Comparing patterns of spatial autocorrelation of assemblages of benthic invertebrates in upland rivers in south-eastern Australia

Patterns of spatial autocorrelation of biota may reveal much about underlying ecological and biological forces responsible for generating the patterns. Operationally, ecological work and many applied problems (e.g., impact detection, ecosystem health assessment using reference sites) require statistical knowledge of autocorrelation patterns. Here, we report on assemblage-level autocorrelation in the benthic-invertebrate assemblages of riffles in two adjacent, relatively pristine rivers in south-eastern Victoria, Australia (40 km reaches of the Wellington and Wonnangatta rivers). The assemblages of the Wellington River were strongly autocorrelated, but those of the Wonnangatta River showed a distance-independent pattern. There was no effect of taxonomic resolution, rarity protocols or whole-assemblage surrogates on the inferred levels of autocorrelation. We conclude that there is little evidence that one can assume the pattern of spatial relationships among invertebrate faunas within a river, and this probably holds true for the usual set of taxonomic resolutions and subsets used to discern changes wrought by human impacts.     

荒漠草原不同植物群落蒸散组分特征及其环境因子影响分析

蒸散发是生态水文过程的关键环节,掌握蒸散组分的变化特征及其影响因子,对干旱半干旱地区的可持续发展至关重要。以荒漠草原多年生植物针茅群落和一年生植物猪毛蒿群落为研究对象,利用小型蒸渗仪开展了连续3年监测,分析了蒸散组分的日、月和年变化规律,探讨了影响蒸散组分的主要环境因子。结果表明：晴天时,多年生和一年生植物群落蒸散组分呈先增加后减小的抛物线型,夜间蒸散活动较弱,累积蒸散量较低,不足全天总累积蒸散量的20%;阴天时各蒸散组分无明显峰值,且日累积量均较小,一年生和多年生植物群落的蒸散量、蒸发量和蒸腾量无显著差异;10.64 mm/d及以上降雨对蒸散和蒸发的日变化具有明显影响,随着降雨量的增多,蒸散量和蒸发量也呈增大趋势,但蒸腾量则相对较小。从月动态来看,7—9月占全年蒸散量和蒸发量的一半左右,冬春季蒸散量和蒸发量维持在全年最低水平。年蒸散量与年降雨量接近,而蒸腾量占蒸散量的比例低于10%。总体来看,多年生植物群落蒸散量较一年生植物群落多。采用Mantel检验方法分析不同时间尺度影响蒸散组分的主要气候因素,在小时尺度上太阳辐射与蒸发量和蒸腾量显著性水平较高(P<0.01),但相关性较低...     

2005年夏季长江口水域浮游植物群集特征及其与环境因子的关系

根据2005年9月8—15日在长江口及其邻近水域(30.5°32.5°N,121.0°123.5°E)进行的多学科外业航次调查所获资料,对调查区浮游植物的群集特征及其与环境因子之间的关系进行了研究。结果表明:鉴定浮游植物98种(含变种和变型),硅藻是浮游植物中的主要类群;浮游植物生态类型多为温带近岸种,少数为暖水种和大洋种;优势种主要为多尼骨条藻、尖刺伪菱形藻、柔弱几内亚藻、翼鼻状藻细长变型和柔弱伪菱形藻;细胞丰度平均为256.4个·mL-1,高值出现在调查区的中部偏南及东北部海域;Margalef物种丰富度指数、Shannon-Wiener物种多样性指数、Pielou'均匀度指数的分布显示:调查区东南部海域浮游植物多样性程度较高,物种均一性较好。物种与环境的典范对应分析显示:甲藻与环境因子中溶解氧的关系较为密切;多尼骨条藻与海水中硅酸盐和硝酸盐的关系较为密切,与海水盐度有很大的负相关性;各物种在排序图中的位置反映了其对不同环境资源的生态需求。     

