Influence of Salinity Concentration on Aquatic Insect Community Structure: A Mesocosm Experiment in the Dead Sea Basin Region

Salinity varies considerably among temporary pools in the Dead Sea Basin, Israel. We experimentally assessed the effects of four salinity levels (0, 10, 20 and 30 g NaCl per liter) on the aquatic insect community in this basin in an artificial pool experiment. Each salinity level was randomly assigned to six pools (total=24 pools). Salinity did not affect total insect abundance but strongly affected abundance and distributions of different species, and consequently, community structure. Of 13 taxa colonizing the pools, 12 were Diptera including 10 mosquito species. Five taxa were sufficiently common to assess abundance in relation to salinity. Polypedilum nubiferum Skuse (Diptera: Chironomidae) was largely salinity intolerant being abundant only in the freshwater. Ephydra flavipes Macquart (Diptera: Ephydridae) was most abundant at the highest salinity level and was rare in freshwater. Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance tended to be highest at 10 g/l and lowest at 30 g/l although the differences were not statistically significant. Anopheles multicolor Cambouliu (Diptera: Culicidae) was relatively euryhaline although numbers dropped significantly at the highest salinity. Cleon dipterum Linnaeus (Baetidae: Ephemeroptera) was also euryhaline and showed no significant differences in abundance across salinities. For the mosquito species, we also estimated survival to pupation. Survival to pupation was significantly lower for O. caspius in freshwater, but was not statistically significantly different across salinities for A.␣multicolor. Species diversity was highest at the two lowest salinities tested and then dropped with increasing salinity. Evenness was not significantly different across salinities. Community similarity generally decreased with increasing salinity differences though dissimilarity was greatest when comparing freshwater to other salinities. Thus, regional diversity is likely increased when there is a range of salinities among pools.     

Effect of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) and sestonic food abundance on the invertebrate community within a constructed treatment wetland

1. The effect of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) predation on the invertebrate community in a hypereutrophic constructed treatment wetland in southern California was investigated at two nutrient levels that influenced sestonic food abundance. 2. Gambusia affinis and insect predators in the wetland had a significant impact on larval mosquito density in the wetland irrespective of nutrient level. At the end of the 5‐month study, cladoceran abundance in predator exclusion enclosures was 2–3 orders of magnitude greater than in the treatments that allowed access by planktivores. Chironomids were the most abundant insect group collected in emergence traps, and midge production from the high nutrient location of the wetland was greater than from the low nutrient location, but was not affected significantly by G. affinis. The presence of abundant alternative prey in this highly enriched wetland may have weakened the predation impact of G. affinis on mosquitoes. 3. The abundances of six invertebrate groups in dipper samples and of four insect groups in emergence trap collections were analysed using a multivariate distance‐based linear model. Fish treatment and location interactions with sampling date explained significant amounts of the variation in the abundance of invertebrate groups. 4. Multivariate multiple regression analysis showed that chlorophyll‐a concentration explained a large portion of the variability in non‐predatory insect and zooplankton abundance at the high nutrient location, whereas bacterial density explained a large portion of the variability in the abundances of these taxa at the low nutrient location. Predatory insects were not directly coupled to the bottom‐up influence of bacterial abundance and chlorophyll‐a.     

Macroinvertebrates associated with two submerged macrophytes,Lagarosiphon ilicifolius and Vallisneria aethiopica,in the Sanyati Basin,Lake Kariba,Zimbabwe: effect of plant morphological complexity

Vallisneria aethiopica and Lagarosiphon ilicifolius are common and abundant submerged macrophytes in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The two species have distinct structural morphologies, with Vallisneria consisting of long ribbon-like leaves, while Lagarosiphon has filiform stems with numerous small alternate leaves. This study investigated the effect of these architectural differences between the two plant species on their epiphytic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the shallow inshore waters of Lake Kariba. Ten sites were sampled on three occasions between May and July 2005. A total of 56 macroinvertebrate taxa was collected, 48 from Lagarosiphon and 45 from Vallisneria. Generally, the two plant species were associated with similar macroinvertebrate communities, but the average abundances of most taxa, and thus the overall macroinvertebrate abundances, were significantly greater on Lagarosiphon. The main macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups found on both plant species were collector-gatherers, grazers and predators, all of which were significantly more abundant on Lagarosiphon. Although the macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with Vallisneria and Lagarosiphon generally consisted of the same taxa, there were distinct and significant differences between them, probably due to the architectural differences between the two submerged macrophytes.     

