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Role of nubbin in the development of forewing sound-producing structures in Acheta domesticus (house cricket) 萌点在家养蟋蟀前翅发声结构发育中的作用
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1411228
Nataliya Turchyn, Aleksandar Popadić
Among insects, Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers) have evolved a set of highly specialized structures for acoustic communication, with males engaged in sound production and amplification (stridulation) and females in sound reception. These structures in males are located on their forewings, suggesting that some of the wing genes may have been co-opted for new roles in stridulation. As previous studies have identified nubbin (nub) as one of the key genes in the wing development network, we examined its function in the house cricket, Acheta domesticus. Our results show that nub regulates the overall size and venation of both fore- and hindwings in both sexes, consistent with its general role in wing development. Moreover, in males this gene is also involved in the development of sound resonators (primarily the harp, anal area, mirror, and chord). The distinct morphology of these structures is generated by either the activation (in the harp and anal area) or suppression (in the mirror and chord) of vein and cross-connection development in localized regions of the forewings. Finally, nub RNAi males do not stridulate, confirming that the observed changes in the morphology of resonators are functionally significant and responsible for the loss of sound production.
在昆虫中,直翅目昆虫(蟋蟀和蚱蜢)进化出了一套高度特化的声学通讯结构,雄性参与声音的产生和放大(击弦),雌性参与声音的接收。雄性的这些结构位于它们的前翅上,这表明翅膀的一些基因可能已被用于在击弦中发挥新的作用。由于之前的研究发现 nubbin(nub)是翅膀发育网络中的关键基因之一,我们研究了它在家养蟋蟀(Acheta domesticus)中的功能。我们的研究结果表明,nub能调节雌雄蟋蟀前翅和后翅的整体大小和脉络,这与它在翅膀发育中的一般作用是一致的。此外,在雄性中,该基因还参与声音共鸣器(主要是竖琴、肛门区、镜子和和弦)的发育。这些结构的独特形态是通过激活(竖琴和肛区)或抑制(镜和弦)前翅局部区域的静脉和交叉连接发育而形成的。最后,nub RNAi 雄虫不会发出声音,这证实了所观察到的共鸣器形态变化具有重要的功能意义,是导致雄虫丧失发声能力的原因。
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Alphacoronaviruses from bats captured in European Russia in 2015 and 2021 are closely related to those of Northern Europe 2015年和2021年在俄罗斯欧洲捕获的蝙蝠中的阿法克龙病毒与北欧的蝙蝠密切相关
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1324605
Elena V. Korneenko, Andrei E. Samoilov, Ivan K. Chudinov, Ivan O. Butenko, Ignat V. Sonets, Ilya V. Artyushin, Alexander P. Yusefovich, Sergei V. Kruskop, Sergei O. Sinitsyn, Ekaterina O. Klyuchnikova, Anna S. Gladkikh, Vladimir G. Dedkov, Marina V. Safonova, Peter Daszak, Anna S. Speranskaya
IntroductionBats are considered the natural reservoirs of several viruses including coronaviruses (CoVs), two genera of which, alpha- and betacoronaviruses, infect humans. Despite widespread screening of bat samples for novel viruses, information on the diversity of coronaviruses in bats inhabiting Russian territory remains scarce. Here, we analyzed the presence and diversity of alphacoronaviruses (Alpha-CoVs) in bats from European Russia.MethodsFourty three fecal samples from bats of 8 species: P. nathusii, P. kuhlii, M. brandtii, M. daubentonii, N. noctula, V. murinus, M. dasycneme, and P. auritus were taken to study.Results and discussionWe detected Alpha-CoV RdRp gene fragments in 30% (13/43) of samples examined in 75% (6/8) of species sampled. Phylogenetic analysis of RdRp showed that most of the identified Alpha-CoV sequences fall into clades within the Pedacovirus subgenus, with minor clusters of nyctacoviruses or myotacoviruses. We assert that closely related pedacoviruses have been circulating for a long time (from 2015 to 2021) in a large region from European Russia to Northern Europe. We propose that closely related pedacoviruses collected from common areas represent a separate species, which we name NE-Alpha coronavirus, with its host being bats of the genus Pipistrellus that inhabit a region from the European part of Russia to Northern Europe. Among the animals sampled, 4.6% (2/43) carried two Alpha-CoVs related to different subgenera (pedacovirus/myotacovirus or pedacovirus/nyctacovirus) simultaneously. We confirmed the presence of two different Alpha-CoV subgenera related to pedacovirus and nyctacovirus in P. kuhlii captured in 2021 and kept in captivity using whole genome sequencing of these viruses. The presence of two or more coronaviruses in one individual animal host is an essential prerequisite for recombination to occur. We also obtained two Alpha-CoV whole genomes from two specimens of P. nathusii captured in 2015. The genomic organization of BatCoV/MOW15-21 and BatCoV/MOW15-23 was similar to other Alpha-CoVs, but the assembled genomes contained a long insertion in the ORF1ab gene which has not been described in other Alpha-CoVs, except for a single sequence from P. nathusii captured in the Netherlands. We propose that the insertion encodes a previously undescribed domain of unknown function, probably related to the SEA domain superfamily.