淮河干流软体动物群落结构及其与环境因子的关系

2011年3月、6月、9月和12月对淮河干流11个采集点的底栖软体类动物群落结构进行了调查研究, 共记录了软体类动物9科26种, 其中位于最上游的桐柏金庄种类最少, 仅有3种分布, 而位于中下游的新城口种类达到15种。总体上看, 自上游至下游, 软体动物种类的数量呈现一定的增多趋势。Pearson相关性检验结果表明软体动物种类数量和生物密度与河道深度间分别存在显著的正相关(r=0.617, P=0.043, n=11)和负相关关系(r=-0.654, P=0.029, n=11)。方差分析(One-way ANOVA)结果表明, Shannon-Wiener多样性指数F(3, 40) =0.225, P=0.879、Margalef丰富度指数F(3, 40) =0.902, P=0.449、Pielou均匀性指数F(3, 40) =0.841, P=0.479这3种指数以及生物量F(3, 40) =1.931, P=0.14不存在显著的季节性变化, 但生物密度F(3, 40) =5.45, P=0.003却存在极显著的季节性变化。其中, 生物密度在6月份出现峰值(90.13 36.31) ind./m2, 最低值出现在12月份(14.42 2.78) ind./m2; 生物量的变化不与生物密度变化同步, 其峰值出现在9月份(155.08 50.43) g/m2, 最低值则出现在3月份(39.15 14.08) g/m2。相似性分析(One-way ANOSIM)结果表明, 软体类动物群落在生物密度和生物量方面的优势物种组成上均无显著的季节性差异, 其P值分别为0.082和0.514。生物密度在不同月份间的不相似百分比变化幅度从53.87%至59.12%, 而生物量的不相似百分比变化幅度则从58.76%至68.58%。冗余分析(Redundancy Analysis RDA)结果表明, 河宽、水深和砂质型底质为影响淮河干流底栖软体类动物分布的主要环境因子。       

洪潮江水库浮游细菌群落空间分布及其与环境因子的关系

【目的】为了解洪潮江水库浮游细菌群落组成、空间分布及其与环境因子的相互作用关系。【方法】基于16S rRNA基因高通量测序技术,对洪潮江水库浮游细菌群落结构与多样性进行了分析,同步对水体的理化指标进行检测。【结果】洪潮江水库共注释浮游细菌28门79纲168目243科325属85种。优势门为变形菌门、放线菌门、蓝细菌门、疣微菌门、拟杆菌门、浮霉菌门,分别占比21.95%、21.30%、17.98%、12.27%、11.72%、9.51%。基于Bray-Curtis距离的PCoA分析表明,洪潮江水库9个采样点可以被分为3组,细菌群落呈现沿上下游梯度变化的趋势。perMANOVA检验显示,各组差异显著,但是各组的多样性指数没有显著性差异。Mantel分析表明,透明度、浊度、总磷、亚硝酸盐氮、硝酸盐氮、叶绿素a、pH、溶解氧、氧化还原电位、比电导、总溶解固体以及营养状态会显著影响浮游细菌群落结构。【结论】洪潮江水库浮游细菌空间分布特征是自然环境理化因子和农业活动综合作用的结果。研究结果对了解浮游细菌群落空间格局及其对人类活动的响应,以及水库管理具有科学参考价值。     

The relative role of rivers,environmental heterogeneity and species traits in driving compositional changes in southeastern Amazonian bird assemblages

Amazonian rivers have been proposed to act as geographic barriers to species dispersal, either driving allopatric speciation or defining current distribution limits. The strength of the barrier varies according to the species’ ecological characteristics and the river's physical properties. Environmental heterogeneity may also drive compositional changes but has not been well assessed in Amazonia. Aiming to understand the contributions of riverine barriers and environmental heterogeneity in shaping compositional changes in Amazonian forest bird assemblages, we focus on the Tapajós River. We investigate how spatial variation in species composition is related to physical barriers (Tapajós and Jamanxim rivers), species’ ecological characteristics (distinct guilds), and environmental heterogeneity (canopy reflectance, soils, and elevation). We sampled birds through point-counts and mist nets on both banks of the Tapajós and Jamanxim rivers. To test for relationships between bird composition and environmental data, we used Mantel and partial Mantel tests, NMDS, and ANOVA + Tukey HSD. The Mantel tests showed that the clearest compositional changes occurred across the Tapajós River, which seems to act unequally as a significant barrier to the bird guilds. The Jamanxim River was not associated with differences in bird communities. Our results reinforce that the Tapajós River is a biogeographical boundary for birds, while environmental heterogeneity influences compositional variation within interfluves. We discuss the combined influence of geographical barriers, environmental heterogeneity, and ecological characteristics of species in shaping species distributions and community composition and the complexity of extrapolating the patterns found for birds to other Amazonian organisms. Abstract in Portuguese is available with online material.     

