Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes
The effect of biodiversity on ecosystem productivity has been a controversial issue in ecological research. The species richness–productivity relationship is highly variable in natural ecosystems, with a positive relationship being one of the most commonly observed relationships. Previous regional s...
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| author | Zihao Wen Zihao Wen Hao Wang Hao Wang Hang Shan Hang Shan Yu Cao Lu Tan Tianshun Zhu Qinghua Cai Leyi Ni Xiaolin Zhang Qingchuan Chou Te Cao |
| author_facet | Zihao Wen Zihao Wen Hao Wang Hao Wang Hang Shan Hang Shan Yu Cao Lu Tan Tianshun Zhu Qinghua Cai Leyi Ni Xiaolin Zhang Qingchuan Chou Te Cao |
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| description | The effect of biodiversity on ecosystem productivity has been a controversial issue in ecological research. The species richness–productivity relationship is highly variable in natural ecosystems, with a positive relationship being one of the most commonly observed relationships. Previous regional studies from terrestrial ecosystems have demonstrated that environmental gradients can regulate the species richness–productivity relationship. However, how this relationship varies in freshwater ecosystems across spatial environment gradients remains unclear. In this study, we propose that the species richness–productivity relationship can be modulated by the water depth. Here, we surveyed the submerged macrophyte community structure by establishing 24 transects and 642 quadrats in Erhai Lake, Yunnan Plateau, China. Our findings highlight that the species richness–productivity relationship gradually changed from slightly positive to strongly positive as the environment became more light-limited with the increasing water depth, supporting the stress-gradient hypothesis. The results from this study provide new insights into the biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships and in managing lake macrophyte communities and productivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d354d0851a74da19565126fea1964c72023-05-09T05:30:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-05-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.11151191115119Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytesZihao Wen0Zihao Wen1Hao Wang2Hao Wang3Hang Shan4Hang Shan5Yu Cao6Lu Tan7Tianshun Zhu8Qinghua Cai9Leyi Ni10Xiaolin Zhang11Qingchuan Chou12Te Cao13State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, ChinaThe effect of biodiversity on ecosystem productivity has been a controversial issue in ecological research. The species richness–productivity relationship is highly variable in natural ecosystems, with a positive relationship being one of the most commonly observed relationships. Previous regional studies from terrestrial ecosystems have demonstrated that environmental gradients can regulate the species richness–productivity relationship. However, how this relationship varies in freshwater ecosystems across spatial environment gradients remains unclear. In this study, we propose that the species richness–productivity relationship can be modulated by the water depth. Here, we surveyed the submerged macrophyte community structure by establishing 24 transects and 642 quadrats in Erhai Lake, Yunnan Plateau, China. Our findings highlight that the species richness–productivity relationship gradually changed from slightly positive to strongly positive as the environment became more light-limited with the increasing water depth, supporting the stress-gradient hypothesis. The results from this study provide new insights into the biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships and in managing lake macrophyte communities and productivity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1115119/fullwater depthsubmerged macrophytebiodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationshipstress-gradient hypothesisspecies richness–biomass relationship |
| spellingShingle | Zihao Wen Zihao Wen Hao Wang Hao Wang Hang Shan Hang Shan Yu Cao Lu Tan Tianshun Zhu Qinghua Cai Leyi Ni Xiaolin Zhang Qingchuan Chou Te Cao Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes Frontiers in Environmental Science water depth submerged macrophyte biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship stress-gradient hypothesis species richness–biomass relationship |
| title | Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes |
| title_full | Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes |
| title_fullStr | Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes |
| title_short | Water depth modulates the species richness–biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes |
| title_sort | water depth modulates the species richness biomass relationship in submerged macrophytes |
| topic | water depth submerged macrophyte biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship stress-gradient hypothesis species richness–biomass relationship |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1115119/full |
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