导言蝙蝠被认为是包括冠状病毒(CoVs)在内的多种病毒的天然贮库,其中有两个属,即α-冠状病毒和β-冠状病毒会感染人类。尽管对蝙蝠样本进行了广泛的新型病毒筛查,但有关栖息在俄罗斯境内的蝙蝠冠状病毒多样性的信息仍然很少。在这里,我们分析了俄罗斯欧洲蝙蝠中阿尔法冠状病毒(Alpha-CoVs)的存在和多样性:结果与讨论我们在 75%(6/8)的抽样物种中的 30%(13/43)样本中检测到了 Alpha-CoV RdRp 基因片段。RdRp的系统进化分析表明,大部分已鉴定的阿尔法-CoV序列都属于小袋鼠病毒亚属中的支系,小群的小袋鼠病毒或肌小袋鼠病毒。我们断言,在从欧洲俄罗斯到北欧的广大地区,密切相关的有脚病毒已经流行了很长时间(从 2015 年到 2021 年)。我们提出,从常见地区收集到的密切相关的小尾寒羊病毒代表了一个独立的物种,我们将其命名为东北-阿尔法冠状病毒,其宿主是栖息在从俄罗斯欧洲部分到北欧地区的蝙蝠属(Pipistrellus)。在采样的动物中,有4.6%(2/43)的动物同时携带两种不同亚属的阿尔法冠状病毒(脚气病毒/贻贝病毒或脚气病毒/贻贝病毒)。通过对这些病毒进行全基因组测序,我们证实了在 2021 年捕获并人工饲养的 P. kuhlii 中存在与 pedacovirus 和 nyctacovirus 相关的两个不同 Alpha-CoV 亚属。在一个动物宿主个体中存在两种或两种以上冠状病毒是发生重组的必要前提。我们还从2015年捕获的两只P. nathusii标本中获得了两个Alpha-CoV全基因组。BatCoV/MOW15-21和BatCoV/MOW15-23的基因组结构与其他阿尔法-CoV相似,但组装后的基因组在ORF1ab基因中含有一个长插入片段,除了在荷兰捕获的P. nathusii的单一序列外,其他阿尔法-CoV中还没有描述过这一插入片段。我们认为,该插入物编码了一个以前未曾描述过的未知功能域,可能与 SEA 功能域超家族有关。
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Review of forest ecosystem services evaluation studies in East Africa 东非森林生态系统服务评估研究回顾
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1385351
Erick O. Osewe, Bogdan Popa, Harald Vacik, Ibrahim Osewe, Ioan Vasile Abrudan
The East African region hosts diverse forest ecosystems, such as woodlands, highland forests, and coastal mangrove forests. These ecosystems are crucial for biodiversity and support various plant and animal species. They provide essential resources, benefiting livelihoods directly and indirectly. Examining regional and global variations in forest ecosystem valuation, especially regarding livelihood benefits, is crucial for sustainable resource management aligned with forest-based climate solutions. The aim of this review is to assess how regional contextual factors and global trends impact the valuation of ecosystem services (ES) in East Africa, with two main objectives (1) to identify the most evaluated ES in East Africa and (2) to identify the preferred ES valuation methods and approaches applied in East Africa. Data from the Web of Science/Clarivate platform was used in the systematic review process using the Reporting standard for Systematic Evidence Syntheses to retrieve and analyse 222 articles. The ES were categorized using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework and the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services in order to create a review database. Provisioning services i.e., wood biomass and food production were the most assessed at 55%, followed by 30% regulating services i.e., carbon storage, 8.6% support services i.e., habitat and 6.4% cultural services i.e., ecotourism which reflected communities’ direct reliance on forest resources. The preferred direct ES valuation techniques included market price at 14.9% for assessing provisioning services and travel cost methods at 10.4% for cultural services. Amongst the indirect ES valuation techniques, remote sensing at 14.7% were preferred as they proved efficient for large and remote tropical forest areas. Participatory methods such as interviews at 11.8% were also preferred because they offer holistic perspectives on community priorities. This review provides spatial context on the regional priorities of ES valuation which is vital for safeguarding natural resources for future generations.
