Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands
Oedaleus decorus asiaticus (O. asiaticus), the dominant species of steppe locust, plays a crucial role in driving the dynamic changes of the grassland ecosystem. However, there are a limited number of studies on the impact of locust feeding on the relationship of the major plants in the species comm...
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| description | Oedaleus decorus asiaticus (O. asiaticus), the dominant species of steppe locust, plays a crucial role in driving the dynamic changes of the grassland ecosystem. However, there are a limited number of studies on the impact of locust feeding on the relationship of the major plants in the species community. This study has employed the Shannon-Wiener index, Pianka index, and the maximum information coefficient (MIC) to assess the impact of O. asiaticus feeding on the community structure and interspecific relationships in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The chosen indices measured niche breadth, niche overlap, and interspecies correlation. The topological network structure between the main species was further analyzed. The results indicated that: 1) locust gnawing expands the niche width of major species and increases the niche overlap index of food-loving species; 2) the feeding of locusts reduces the overall correlation between species but increases the interspecific relatedness between food-loving species and other species. 3) the number of links in the species topological network structure is reduced due to locust gnawing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c044c677c57444638bc3169f1e82ba232024-03-25T04:17:51ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942024-06-0151e02913Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslandsChen Chen0Guangming Zhang1Yuan Liang2Hongqing Wang3College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, No.35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, ChinaCollege of Science, Beijing Forestry University, No.35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian, Beijing 100083, ChinaCollege of Science, Beijing Forestry University, No.35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian, Beijing 100083, China; Corresponding author.Oedaleus decorus asiaticus (O. asiaticus), the dominant species of steppe locust, plays a crucial role in driving the dynamic changes of the grassland ecosystem. However, there are a limited number of studies on the impact of locust feeding on the relationship of the major plants in the species community. This study has employed the Shannon-Wiener index, Pianka index, and the maximum information coefficient (MIC) to assess the impact of O. asiaticus feeding on the community structure and interspecific relationships in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The chosen indices measured niche breadth, niche overlap, and interspecies correlation. The topological network structure between the main species was further analyzed. The results indicated that: 1) locust gnawing expands the niche width of major species and increases the niche overlap index of food-loving species; 2) the feeding of locusts reduces the overall correlation between species but increases the interspecific relatedness between food-loving species and other species. 3) the number of links in the species topological network structure is reduced due to locust gnawing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424001173Oedaleus decorus asiaticusInterspecific relationshipMaximum information coefficientNicheTopology network |
| spellingShingle | Chen Chen Guangming Zhang Yuan Liang Hongqing Wang Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands Global Ecology and Conservation Oedaleus decorus asiaticus Interspecific relationship Maximum information coefficient Niche Topology network |
| title | Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands |
| title_full | Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands |
| title_short | Impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in Inner Mongolia grasslands |
| title_sort | impacts of locust feeding on interspecific relationships and niche of the major plants in inner mongolia grasslands |
| topic | Oedaleus decorus asiaticus Interspecific relationship Maximum information coefficient Niche Topology network |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424001173 |
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