Does forest age affect soil biodiversity? Case study of land snails in Mediterranean secondary forests

Barbato, Debora; Benocci, Andrea; Manganelli, Giuseppe

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117693

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“…The effect of habitat complexity on land snail communities was the subject of several studies in grasslands 26 – 28 and forests 29 . Their results are consistent with the habitat heterogeneity hypothesis 4 , suggesting that structurally complex habitats provide ecological niches and resources for a wide variety of species, thus the larger diversity exhibited in more complex habitats.…”

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“…There are numerous studies that have examined the effects of habitat complexity on species composition and diversity of terrestrial snail communities [e.g., 26 – 29 ]. Other studies have used a trait-based approach in order to assess the effect of environmental components on the trait composition in land snail communities, or the snail importance as decomposers 30 – 32 .…”

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Taxonomic and functional diversity of land snails reflects habitat complexity in riparian forests

Gheoca

Benedek

Schneider³

2023

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Habitat complexity affects the structure and dynamics of ecological communities, more often with increased complexity leading to greater species diversity and abundance. Among the terrestrial invertebrate groups, the low vagility of land snails makes them susceptible to react to small-scale habitat alteration. In the current paper we aimed to assess the relationship between taxonomic and functional composition and diversity of land snail communities and habitat structure in the riparian forest habitat. We found that both snail abundance and species richness responded positively to the increase in habitat complexity. The complexity of the riparian forest affected also the snail trait composition. Forest species, species living in woody debris, leaf litter, and root zone and those feeding on detritus were more abundant in complex habitats, while large snails with more offspring, snails having the ability to survive longer periods of dryness, as well as species that prefer arid habitats, were more abundant in less complex habitats. We concluded that habitat complexity promoted functional diversity, with the amount of woody debris as main positive driver, and the adjacent agricultural fields as negative driver of functional diversity.

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Taxonomic and functional diversity of land snails reflects habitat complexity in riparian forests

Gheoca

Benedek

Schneider³

2023

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“…It is acknowledged that soils exhibit particular changes with advancing age (Barbato et al, 2020), and the active organs of natural forests possess more robust strategies to deal with them than do plantation forests, which may operate as follows: 1) The trees of natural forests have stronger root absorption or element storage capacities, which enables them to cope with changes in soil nutrients without excessively adjusting their organ element content to achieve normal growth and balance. 2) Due to higher element utilization e ciencies, it is di cult for trees in natural forests to adjust their strategies in response to limiting soil changes.…”

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Nutrient utilization strategies and age-related changes in larix principis-rupprechtii forests of different origins

Liu¹,

Bo²,

Tan³

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Aims: Investigations into the nutrient content and changes in the stoichiometry and nutrient resorption strategies of different original forests during their development are of great significance toward the establishment of healthy, high-quality forest ecosystems. Methods: 24 sample plots with age gradients were established in natural Larix principis-rupprechtii forests and plantations, from which mature and senescent leaves, new branches, fine roots, and soil were collected for analysis. The carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) contents were determined, and the stoichiometric ratios and resorption efficiencies were calculated. Results and Conclusions: The soil organic carbon and total nitrogen of the forests accumulated with advancing age, while the total phosphorus decreased due to higher consumption. Plantation trees tended to store scarce nutrients within inactive plant structures to prevent nutrient loss, whereas natural forest trees maintained a stable nutrient concentration within their active organs. Plantation and natural forest trees adopted highly conservative N and P utilization strategies through improved resorption efficiencies. However, natural forest change was weaker than in plantations. The mature leaves, litter, branches, and fine roots of natural forestswere more susceptible to soil P concentrations, whereas those of their plantation counterparts were more affected by soil N. Nutrient concentrations within the active organs of plantation trees were more strongly dependent on soil than natural forests. We considered that natural forests likely possessed a more extensive range of strategies to deal with the variable compositions and concentrations of soil nutrients, which might strengthen their resilience against the effects of aging.

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Yellow river delta shelter forest dynamic and degradation factors detection in different phenophases

Wang

Qin

et al. 2022

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Does forest age affect soil biodiversity? Case study of land snails in Mediterranean secondary forests

Cited by 7 publications

References 42 publications

Taxonomic and functional diversity of land snails reflects habitat complexity in riparian forests

Taxonomic and functional diversity of land snails reflects habitat complexity in riparian forests

Nutrient utilization strategies and age-related changes in larix principis-rupprechtii forests of different origins

Yellow river delta shelter forest dynamic and degradation factors detection in different phenophases

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