Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams

The study on the mechanism driving the spatial patterns of biological diversity along elevational gradients is a main focus in ecology, biogeography, and conservation biology. Based on the intraspecific variability of tadpole communities in 18 mountainous streams, the present study quantified the sp...

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Autores principales:	Zijian Sun, Chunlin Zhao, Wei Zhu, Wenbo Zhu, Jianyi Feng, Shengqi Su, Tian Zhao
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Intraspecific variability Spatial patterns Functional diversity Microhabitat features Community assembly Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:84f18337d5e94c6eb2e584207c3293e72021-12-01T04:50:27ZMicrohabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107647https://doaj.org/article/84f18337d5e94c6eb2e584207c3293e72021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21003125https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XThe study on the mechanism driving the spatial patterns of biological diversity along elevational gradients is a main focus in ecology, biogeography, and conservation biology. Based on the intraspecific variability of tadpole communities in 18 mountainous streams, the present study quantified the spatial patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity, and the environmental factors underlying the process of spatial distribution and diversity. First, our results illustrated that both elevation and microhabitat features (e.g., water pH, dissolve oxygen, current velocity, chlorophyll a, and ammonium nitrogen) determined tadpole community compositions. Second, the richness of functional entities showed a hump-shape response to the change of elevation. However, no significant relationships were detected between other diversity indices at both taxonomic and functional levels and site elevation. Finally, microhabitat environmental variables were the primary drivers of the taxonomic variation and functional diversity in tadpole communities. However, the relative contribution to the variation of specific diversity indices differed among microhabitat environmental variables. Our results supported the claim that the assembly of montane communities is determined by both spatial processes and environmental filtering. Importantly, tadpole taxonomic and functional diversities were strongly determined by microhabitat features in mountainous streams, providing evidence that microhabitat should be a priority in this study of tadpole diversity conservation. This study suggests that tadpole diversity should be considered in the long-time monitoring of species conservation, as the tadpole is part of the life history in amphibians.Zijian SunChunlin ZhaoWei ZhuWenbo ZhuJianyi FengShengqi SuTian ZhaoElsevierarticleIntraspecific variabilitySpatial patternsFunctional diversityMicrohabitat featuresCommunity assemblyEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 126, Iss , Pp 107647- (2021)
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topic	Intraspecific variability Spatial patterns Functional diversity Microhabitat features Community assembly Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Intraspecific variability Spatial patterns Functional diversity Microhabitat features Community assembly Ecology QH540-549.5 Zijian Sun Chunlin Zhao Wei Zhu Wenbo Zhu Jianyi Feng Shengqi Su Tian Zhao Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
description	The study on the mechanism driving the spatial patterns of biological diversity along elevational gradients is a main focus in ecology, biogeography, and conservation biology. Based on the intraspecific variability of tadpole communities in 18 mountainous streams, the present study quantified the spatial patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity, and the environmental factors underlying the process of spatial distribution and diversity. First, our results illustrated that both elevation and microhabitat features (e.g., water pH, dissolve oxygen, current velocity, chlorophyll a, and ammonium nitrogen) determined tadpole community compositions. Second, the richness of functional entities showed a hump-shape response to the change of elevation. However, no significant relationships were detected between other diversity indices at both taxonomic and functional levels and site elevation. Finally, microhabitat environmental variables were the primary drivers of the taxonomic variation and functional diversity in tadpole communities. However, the relative contribution to the variation of specific diversity indices differed among microhabitat environmental variables. Our results supported the claim that the assembly of montane communities is determined by both spatial processes and environmental filtering. Importantly, tadpole taxonomic and functional diversities were strongly determined by microhabitat features in mountainous streams, providing evidence that microhabitat should be a priority in this study of tadpole diversity conservation. This study suggests that tadpole diversity should be considered in the long-time monitoring of species conservation, as the tadpole is part of the life history in amphibians.
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author	Zijian Sun Chunlin Zhao Wei Zhu Wenbo Zhu Jianyi Feng Shengqi Su Tian Zhao
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title	Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
title_short	Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
title_full	Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
title_fullStr	Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
title_full_unstemmed	Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
title_sort	microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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Microhabitat features determine the tadpole diversity in mountainous streams

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