东非地区拥有多种森林生态系统,如林地、高原森林和沿海红树林。这些生态系统对生物多样性至关重要,支持着各种动植物物种。它们提供必要的资源,直接或间接地惠及民生。研究森林生态系统估值的区域和全球差异,尤其是在生计利益方面的差异,对于与基于森林的气候解决方案保持一致的可持续资源管理至关重要。本综述旨在评估区域背景因素和全球趋势如何影响东非的生态系统服务 (ES) 估值,有两个主要目标:(1)确定东非评估最多的生态系统服务;(2)确定东非采用的首选生态系统服务评估方法和途径。在系统综述过程中,使用了科学网/Clarivate 平台的数据,采用系统证据综述报告标准检索和分析了 222 篇文章。利用千年生态系统评估框架和生态系统服务共同国际分类法对生态系统服务进行了分类,以创建审查数据库。提供服务(即木材生物量和食物生产)的评估比例最高,为 55%,其次是 30%的调节服务(即碳储存)、8.6% 的支持服务(即栖息地)和 6.4%的文化服务(即生态旅游),这反映了社区对森林资源的直接依赖。首选的直接环境服务评估技术包括市场价格(14.9%用于评估供给服务)和旅行成本法(10.4%用于评估文化服务)。在间接的环境服务评估技术中,14.7%的人首选遥感技术,因为事实证明这种技术对于大面积和偏远的热带林区非常有效。11.8% 的参与式方法(如访谈法)也受到青睐,因为它们能提供有关社区优先事项的整体视角。本综述提供了有关地区优先 ES 估值的空间背景,这对保护子孙后代的自然资源至关重要。
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Identifying priority ecosystem services in tidal wetland restoration 确定潮汐湿地恢复的优先生态系统服务
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1260447
Chloe A. Jackson, Connie L. Hernandez, Susan H. Yee, Maliha S. Nash, Heida L. Diefenderfer, Amy B. Borde, Matthew C. Harwell, Theodore H. DeWitt
Classification systems can be an important tool for identifying and quantifying the importance of relationships, assessing spatial patterns in a standardized way, and forecasting alternative decision scenarios to characterize the potential benefits (e.g., ecosystem services) from ecosystem restoration that improve human health and well-being. We present a top-down approach that systematically leverages ecosystem services classification systems to identify potential services relevant for ecosystem restoration decisions. We demonstrate this approach using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Ecosystem Service Classification System Plus (NESCS Plus) to identify those ecosystem services that are relevant to restoration of tidal wetlands. We selected tidal wetland management documents from federal agencies, state agencies, wetland conservation organizations, and land stewards across three regions of the continental United States (northern Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, and Pacific Northwest) to examine regional and organizational differences in identified potential benefits of tidal wetland restoration activities and the potential user groups who may benefit. We used an automated document analysis to quantify the frequencies at which different wetland types were mentioned in the management documents along with their associated beneficiary groups and the ecological end products (EEPs) those beneficiaries care about, as defined by NESCS Plus. Results showed that a top combination across all three regions, all four organizations, and all four tidal wetland types was the EEP naturalness paired with the beneficiary people who care (existence). Overall, the Mid-Atlantic region and the land steward organizations mentioned ecosystem services more than the others, and EEPs were mentioned in combination with tidal wetlands as a high-level, more general category than the other more specific tidal wetland types. Certain regional and organizations differences were statistically significant. Those results may be useful in identifying ecosystem services-related goals for tidal wetland restoration. This approach for identifying and comparing ecosystem service priorities is broadly transferrable to other ecosystems or decision-making contexts.
