeidae and Tabanidae) and non-aquatic taxa (Lposcelididae, Oecobiidae, and Tenthredinidae) indicated an undisturbed natural wetland ecosystem. The results of this study provide promising opportunities for oil production management and conservation efforts for wetland resources and biodiversity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fec6cbc682845d787d9e83db5be63152022-12-22T04:34:17ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2022-11-01144109451Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlandsXiaoxue Zheng0Haixia Wang1Yan Tao2Xinchang Kou3Chunguang He4Zhongqiang Wang5Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China; Corresponding authors.Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China; Corresponding authors.Soil meso-fauna can indicate ecological health and provide biotic metrics for evaluating ecosystem damage and environmental changes. However, the roles of the soil meso-fauna in wetlands affected by oil exploitation have rarely been studied. This study investigated the community of the soil meso-fauna and the soil environmental quality in the oil exploitation area (oil well area, transitional area, and natural area) of the Momoge wetland, China. The results revealed that the oil pollutants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs) in the oil exploitation area mainly contained 2–3 rings soil PAHs. Oil exploitation mainly affected the soil meso-faunal community by changing the soil environment and vegetation characteristics. The abundance and richness of the soil meso-fauna were negatively affected by oil exploitation, and the richness responded more sensitively than the abundance. The diversity and taxa composition of the soil meso-fauna can be used to indicate the impacts of oil exploitation on wetland ecosystems and assess the ecological health of wetlands. The terrestrial taxa of the soil meso-fauna in wetlands (Coccoidea, Carabidae larvae, Hydrophilidae larvae, and Aphididae) could tolerate the oil pollutants and intense exploitation disturbance, indicating a highly disturbed wetland ecosystem. The aquatic (Chironomidae) and terrestrial taxon (Tenebrionoidea) indicated an intermediately disturbed wetland ecosystem. The aquatic (Enchytraeidae and Tabanidae) and non-aquatic taxa (Lposcelididae, Oecobiidae, and Tenthredinidae) indicated an undisturbed natural wetland ecosystem. The results of this study provide promising opportunities for oil production management and conservation efforts for wetland resources and biodiversity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22009244Soil meso-faunaCommunity diversityTaxa compositionOil exploitationWetlands |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoxue Zheng Haixia Wang Yan Tao Xinchang Kou Chunguang He Zhongqiang Wang Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands Ecological Indicators Soil meso-fauna Community diversity Taxa composition Oil exploitation Wetlands |
| title | Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands |
| title_full | Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands |
| title_fullStr | Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands |
| title_short | Community diversity of soil meso-fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands |
| title_sort | community diversity of soil meso fauna indicates the impacts of oil exploitation on wetlands |
| topic | Soil meso-fauna Community diversity Taxa composition Oil exploitation Wetlands |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22009244 |
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