Disturbance Mediates Homogenization of Above and Belowground Invertebrate Communities
| Autor: | Diane V. Roeder, Karl A. Roeder, Michael Kaspari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Ecology Flood myth biology Orthoptera Climate Change 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Fauna Homogenization (climate) Biodiversity Oklahoma Global change biology.organism_classification Invertebrates 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Floods Insect Science Animals Species richness Ecosystem Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Invertebrate |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Entomology. 47:545-550 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2936 0046-225X |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ee/nvy022 |
| Popis: | Natural disturbances can occur stochastically with profound impacts on fauna and flora. Here we quantified the impact of a one in 100-yr flood on terrestrial invertebrate communities in south central Oklahoma. Before the flood, we observed 4,082 individuals from 92 species weighing a total of 18.61 g that belonged to compositionally different above or belowground communities. One year after the initial sampling period and 9 mo post-flood, we measured a 93% decrease in abundance, a 60% decrease in species richness, and a 64% decrease in biomass as well as increased compositional similarity between the above and belowground communities. Of the eight insect orders that were present before the flood, only the Coleoptera and Orthoptera increased immediately after the flood. Of these, only the Orthoptera remained at an elevated level across all post-flood sampling periods, specifically due to an increase in crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). As we enter an era of global change, using natural perturbation experiments will improve our knowledge about the ecological processes that shape patterns of community assembly and biodiversity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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