Communities in high definition: Spatial and environmental factors shape the micro-distribution of aquatic invertebrates

1. According to metacommunity theories, the structure of natural communities is the result of both environmental filtering and spatial processes, with their relative importance depending on factors including local habitat characteristics, functional features of organisms, and the spatial scale considered. However, few studies have explored environmental and spatial processes in riverine systems at local scales, explicitly incorporating spatial coordinates into multi-taxa distribution models. To address this gap, we conducted a small-scale study to discriminate between abiotic and biotic factors affecting the distribution of aquatic macroinvertebrates, applying metacommunity concepts.
2. We studied a mountain section in each of three perennial streams within the Po River Basin (northern Italy). We sampled macroinvertebrates both in summer and winter, using specific in situ 50-point random sampling grids. Environmental factors, including benthic organic matter (BOM), flow velocity, water depth, and substrate were recorded together with spatial coordinates for each sampling point. The relationships between community metrics (taxon richness, abundance, biomass, biomass–abundance ratio, and functional feeding groups) and explanatory variables (environmental and spatial) were assessed using generalised additive models. The influence of the explanatory variables on community structure was analysed with joint species distribution models.
3. Environmental variables—primarily BOM—were the main drivers affecting community metrics, whereas the effects of spatial variables varied among metrics, streams, and seasons. During summer, community structure was strongly affected by BOM and spatial position within the riverbed, the latter probably being a proxy for mass effects mediated by biotic and stochastic processes. In contrast, community structure was mainly shaped by hydraulic variables in winter.
4. Using macroinvertebrate communities as a model group, our results demonstrate that metacommunity concepts can explain small-scale variability in community structure. We found that both environmental filtering and biotic processes shape local communities, with the strength of these drivers depending on the season. These insights provide baseline knowledge that informs our understanding of ecological responses to environmental variability in contexts including restoration ecology, habitat suitability modelling, and biomonitoring.

     

西藏拉鲁湿地水体酵母菌多样性及其与理化因子相关性

【目的】开展拉鲁湿地水体酵母菌多样性研究,探究理化因子与酵母菌群落结构的相互关系。【方法】采用原位培养法从拉鲁湿地11个水样中分离酵母菌,应用26S r RNA D1/D2区域序列分析,并结合经典分类法对获得的菌株进行分类鉴定,运用SPSS和CANOCO软件分析酵母菌多样性及其与环境因子相关性。【结果】从拉鲁湿地水体中分离得到169株酵母菌,鉴定分属为15个属31个种。优势种为Ustilentyloma graminis和Filobasidium magnum,优势属为Naganishia、Ustilentyloma、Filobasidium和Cystofibasidium。统计分析结果表明,化学需氧量(COD)是影响拉鲁湿地水体酵母菌数量的显著因素,另外,此理化因子是影响Ustilentyloma分布的重要环境条件。【结论】西藏拉鲁湿地酵母菌资源比较丰富,且存在明显的空间异质性。     

Differentiation diversity of Argentine cacti and its relationship to environmental factors

Abstract. We studied the differentiation diversity (β-diversity or species turnover) patterns of the three main cactus growth forms (columnar, opuntioid and globose) in 318 (1° × 1°) squares covering Argentina. We analysed the degree of association between species turnover of each growth form with the spatial variation of a set of 15 environmental variables. Species turnover was estimated in two ways: (1) by calculating species turnover along latitudinal and longitudinal gradients and (2) by evaluating the species turnover between each square and its eight surrounding neighbouring grid cells. For the three growth forms, species turnover in latitudinal transects was mostly related to the mean within-transect values of certain environmental variables, while in longitudinal transects it was related to the variation of some environmental variables within the transect rather than to their mean values. For columnar species, transect species turnover was mainly associated with variation in temperature, confirming the temperature-sensivity of this growth form. For opuntioid species, turnover along transects was mainly related to topographic variables. In the case of globose cacti, transect turnover was associated with variation in temperature and rainfall. For the three growth forms, areas of high turnover coincided with marked transitions between different biogeographic provinces, while the areas with lowest species turnover coincide with topographically and climatically uniform plains. Species turnover between individual squares was positively associated with the proportion of summer rainfall in globose cacti, the variation of mean annual temperature in columnar cacti and was negatively related to mean annual temperature in opuntioid cacti. Compared to the other growth forms, globose cacti presented a much larger proportion of squares with a high species turnover. In general, differentiation diversity was lower for the opuntioid and the columnar species, two growth forms with higher dispersal ability and was highest for the globose cacti, which have the lowest dispersal capacity. Environmentally heterogeneous areas, where large-scale transitions between biomes occur, have exceptionally high species turnover, and are important target areas for the conservation of biodiversity.     

