Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes
Mediterranean wetlands are suitable ecosystems for studying metacommunity theory, since they are isolated ecosystems within a land matrix with well-established limits, often with watersheds destined for agricultural uses. The zooplankton community of wetlands in agricultural landscapes is the result...
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| description | Mediterranean wetlands are suitable ecosystems for studying metacommunity theory, since they are isolated ecosystems within a land matrix with well-established limits, often with watersheds destined for agricultural uses. The zooplankton community of wetlands in agricultural landscapes is the result of processes that operate in a different multiscale context. We selected 24 ponds in Alto Guadalquivir region (SE Spain) with different local environmental variables (biological, limnological and land uses). The zooplankton community of the wetlands under study consists of a total of 60 species: 38 branchiopods and 22 copepods. This community (total, branchiopods and copepods) was analysed through two different and complementary metacommunity approaches. The pattern approach determines the species distribution along environmental gradients, and the mechanistic approach considers the involved processes, such as environmental control and dispersal limitation. The results indicated a nested metacommunity, in which five limnological variables, three land uses and six spatial variables are the main drivers that explain zooplankton distribution in these wetlands. In conclusion, species sorting and dispersal processes play a role in the structuring of the zooplankton metacommunity. This conclusion has implications for the development of adequate management policies on Mediterranean wetland protection and diversity conservation in agricultural contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f11847d02134fe2ae6770fe8a5877612023-11-17T10:37:35ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-03-0115336210.3390/d15030362Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural LandscapesJuan Diego Gilbert0Francisco J. Márquez1Francisco Guerrero2Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén, SpainDepartment of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Jaén, Campus de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén, SpainMediterranean wetlands are suitable ecosystems for studying metacommunity theory, since they are isolated ecosystems within a land matrix with well-established limits, often with watersheds destined for agricultural uses. The zooplankton community of wetlands in agricultural landscapes is the result of processes that operate in a different multiscale context. We selected 24 ponds in Alto Guadalquivir region (SE Spain) with different local environmental variables (biological, limnological and land uses). The zooplankton community of the wetlands under study consists of a total of 60 species: 38 branchiopods and 22 copepods. This community (total, branchiopods and copepods) was analysed through two different and complementary metacommunity approaches. The pattern approach determines the species distribution along environmental gradients, and the mechanistic approach considers the involved processes, such as environmental control and dispersal limitation. The results indicated a nested metacommunity, in which five limnological variables, three land uses and six spatial variables are the main drivers that explain zooplankton distribution in these wetlands. In conclusion, species sorting and dispersal processes play a role in the structuring of the zooplankton metacommunity. This conclusion has implications for the development of adequate management policies on Mediterranean wetland protection and diversity conservation in agricultural contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/362anthropogenic impactselements of metacommunity structureendorheic pondsredundancy analysisspatial scale |
| spellingShingle | Juan Diego Gilbert Francisco J. Márquez Francisco Guerrero Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes Diversity anthropogenic impacts elements of metacommunity structure endorheic ponds redundancy analysis spatial scale |
| title | Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_full | Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_short | Assessing the Zooplankton Metacommunity (Branchiopoda and Copepoda) from Mediterranean Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes |
| title_sort | assessing the zooplankton metacommunity branchiopoda and copepoda from mediterranean wetlands in agricultural landscapes |
| topic | anthropogenic impacts elements of metacommunity structure endorheic ponds redundancy analysis spatial scale |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/362 |
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