Spatial Structure of the Insect Community of a Small Dimictic Lake in the Laurentians (Québec)

The distribution of merolimnic benthic insects was studied in Lake Cromwell, a small (9 ha) and shallow (max. depth 9 m) dimictic lake with a summer hypolimnetic warming on the Laurentian highlands of Québec. Communities were described from 22 sets of emergence data. Two hundred and twelve species were recognized of which 153 were Chironomidae (Diptera). Through clustering and ordination techniques, five communities were recognized: one in the flooded shrub zone along the shore, two littoral, one sublittoral and one profundal. Differences between the communities were more quantitative than qualitative. The majority of species inhabited the shore and littoral stations, and only the hardiest reached the deepest zone. There were few species characteristic of the profundal, none of them abundant. Discriminating, dominant, and characteristic species were determined for each community, as were the ubiquitous species. There is a general decrease in species richness, species diversity and population density, and a change in community structure along the depth gradient. A discontinuity at 1–2 m is related to a sharp increase in Chaoboridae in the deeper waters.     

Polychaete community structure of the northwestern coast of Mexico: patterns of abundance and distribution

In August 1998, 72 benthic stations were sampled off the northwestern coast of Mexico. A baseline survey of the polychaete macrofauna was carried out for the southernmost portion of the Southern California Bight (SCB) region. Spatial patterns of polychaete assemblages were characterized to determine evidence of environmental impact from point sources of wastewater discharge near the study area, and to define a standard against which to detect future change. A total of 4231 polychaetous annelids representing 38 families and 210 species were identified, which constituted 53% of the total macrofauna. Families with highest species richness were Spionidae (18 spp.), Onuphidae (15 spp.), and Terebellidae (14 spp.). Species with greatest abundances were Spiophanes duplex (490 ind.), Spiophanes fimbriata (330 ind.), Lanassa sp. D (209 ind.), Pectinaria californiensis (138 ind.), and Euclymeninae sp. A (124 ind.). Based on polychaete assemblages, communities for the southernmost SCB were found to be composed primarily of non-opportunistic species, and no numerically dominant species were found. High values of polychaete diversity (H) indicated the majority of the area of study could be considered an undisturbed environment. Principal Components Analysis (PCA) applied to environmental and faunistic parameters indicated depth, organic carbon, and sediment grain size as the main influences determining the polychaete faunal communities.     

油橄榄传粉昆虫群落结构特征及多样性分析

油橄榄(Olea europaea)是一种木本油料作物,具有较高的药用价值和食用价值,昆虫授粉是其风媒授粉的一种有效补充。为了解我国油橄榄主要种植区花期传粉昆虫群落差异、结构组成及分布规律,对全国13个典型样地油橄榄花期传粉昆虫进行调查与采集,采用物种优势度及多样性等指数对传粉昆虫的群落结构及多样性进行分析,通过计算不同样地物种组成相似程度以量化传粉昆虫群落相似性。2020—2021年在全国油橄榄种植区共采集并鉴定出3目13科25属37种564只昆虫,优势度分析显示油橄榄优势传粉类群以蜜蜂科(Apidae)、食蚜蝇科(Syrphidae)或蜜蜂科、隧蜂科(Halictidae)两种组合常见;多样性分析显示重庆市万州区样地传粉昆虫多样性最高,西昌市海滨中路样地最低。群落相似性分析结果显示陇南市所属样地被聚为一簇;凉山州冕宁县样地、绵阳市松垭镇样地、重庆市奉节县样地、重庆市合川区样地的4个样地和西昌市南宁区样地、绵阳市三台县样地、重庆市万州区样地的3个样地分别被聚为一簇。因此,优势类群中的中华蜜蜂(Apis cerana cerana)、意大利蜜蜂(Apis mellifera ligus...     

