Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities
The degradation of wetlands due to climate change is of critical concern to human beings worldwide. Little is known about the potential synergistic effects of simultaneous water level reduction and warming on the underground wetland ecosystems. We conducted a 5-month field experiment in the Sanjiang...
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| description | The degradation of wetlands due to climate change is of critical concern to human beings worldwide. Little is known about the potential synergistic effects of simultaneous water level reduction and warming on the underground wetland ecosystems. We conducted a 5-month field experiment in the Sanjiang Plain, utilizing open-top chambers and water level automatic control systems to investigate such synergistic effects. Soil springtails (Collembola) and mites (Acari) in the top (0–20 cm) soil layers were sampled to calculate their density, diversity, and to screen for indicator species. Warming significantly influenced soil springtail communities, slightly increasing the total density and total abundance under the natural water level while reducing them under a constant water level. In addition, Anurida maritima and Vertagopus laricis, two indicators for the natural water level, had the highest densities in the natural water level treatment and under the combined treatment of warming and natural water level, respectively. Cheiroseius sinicus and Malaconothrus tardus had the highest densities in warming under the 0 cm water level, significantly higher than the other three treatments. This study also revealed the importance of maintaining fluctuating water levels for microarthropod communities influenced by global warming, providing a theoretical basis for water level control in wetland restoration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7bc98e578db43f8a0b2e6aac731ee172022-12-21T17:17:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2296-701X2021-10-01910.3389/fevo.2021.731735731735Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod CommunitiesHui Zhang0Hui Zhang1Hui Zhang2Xin Sun3Xin Sun4Dong Liu5Haitao Wu6Huai Chen7Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, ChinaJ.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyKey Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, ChinaKey Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, ChinaThe degradation of wetlands due to climate change is of critical concern to human beings worldwide. Little is known about the potential synergistic effects of simultaneous water level reduction and warming on the underground wetland ecosystems. We conducted a 5-month field experiment in the Sanjiang Plain, utilizing open-top chambers and water level automatic control systems to investigate such synergistic effects. Soil springtails (Collembola) and mites (Acari) in the top (0–20 cm) soil layers were sampled to calculate their density, diversity, and to screen for indicator species. Warming significantly influenced soil springtail communities, slightly increasing the total density and total abundance under the natural water level while reducing them under a constant water level. In addition, Anurida maritima and Vertagopus laricis, two indicators for the natural water level, had the highest densities in the natural water level treatment and under the combined treatment of warming and natural water level, respectively. Cheiroseius sinicus and Malaconothrus tardus had the highest densities in warming under the 0 cm water level, significantly higher than the other three treatments. This study also revealed the importance of maintaining fluctuating water levels for microarthropod communities influenced by global warming, providing a theoretical basis for water level control in wetland restoration.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.731735/fullclimate changecollembolamitesindicator specieswetland restoration |
| spellingShingle | Hui Zhang Hui Zhang Hui Zhang Xin Sun Xin Sun Dong Liu Haitao Wu Huai Chen Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution climate change collembola mites indicator species wetland restoration |
| title | Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities |
| title_full | Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities |
| title_fullStr | Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities |
| title_short | Air Warming and Drainage Influences Soil Microarthropod Communities |
| title_sort | air warming and drainage influences soil microarthropod communities |
| topic | climate change collembola mites indicator species wetland restoration |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.731735/full |
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