The community structure of soil Sarcodina in Baiyun Mountain, Guangzhou, China

Li, J.; Li, M. G.; Yang, Jian; Wang, C. F.; Ai, Yujie; Xu, Ran

doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2009.11.001

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“…The regional soil of Baiyun Mountain is latosolic red soil. Baiyun Mountain possesses rich vegetation with forest coverage of more than 95 %, which is mainly characterized by broad-leaved secondary forest and mixed coniferous broad-leaved forest (Li et al 2010). …”

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“…The range of the annual average temperature in this region is 21.4-21.8°C, and precipitation ranges from 1,689.3 to 1,876.5 mm, with 85 % of the precipitation occurring between April and September. The annual average relative humidity is 79 %, and the climate is classified as southern subtropical monsoon (Li et al 2010). The regional soil of Baiyun Mountain is latosolic red soil.…”

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Fast-growing and poorly shade-tolerant invasive species may exhibit higher physiological but not morphological plasticity compared with non-invasive species

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Phenotypic plasticity is one of the important mechanisms relevant to exotic plant invasions, and high plasticity is likely to influence the potential invasiveness of species. Phenotypic plasticity is broadly defined as the ability of organisms to alter their morphological and/or physiological traits in response to varying environments. Morphological and physiological plasticity are thought to have different mechanisms, resource costs and ecological implications. However, our understanding on how morphological and physiological plasticity contribute to invasiveness is still limited. We explored plant growth, morphological and physiological traits to compare the plasticity in response to variations in light availability in phylogenetically related invasive and non-invasive species from South China. We hypothesized that fastgrowing and poorly shade-tolerant invasive species may exhibit higher physiological but not morphological plasticity compared with non-invasive species, prompting their successful invasion with variable light resources. On average, the examined invasive species exhibited a higher biomass accumulation under high light conditions than the non-invasive species. The interaction of light and origin had no significant effect on any of the variables in the morphological traits. However, highly significant effects were found in four of the six variables in the physiological traits: the maximum photosynthesis rate, apparent quantum yield, photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency, and photosynthetic energy use efficiency. In some cases, the invasive species displayed higher physiological but not morphological plasticity than the non-invasive species. However, contrary to the theory, higher overall mean plasticity was not observed in the invasive plants. Our data support the idea that biological invasion is a complicated process and that strong phenotypic plasticity is merely one of the possibilities leading to the successful invasion of exotic plants.

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Fast-growing and poorly shade-tolerant invasive species may exhibit higher physiological but not morphological plasticity compared with non-invasive species

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“…The stepwise regression analysis was conducted to reveal the integrated effect of multifactors on soil ciliate abundance and the correlation degree between these factors and ciliate abundance [33]. The hierarchical cluster was conducted to analyze the similarity of physicochemical characters of 3 sampling sites.…”

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Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China

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Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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The distribution of soil ciliates in three different habitats within a typical mangrove forest in Dongzhaigang, Hainan, China was investigated. The abundance, biodiversity, and community similarity of ciliates in fresh and air-dried soil with different, physical/chemical properties were analyzed. Three Classes, 11 Orders, 34 Genera, and 70 species of ciliates were found with the first dominant group being Hypotrichida. Ciliate biodiversities followed Site B < Site A < Site C in both fresh and dried samples. Ciliate abundance was positively correlated with soil moisture, salinity, organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and sulfate (SO 4 2− ), but negatively with pH and total potassium (TK). Site A and Site B and Site B and Site C showed the highest similarity in fresh and dried samples, respectively. The ubiquitous characteristics of ciliate distribution suggested their important role in food webs and nutrient cycling. The presence of Colpodida was linked with mangrove plants.

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“…Ecology and biogeography of testate amoebae in China have been intensively studied during last two decades (Wang, 1977;Gong et al, 1990;Han and Hu, 1995;Yang et al, 2004Yang et al, , 2006Qin et al, 2007, Qin andZheng et al, 2009;Li et al, 2009Li et al, , 2010. Shen (1998a, b, 1999) have reviewed faunal characteristics and distribution of species of soil protozoa in six typical zones of China.…”

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Testate amoebae communities from some freshwater and soil habitats in China (Hubei and Shandong Provinces)

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Seventy-eight species and forms of testate amoebae were identified from 29 freshwater and soil habitats in three territories of China (Shandong and Hubei Provinces). Most abundant species from the genera Plagiopyxis, Centropyxis and Trinema represent the globally-distributed and eurybiont group of testate amoebae. The species richness was observed to be the lowest (7-12 species per biotope) in sandy sediments of the Yangtze River, but considerably higher (20-30 taxa) in soil environment. In the range of terrestrial habitats, the most remote communities from Laoshan Mountain in Shandong Province, China manifested the highest difference from others. On the other hand, communities originated in the most distant from industrial center places (Guifeng Mountain in Hubei Province, China) possess the most peculiar species composition including specific Gondwanian taxa (e.g. Nebela bigibbosa). In sum, the results obtained provide the evidence that the community complexity and specificity reduce in the places located within areas that are highly populated and intensively visited by humans.

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The community structure of soil Sarcodina in Baiyun Mountain, Guangzhou, China

Cited by 11 publications

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Fast-growing and poorly shade-tolerant invasive species may exhibit higher physiological but not morphological plasticity compared with non-invasive species

Fast-growing and poorly shade-tolerant invasive species may exhibit higher physiological but not morphological plasticity compared with non-invasive species

Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China

Testate amoebae communities from some freshwater and soil habitats in China (Hubei and Shandong Provinces)

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