内蒙古额济纳胡杨林昆虫群落结构及多样性分析

本研究调查了额济纳胡杨林昆虫资源现状,分析了昆虫群落多样性,为额济纳胡杨林昆虫资源建立数据基础和保护胡杨林提供生态学依据。于2023年5-7月,采用色板法、马氏网法、灯诱法、扫网法和糖醋液法,对额济纳天然和不同干扰类型胡杨林昆虫群落结构和多样性进行了调查和分析。结果显示,共采集昆虫标本182 973头,隶属于12目170科793种,半翅目、双翅目、膜翅目和鞘翅目昆虫为优势类群,且双翅目昆虫个体数量远大于其他目,占总个体数量的52.434%,其次是半翅目占21.134%。在天然胡杨林中,个体数量为优势类群的有半翅目和双翅目,昆虫个体数量表现为：过熟林>幼龄林>中龄林>衰亡林,中龄林的Shannon-Wiener多样性指数（H′）最大,衰亡林大的Margalef丰富度指数（dM）最大,5月昆虫多样性指数最低,幼龄林中植食性昆虫的个体数量（16 752头)和捕食性昆虫的个体数（6 854头）最多。在不同干扰类型胡杨林中,个体数量为优势类群的有半翅目和双翅目,昆虫个体数量表现为：放牧区胡杨林>旅游区胡杨林>农田区胡杨林,放牧区胡杨林中的Shannon-Wiener多样性指数（H′）和Margalef丰富度指数（dM）最大,5月昆虫多样性指数最低,放牧区胡杨林中植食性昆虫的个体数量（7 846头)和捕食性昆虫的个体数量（4 664头）最多。研究结果初步揭示了额济纳胡杨林昆虫的种类、数量和群落的多样性,实时了解昆虫群落的动态变化,为进一步管理胡杨林和害虫防治提供生态学依据。     

梧桐山甲虫物种多样性

报道了深圳市梧桐山岗景区鞘翅目昆虫多样性的研究结果。梧桐山鞘翅目在不同季节的变化动态研究表明６、７月份是鞘翅目成虫出现的高峰期。应用Ｍａｒｇａｌｅｆ物种丰富度模型及Ｓｈａｎｎｏｎ Ｗｅｉｎｅｒ生物多样性指数分析了该地鞘翅目物种的丰富度及多样性。结果表明梧桐山的鞘翅目昆虫物种组成为丰富型,相当高的多样性指数说明梧桐山的生态环境良好。     

The effects of bankside management on chalk stream invertebrate communities

SUMMARY 1. Communities of aquatic macroinvertebrates and the terrestrial adult phases of aquatic insects were investigated from short stretches of English chalk streams with two different bankside vegetation types: simply structured grazed grass (grazed) and structurally complex herbaceous vegetation with scattered trees (ungrazed). Macroinvertebrates were sampled in spring, summer, autumn and winter 1996–97 from three aquatic habitats: mid-channel gravel, patches of the aquatic macrophyte Ranunculus and marginal emergent macrophytes. The terrestrial adult phases of aquatic insects were sampled in spring, summer and autumn from bankside vegetation.
2. Total macroinvertebrate abundance did not differ between stretches with different bankside vegetation. Taxon richness of mid-channel gravel was, however, significantly higher in ungrazed compared with grazed stretches and Shannon diversity ( H ') of mid-channel gravel and marginal vegetation was significantly higher in ungrazed compared with grazed stretches. Total abundance, taxon richness and Shannon diversity ( H ') of the terrestrial adult phases of aquatic insect were significantly higher from the bankside vegetation of ungrazed compared with grazed stretches.
3. Ordination of communities of aquatic macroinvertebrates and terrestrial adults demonstrated that individual families of both groups were generally more abundant in ungrazed stretches. Many more families were significantly associated with ungrazed stretches than with grazed stretches.
4. This investigation has shown that high structural diversity of bankside vegetation along lowland chalk streams is accompanied at the reach scale by increased diversity of both aquatic macroinvertebrates and the terrestrial adult phases of aquatic insects. The conservation potential of such streams may thus be lowered by management practices that result in the removal or simplification of bankside vegetation along extensive stream stretches.     

