Connectivity Loss in Experimental Pond Networks Leads to Biodiversity Loss in Microbial Metacommunities.

Autor: Szabó B; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary., Váczy-Földi M; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary., Vad CF; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary., Pálffy K; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary., Huỳnh TH; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary., Dobosy P; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary., Fierpasz Á; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary., Márton Z; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; Department of Microbiology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary., Felföldi T; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; Department of Microbiology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary., Horváth Z; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary.; Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Global change biology [Glob Chang Biol] 2024 Dec; Vol. 30 (12), pp. e70001.
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70001
Abstrakt: Habitat fragmentation is among the most important global threats to biodiversity; however, the direct effects of its components including connectivity loss are largely unknown and still mostly inferred based on indirect evidence. Our understanding of these drivers is especially limited in microbial communities. Here, by conducting a 4-month outdoor experiment with artificial pond (mesocosm) metacommunities, we studied the effects of connectivity loss on planktonic microorganisms, primarily focusing on pro- and microeukaryotes. Connectivity loss was simulated by stopping the dispersal among local habitats after an initial period with dispersal. Keeping the habitat amount constant and the abiotic environment homogeneous allowed us to track the direct effects of the process of connectivity loss. We found that connectivity loss led to higher levels of extinction and a decrease in both local and regional diversity in microeukaryotes. In contrast, diversity patterns of prokaryotes remained largely unaffected, with some indications of extinction debt. Connectivity loss also led to lower evenness in microeukaryotes, likely through changes in biotic interactions with zooplankton grazers. Our results imply that connectivity loss can directly translate into species losses in communities and highlight the importance of conserving habitat networks with sufficient dispersal among local habitats.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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