分类系统是一种重要工具,可用于识别和量化各种关系的重要性、以标准化方式评估空间模式以及预测替代决策方案,从而确定生态系统恢复可带来的潜在效益(如生态系统服务),从而改善人类健康和福祉。我们提出了一种自上而下的方法,系统地利用生态系统服务分类系统来识别与生态系统恢复决策相关的潜在服务。我们使用美国环境保护署的国家生态系统服务分类系统增强版 (NESCS Plus) 演示了这种方法,以识别与潮汐湿地恢复相关的生态系统服务。我们选取了美国大陆三个地区(墨西哥湾北部、大西洋中部和西北太平洋地区)的联邦机构、州机构、湿地保护组织和土地管理者的潮汐湿地管理文件,以研究潮汐湿地恢复活动的潜在效益和可能受益的潜在用户群体在识别上的地区和组织差异。我们使用自动文档分析来量化不同湿地类型在管理文件中被提及的频率,以及其相关受益群体和这些受益人所关心的生态最终产品 (EEP),如 NESCS Plus 所定义。结果显示,在所有三个地区、所有四个组织和所有四种潮汐湿地类型中,最主要的组合是 EEP 自然性与受益人关注(存在)的搭配。总体而言,大西洋中部地区和土地管理组织比其他地区和组织更多提及生态系统服务,而且与其他更具体的潮汐湿地类型相比,EEPs 与潮汐湿地的结合是一个更高层次、更广泛的类别。某些地区和组织的差异在统计学上具有重要意义。这些结果可能有助于确定潮汐湿地恢复的生态系统服务相关目标。这种确定和比较生态系统服务优先级的方法可广泛应用于其它生态系统或决策环境。
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Challenges of molecular barcode-based identification of earthworm specimens for biodiversity assessment 基于分子条形码鉴定蚯蚓标本以评估生物多样性所面临的挑战
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1358984
Andréa Barraux, Shanèze Noël, Virginie Roy, Lise Dupont
Specimen identification at the species level is a critical challenge for understanding community structure and conserving biodiversity. The use of mitochondrial DNA barcodes, in addition to morphology, has proven to be a useful tool for earthworm identification, but it has also raised difficulties. Thus, approaches to delineating molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs) from cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) or 16S rDNA sequence data often reveal more mitochondrial lineages than morphospecies, raising the question of whether these MOTUs should be used as taxonomic entities in community structure studies. Here, we used a newly acquired dataset of 576 COI barcodes of earthworms from Metropolitan France that were clustered in 36 MOTUS, corresponding to 21 morphospecies. We also incorporated data gathered from the literature to investigate this question. In order to match our MOTUs with already-described mitochondrial lineages, we downloaded reference sequences from the GenBank and BOLD platforms. In light of the difficulties encountered in recovering these sequences, we recommend that any new mitochondrial lineage described in a study be named consistently with previous works. Next, we analyzed the biological, ecological, and molecular data available in the literature on the different mitochondrial lineages that matched our MOTUs in order to determine if there was a consensus for species delimitation. Although the study specimens mainly belong to the Lumbricidae, which is one of the most studied families of earthworms, the data are often missing to determine if the MOTUs correspond to different species. Pending revision of the taxonomy, MOTUs for which mitochondrial divergence has been confirmed by morphological differences should be considered distinct taxonomic entities in community structure studies. In the absence of morphological differences and pending more data, we propose to distinguish for these analyses, within sexually reproducing morphospecies, the MOTUs for which mitochondrial divergence has been confirmed by multilocus nuclear data, while in the case of reproduction by parthenogenesis, ecological differences between MOTUs are necessary to consider them as different taxonomic entities.
