Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China
Introduction: Wetland soil fauna support material cycling and restoration processes in wetland ecosystems. In our study, we observed variations in wetland soil fauna on the shores of Lake Taihu, China. We examined the relationships between fauna and major environmental factors, and looked at the sho...
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| author | Wei Li Zhiguo Dou Lijuan Cui Xinsheng Zhao Manyin Zhang Yan Zhang Changjun Gao Zheng Yang Yinru Lei Xu Pan |
| author_facet | Wei Li Zhiguo Dou Lijuan Cui Xinsheng Zhao Manyin Zhang Yan Zhang Changjun Gao Zheng Yang Yinru Lei Xu Pan |
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| description | Introduction: Wetland soil fauna support material cycling and restoration processes in wetland ecosystems. In our study, we observed variations in wetland soil fauna on the shores of Lake Taihu, China. We examined the relationships between fauna and major environmental factors, and looked at the short-and long-term changes in reed wetlands under restoration and in the natural reed lakeshore. Outcomes: We identified 93 groups of soil fauna in different wetlands and found significant differences in the lakeshore wetlands’ soil fauna assemblages, depending on the length of the restoration period. By analyzing the soil fauna community evenness, dominance, number of taxa, and diversity, we found minimal seasonal variation in the soil fauna community diversity and abundance. The abundance of soil fauna in the sites under restoration decreased with depth below the soil surface. The reed restoration was obvious in the succession of the soil fauna groups in the long-term site. Although the restoration had an overall positive long-term effect on the soil fauna communities, there were no obvious short-term changes in the number of individuals. Conclusion: The study explored various potential measures to restore soil fauna in the Lake Taihu wetland and developed a theoretical basis for restoring the lakeshore wetland ecosystem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af479d7605784f66b385ade9e9a743022023-08-02T00:45:59ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Ecosystem Health and Sustainability2332-88782020-12-016110.1080/20964129.2020.17220341722034Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, ChinaWei Li0Zhiguo Dou1Lijuan Cui2Xinsheng Zhao3Manyin Zhang4Yan Zhang5Changjun Gao6Zheng Yang7Yinru Lei8Xu Pan9Chinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryUniversity of BristolChinese Academy of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryIntroduction: Wetland soil fauna support material cycling and restoration processes in wetland ecosystems. In our study, we observed variations in wetland soil fauna on the shores of Lake Taihu, China. We examined the relationships between fauna and major environmental factors, and looked at the short-and long-term changes in reed wetlands under restoration and in the natural reed lakeshore. Outcomes: We identified 93 groups of soil fauna in different wetlands and found significant differences in the lakeshore wetlands’ soil fauna assemblages, depending on the length of the restoration period. By analyzing the soil fauna community evenness, dominance, number of taxa, and diversity, we found minimal seasonal variation in the soil fauna community diversity and abundance. The abundance of soil fauna in the sites under restoration decreased with depth below the soil surface. The reed restoration was obvious in the succession of the soil fauna groups in the long-term site. Although the restoration had an overall positive long-term effect on the soil fauna communities, there were no obvious short-term changes in the number of individuals. Conclusion: The study explored various potential measures to restore soil fauna in the Lake Taihu wetland and developed a theoretical basis for restoring the lakeshore wetland ecosystem.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2020.1722034environmental factorslake taihulakeshore wetlandreedsoil faunawetland restoration |
| spellingShingle | Wei Li Zhiguo Dou Lijuan Cui Xinsheng Zhao Manyin Zhang Yan Zhang Changjun Gao Zheng Yang Yinru Lei Xu Pan Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China Ecosystem Health and Sustainability environmental factors lake taihu lakeshore wetland reed soil fauna wetland restoration |
| title | Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China |
| title_full | Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China |
| title_fullStr | Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China |
| title_short | Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China |
| title_sort | soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at lake taihu china |
| topic | environmental factors lake taihu lakeshore wetland reed soil fauna wetland restoration |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2020.1722034 |
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