深圳湾浮游植物群落结构特征及其与环境因子的关系

为研究深圳湾海域浮游植物的群落结构及其与水环境的关系,分别于春夏秋冬(2013年8月至2014年4月)四个季度对深圳湾进行采样分析,并对调查区域内的浮游植物及其主要环境因子进行了相关性分析.结果表明,深圳湾海域共鉴定出浮游植物111种(包括变种和变型):硅藻35属86种,甲藻4属15种,绿藻6属6种,蓝藻3属4种,其中...     

几种旱地农作物在农田N2O释放中的作用及环境因素的影响

用封闭箱法原位观测几种旱田Ｎ２Ｏ的排放通量,并与裸地Ｎ２Ｏ通量比较,评价植物在农田Ｎ２Ｏ释放中的作用．田间观测与室内模拟实验结合,考察环境因子对Ｎ２Ｏ通量的影响．结果表明１ｄ内大豆田Ｎ２Ｏ通量有两个释放高峰,而菠菜田和春小麦田只有１个释放高峰．种植大豆较大地提高了农田Ｎ２Ｏ的排放通量．农田裸地为一较弱的Ｎ２Ｏ释放源,且在１年的一定时期内表现为大气Ｎ２Ｏ的汇．光照变化对植物Ｎ２Ｏ通量影响很大,在较弱的光照条件下,植物释放Ｎ２Ｏ的通量较高．     

A tale of two flatties: different responses of two terrestrial flatworms to past environmental climatic fluctuations at Tallaganda in montane southeastern Australia

Comparative phylogeographic studies of animals with low mobility and/or high habitat specificity remain rare, yet such organisms may hold fine-grained palaeoecological signal. Comparisons of multiple, codistributed species can elucidate major historical events. As part of a multitaxon programme, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) variation was analysed in two species of terrestrial flatworm, Artioposthia lucasi and Caenoplana coerulea. We applied coalescent demographic estimators and nested clade analysis to examine responses to past, landscape-scale, cooling-drying events in a model system of montane forest (Tallaganda). Correspondence of haplotype groups in both species to previously proposed microbiogeographic regions indicates at least four refuges from cool, dry conditions. The region predicted to hold the highest quality refuges (the Eastern Slopes Region), is indicated to have been a long-term refuge in both species, but so are several other regions. Coalescent analyses suggest that populations of A. lucasi are declining, while C. coerulea is expanding, although stronger population substructure in the former could yield similar patterns in the data. The differences in spatial and temporal genetic variation in the two species could be explained by differences in ecological attributes: A. lucasi is predicted to have lower dispersal ability but may be better able to withstand cold conditions. Thus, different contemporary population dynamics may reflect different responses to recent (Holocene) climate warming. The two species show highly congruent patterns of catchment-based local genetic endemism with one another and with previously studied slime-mould grazing Collembola.     