水稻秸秆还田时间对土壤真菌群落结构的影响

为揭示水稻秸秆还田对土壤真菌群落结构的长期影响,采用荧光定量PCR和PCR-DGGE技术分析了秸秆还田90,180,270 d和360 d的土壤真菌基因丰度和群落结构组成演变趋势,并利用冗余分析(RDA)研究土壤真菌群落结构变化与环境因子的关系。结果表明:随着秸秆还田时间的增加,土壤真菌群体数量和多样性指数(H、R和E)显著增加,在360 d时达到最高。对DGGE图谱的特征条带进行胶回收、测序,系统进化分析表明,土壤真菌主要种群包括:接合菌(Zygomycete sp.)、盐腐霉菌(Pythium salinum)、肉盘菌(Uncultured Sarcosomataceae)、牛粪盘菌(Ascobolus stercorarius)、大链壶菌(Lagenidium giganteum)、青霉菌(Penicillium sp.)、曲霉属真菌(Aspergillus sp.)和疏绵状丝孢菌(Thermomyces lanuginosus)、灰绿曲霉菌(Aspergillus glaucus)、禾谷多粘菌(Polymyxa graminis)和枝顶孢霉菌(Acremonium sp.),其中青霉菌(Penicillium sp.)、曲霉属真菌(Aspergillus sp.)和枝顶孢霉菌(Acremonium sp.)具有纤维素降解能力,而枝顶孢霉菌(Acremonium sp.)在90 d时成为新的优势菌群。RDA分析表明,90 d和180 d秸秆还田与对照土壤的真菌群落结构较为类似,270 d和360 d的秸秆还田与对照土壤的真菌群落结构发生了明显变化。土壤有机碳、pH和速效磷是引起土壤真菌群落结构及多样性变异的主要因素。     

不同施肥方式对酸性茶园土壤真菌群落的影响

为揭示不同施肥方式对茶园土壤真菌群落结构的影响,依托定位施肥试验,采集对照(CK)、纯化肥(N300)、有机肥配施(OM30) 3个处理的0—10 cm和10—20 cm两层土壤,通过高通量测序技术,分析不同施肥处理下,茶园土壤真菌群落结构特征及其与土壤理化性质的关系。结果表明0—10 cm土层中真菌Alpha多样性显著高于10—20 cm土层(P0.05);在同一土层中,Alpha多样性变化趋势为CK N300 OM30。子囊菌门、担子菌门、接合菌门是试验茶园土壤中三大优势真菌门类,Sordariomycetes纲,Tremellomycetes纲和Mortierellomycotina纲分别是子囊菌门、担子菌门和接合菌门下的优势种群。子囊菌门和担子菌门在0—10 cm土层中相对丰度较高,而接合菌门则在10—20 cm土层中具有较高丰度(P0.05)。施肥处理提高了土壤中接合菌门的相对丰度,降低了子囊菌门的相对丰度。不同深度土壤中真菌群落结构差异主要受土壤理化性质变化驱动,冗余分析和Monte Carlo置换检验结果显示,土壤有机碳、全氮、碳氮比、全钾、速效钾含量对土壤真菌群落结构影响显著(P0.05),而试验茶园土壤的pH变化对同一土层中真菌群落结构的影响并不显著(P0.05)。     

The effect of plant density on epiphytic macroinvertebrates associated with a submerged macrophyte,Lagarosiphon ilicifolius Obermeyer,in Lake Kariba,Zimbabwe

The effect of variations in the density of a submerged macrophyte, Lagarosiphon ilicifolius, on epiphytic macroinvertebrate community structure in the shallow waters of a sheltered bay of Lake Kariba were investigated. The body size class distributions of a mayfly, Cloeon (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), and the damselfly family, Coenagrionidae, were also assessed with respect to variation in vegetation density. Macroinvertebrates were sampled from low-, moderate- and high-density beds of L. ilicifolius. There were no significant differences in individual taxon and total macroinvertebrate abundances, macroinvertebrate richness and diversity with respect to vegetation density. In all three density categories the functional feeding group (FFG) composition was dominated by collector-gatherers and collector-filterers. The abundance of the two FFGs did not change significantly within each, as well as among, the three vegetation-density categories (ANOVA, p > 0.05). The largest size class of Cloeon occurred only in high-density beds, whereas the largest coenagrionid individuals were obtained from low- and moderate-density beds and were absent from high-density beds. The results suggest that variation in the density of Lagarosiphon does not affect epiphytic macroinvertebrate community structure, but does affect body-size distributions of macroinvertebrate taxa, probably by affecting predator-prey interactions.     

Tangled webs: reciprocal flows of invertebrate prey link streams and riparian zones

1. Streams and their adjacent riparian zones are closely linked by reciprocal flows of invertebrate prey. We review characteristics of these prey subsidies and their strong direct and indirect effects on consumers and recipient food webs. 2. Fluxes of terrestrial invertebrates to streams can provide up to half the annual energy budget for drift‐feeding fishes such as salmonids, despite the fact that input occurs principally in summer. Inputs appear highest from closed‐canopy riparian zones with deciduous vegetation and vary markedly with invertebrate phenology and weather. Two field experiments that manipulated this prey subsidy showed that it affected both foraging and local abundance of stream fishes. 3. Emergence of adult insects from streams can constitute a substantial export of benthic production to riparian consumers such as birds, bats, lizards, and spiders, and contributes 25–100% of the energy or carbon to such species. Emergence typically peaks in early summer in the temperate zone, but also provides a low‐level flux from autumn to spring in ice‐free streams. This flux varies with in‐stream productivity, and declines exponentially with distance from the stream edge. Some predators aggregate near streams and forage on these prey during periods of peak emergence, whereas others rely on the lower subsidy from autumn through spring when terrestrial prey are scarce. Several field experiments that manipulated this subsidy showed that it affected the short‐term behaviour, growth, and abundance of terrestrial consumers. 4. Reciprocal prey subsidies also have important indirect effects on both stream and riparian food webs. Theory predicts that allochthonous prey should increase density of subsidised predators, thereby increasing predation on in situ prey and causing a negative indirect effect via apparent competition. However, short‐term experiments have produced either positive or negative indirect effects. These contrasting results may be due to characteristics of the subsidies and individual consumers, but could also result from differences in experimental designs. 5. New study approaches are needed to better determine the direct and indirect effects of reciprocal prey subsidies. Experiments coupled with comparative research will be required to measure their effects on individual consumer fitness and population demographics. Future work should investigate whether reciprocal prey fluxes stabilise linked stream–riparian ecosystems, explore how landscape context affects the magnitude and importance of subsidies, and determine how impacts of human disturbance can propagate between streams and riparian zones via these trophic linkages. Study of these reciprocal connections is helping to define a more holistic perspective of catchments, and has the potential to shape new directions for ecology in general.     

松萎蔫病发生区和未发生区油松根部真菌群落研究

植物根部真菌群落结构和多样性与植物的抗病性和病害的危害程度相互影响。为揭示松萎蔫病与松树根部真菌群落的相互作用,该研究对陕西省商洛市柞水县松萎蔫病发生区和未发生区油松的根尖活性、根部外生菌根真菌(ECMF)和深色有隔内生真菌(DSE)的侵染率进行分析,并通过油松根部可培养真菌的分离和鉴定,分析了两地油松根部真菌的群落结构及多样性。结果显示:(1)松萎蔫病未发生区油松根部的活性根尖比、菌根根尖比和ECMF的侵染率均显著高于发生区,而DSE的侵染率和微菌核密度却低于松萎蔫病发生区,ECMF的侵染率在两个样区油松根部都显著高于DSE。(2)从两个样区油松根部共分离到131个菌株,根据形态和分子学特征最终鉴定为23种真菌,其中DSE占绝对优势,且Phialocephala fortinii和Cryptosporiopsis ericae为油松根部分离真菌的优势种。(3)两个样区真菌的群落组成存在明显差异,共有真菌仅5种。(4)松萎蔫病未发生区真菌群落的丰富度(17)和多样性(2.012 0)、以及ECMF的相对丰度(8%)都高于松萎蔫病发生区(分别为11、1.197 9和1.6%),而DSE的相对丰度(70%)却明显低于发生区(82.7%)。研究表明,松萎蔫病的发生影响了油松根部的活性、菌根的形成、ECMF和DSE的侵染,以及根部真菌的群落组成和多样性。该文首次报道了DSE与松萎蔫病的关系,但分离真菌对油松松萎蔫病抗性的影响有待进一步研究。