邙山提灌站浮游植物群落结构空间变化对环境因子的响应

河南邙山提灌站作为黄河流域的重要水源地之一,已列入全国重要饮用水水源地名录。邙山提灌站从黄河取水、沉沙至水厂过程中,沿途生境变化剧烈。为更好地了解这种人工行为造成不同生境中浮游植物群落结构及变化特征,于2014年6月对提灌站的黄河取水口至水厂入口沿途设置的7个采样点开展了浮游植物调查,并同步开展水温、溶氧、总磷等水质因子监测。采用极点排序(POA)和冗余分析(RDA)两种多元统计方法研究了浮游植物群落结构变化及其与环境因子的关系。结果表明:从黄河取水口至水厂取水口,浮游植物群落结构、密度与生物量沿途发生了明显变化,其中浮游植物生物量和生物多样性先升高后降低。POA分析表明7个采样断点被分成3类生境,反映了沿途的生境变化过程,而RDA分析进一步表明总磷(TP)、溶解氧(DO)和氧化还原位(ORP)等水环境因子对浮游植物群结构存在显著的影响,呈现了与湖泊等天然水体不同的变化。     

Species richness and functional structure of fish assemblages in three freshwater habitats: effects of environmental factors and management

In this study, the inverted trophic hypothesis was tested in the freshwater fish communities of a reservoir. The distribution of fish species in three freshwater habitats in the Jurumirim Reservoir, Brazil, was examined using both species richness and the relative proportions of different trophic groups. These groups were used as a proxy for functional structure in an attempt to test the ability of these measures to assess fish diversity. Assemblage structures were first described using non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS). The influence of environmental conditions for multiple fish assemblage response variables (richness, total abundance and abundance per trophic group) was tested using generalised linear mixed models (GLMM). The metric typically employed to describe diversity; that is, species richness, was not related to environmental conditions. However, absolute species abundance was relatively well explained with up to 54% of the variation in the observed data accounted for. Differences in the dominance of trophic groups were most apparent in response to the presence of introduced fish species: the iliophagous and piscivorous trophic groups were positively associated, while detritivores and herbivores were negatively associated, with the alien species. This suggests that monitoring functional diversity might be more valuable than species diversity for assessing effects of disturbances and managements policies on the fish community.     

The influence of flow and other environmental factors on benthic invertebrates in the Sacramento River, U.S.A.

We examined how community composition of benthic invertebrates was related to current velocities and other environmental variables within the Sacramento River in California, USA. Invertebrates were collected in 1998 and 1999 from 10 sites over a gradient of 187 river kilometers. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that current velocity was the most important variable explaining community composition. Other predicator variables that influenced community composition included periphyton biomass, altitude, and disturbance. Because of the importance of velocity in structuring benthic communities in this system, alterations of flow caused by changes in river regulation structures should be carefully considered.     

几种旱地农作物在农田N2O释放中的作用及环境因素的影响

用封闭箱法原位观测几种旱田N₂O的排放通量,并与裸地N₂O通量比较,评价植物在农田N₂O释放中的作用。田间观测与室内模拟实验结合,考察环境因子对N₂O通量的影响。结果表明1d内大豆田N₂O通量有两个释放高峰,而菠菜田和春小麦田只有1个释放高峰。种植大豆较大地提高了农田N₂O的排放通量。农田裸地为一较弱的N₂O释放源,且在1年的一定时期内表现为大气N₂O的汇。光照变化对植物N₂O通量影响很大,在较弱的光照条件下,植物释放N₂O的通量较高。     

Spatial and temporal distribution of benthic stages of Cyclops vicinus and Chaoborus flavicans in relation to abiotic factors and benthic fauna

The horizontal distributions of the benthic stages of Chaoborus flavicans and Cyclops vicinus were studied in a eutrophic stratified lake in the Massif-Central (France) over one year, at 5 stations from the shore to the centre of the lake. Their distribution was investigated in relation to temperature, dissolved oxygen, sediment grain-size and other benthic organisms. The dominant taxa of the benthic fauna of Lake Aydat were dipterans, crustaceans and oligochaetes and their distributions were independent of the grain size. In contrast to chironomids which preferentially inhabited the sublittoral zone, chaoborids and crustaceans were more numerous in the profundal zone. The sediment-dwelling oligochaetes remained numerous in both zones, according to the season. The fourth copepodite stages of Cyclops and Tubifex are tolerant to low oxygen concentrations in contrast to the fourth instar larvae of Chaoborus whose distribution was positively correlated with oxygen. The guts of these dipteran larvae were found to be empty and we assumed that, in contrast to the chironomids and oligochaetes, the resting stages of Cyclops vicinus and the benthic stages of Chaoborus flavicans did not use benthic resources. The former are activated at the autumn overturn, while the latter escape from the bottom at the start of the spring oxygen depletion. This suggests that physical factors are largely responsible for their reactivation. Both animals suffered of the effects of starvation and probably lost weight. The reactivation of the copepod at the autumn overturn would be facilitated by fluid mechanical disturbance. In addition, after the spring overturn, a small increase in temperature near 4 °C would be a reliable environmental signal for the dipteran. Food limitation does not occur, invertebrate predation pressure seems to be negligible and the predation by fish on the macrobenthic fauna and by chance on the meiofauna, clearly remains limited in both space and time. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

关帝山云杉次生林树木径向生长的空间关联及其影响因子

以关帝山4 hm²云杉次生林样地为研究对象,按照CTFS(Center for Tropical Forest Science)技术规范对样地树木进行连续定位监测。利用2010至2015年间样地主要树种生长量观测数据,结合地形、土壤等环境因子调查及采样测定数据,分析了树木种群径向生长的空间关联性及其随生境的变化,并探讨了树木种群径向生长的影响因素。结果表明,青杄、华北落叶松、红桦、白桦和辽东栎为云杉次生林主要树种,在样地4个生境型(山脊生境、低海拔缓坡生境、高海拔缓坡生境、低洼地陡坡生境)中均有分布且呈现不同的径级结构。标记相关函数分析显示,同一生境型中,5树种径向生长的空间关联性各异;对于同一树种,径向生长的空间自相关性不仅具有尺度依赖性,同时生境型的不同导致树木径向生长的空间关联性发生变化。线性混合效应模型分析显示,初始胸径对树木径向生长的显著正效应在样地各类生境型的所有种群中普遍存在;生物因子对树木径向生长的显著影响只在特定生境型的青杄种群中被检测到,表明树木径向生长受同种邻体影响,但其影响显著性因树种而异;环境因子中,海拔和凹凸度对树木径向生长呈显著负效应...     

马铁菊头蝠(Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)回声定位声波与生境类型和环境因子的关系

2007年在吉林省罗通山自然保护区,利用超声波探测仪（Avisoft-SASLAB PRO）录制并分析不同生境中马铁菊头蝠的回声定位声波。结果显示马铁菊头蝠在不同类型生境中活动;各生境中回声定位声波参数存在显著差异（one-way ANOVA,P〈0.05）。从环境因子中通过主成分分析筛选出与其回声定位声波相关的植被、气候和地形因子,探讨回声定位声波与这些因子的相关性。结果显示FM1和FM2带宽与乔木高（r=-0.948,-0.825;P〈0.05）、FM1起始频率和FM2终止频率与林冠面积（r=-0.967,-0.958;P〈0.05）、FM1起始频率、FM2终止频率和峰频与湿度（r=-0.776、-0.875和-0.794,P〈0.05）、脉冲持续时间和脉冲间隔与平均灌木高均呈显著负相关（r=-0.911,-0.990;P〈0.05）,峰频与植被株数（r=0.756,P〈0.05）、脉冲持续时间与冠下高呈显著正相关（r=0.870,P〈0.05）。表明各种环境因子（植被因子、气候因子和地形因子）都在一定程度上影响回声定位声波,回声定位声波具有表型可塑性和生境适应性,这些特性决定了马铁菊头蝠生境利用的程度和可利用的资源。     

黄河口及其邻近水域夏季鱼类群落空间格局及其与环境因子的关系

基于2013年夏季(6、7、8月)在黄河口及其邻近水域进行的渔业资源底拖网调查,应用多元分析方法研究了黄河口水域夏季鱼类群落空间结构,以及其与环境因子的关系.结果表明: 该海域夏季共捕获鱼类44种,隶属于11目25科40属,以暖温性和底层鱼类为主.经聚类分析,该海域夏季各月鱼类群落可大体划分为3个站位组.经单因子相似性分析(ANOSIM),黄河口不同水域鱼类群落物种组成存在显著差异.相似性百分比分析表明,矛尾虾虎鱼、斑鰶、短吻红舌鳎、蓝点马鲛和日本鳀等是各月份各站位组的典型种及造成不同站位组间群落差异的主要分歧种.典范对应分析(CCA)表明,影响夏季鱼类群落空间结构的主要环境因子为盐度、温度和深度.