物种水平的标本鉴定是了解群落结构和保护生物多样性的关键挑战。除形态学外,线粒体 DNA 条形码的使用已被证明是鉴定蚯蚓的有用工具,但也带来了一些困难。因此,从细胞色素 c 氧化酶亚单位 1(COI)或 16S rDNA 序列数据中划分分子操作分类单元(MOTU)的方法往往揭示出比形态物种更多的线粒体系,这就提出了在群落结构研究中是否应将这些分子操作分类单元作为分类实体的问题。在这里,我们使用了新近获得的法国大都市蚯蚓的 576 个 COI 条形码数据集,这些数据集被聚类为 36 个 MOTUS,对应 21 个形态种。我们还结合了从文献中收集的数据来研究这个问题。为了将我们的 MOTU 与已描述的线粒体系进行匹配,我们从 GenBank 和 BOLD 平台下载了参考序列。鉴于在恢复这些序列时遇到的困难,我们建议研究中描述的任何新线粒体系的命名都应与之前的工作保持一致。接下来,我们分析了文献中与我们的 MOTUs 相匹配的不同线粒体系的生物学、生态学和分子数据,以确定在物种划分方面是否存在共识。虽然研究标本主要属于蚯蚓科(Lumbricidae),而该科是研究最多的蚯蚓科之一,但往往缺乏相关数据,无法确定 MOTU 是否对应不同的物种。在修订分类法之前,在群落结构研究中,线粒体分化已通过形态差异得到证实的 MOTU 应被视为不同的分类实体。在没有形态学差异的情况下,在获得更多数据之前,我们建议在有性生殖的形态种内区分线粒体差异已被多聚焦核数据证实的 MOTU,而在孤雌生殖的情况下,MOTU 之间的生态差异是将它们视为不同分类实体的必要条件。
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Seed enhancements to improve direct-seeding outcomes for native grasses in mine restoration 在矿山恢复中改进直接播种本地草种效果的种子强化技术
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1405649
Bianca Berto, Alison L. Ritchie, Todd E. Erickson
Seed-based restoration in dryland environments is commonly limited by low and sporadic rainfall, extreme temperatures, and degraded soils. These challenges are exacerbated in dryland mine restoration sites where species are seeded onto mine waste substrates due to limited availability of topsoil. Native grasses are focal dryland and mine restoration species, though the ability to deliver seeds to targeted sites presents further constraints to seed-based restoration due to complex seed morphology and site attributes. Seed enhancement technologies (SETs) may help to mitigate environmental stressors and improving seed handling. In this study, SETs which promote seedling recruitment and/or address edaphic challenges while also improving seed morphology and handling were tested in four Australian native grasses (Cymbopogon ambiguus, C. obtectus, Eulalia aurea, and Eriachne obtusa). Flash flaming or acid digestion (depending on species), extruded seed pellets with or without the addition of topsoil, and flaming or acid digestion used in combination with extruded pellets (with or without topsoil) were evaluated on topsoil and mine waste substrates. Material treated with either flash flaming or acid digestion tended to produce similar maximum emergence (week 3), final emergence (week 14), and above-ground biomass (week 14) on both topsoil and mine waste when compared to the un-enhanced (‘control’) treatment. Extruded pellets enhanced emergence (maximum and final) on both soil types, though had no effect on biomass. Extruded pellets containing topsoil and/or when used in combination with flash flamed or acid digested florets, provided the most significant benefits to seedling emergence, particularly on mine waste soil. However, SETs were unable to mitigate the detrimental effects of mine waste substrates on seedling biomass. This study shows promise for improving seed-based restoration in post-mine and dryland environments using SETs, though also highlights potential limitations and the importance of understanding long-term (i.e., beyond emergence) plant recruitment outcomes in SET applications.
旱地环境中以种子为基础的恢复通常受限于零星的低降雨量、极端的温度和退化的土壤。在旱地矿山恢复地点,由于表土供应有限,需要将物种播种到矿山废料基质上,这些挑战更加严峻。本土禾本科植物是旱地和矿山恢复的重点物种,但由于种子形态和地点属性复杂,将种子运送到目标地点的能力进一步制约了以种子为基础的恢复工作。种子强化技术(SET)可帮助减轻环境压力并改善种子处理。本研究在四种澳大利亚本地草种(Cymbopogon ambiguus、C. obtectus、Eulalia aurea 和 Eriachne obtusa)中测试了可促进幼苗吸收和/或应对环境挑战,同时还能改善种子形态和处理的种子强化技术。在表土和矿山废料基质上对闪焰或酸性消化(取决于物种)、添加或不添加表土的挤压种子颗粒、闪焰或酸性消化与挤压颗粒(添加或不添加表土)结合使用进行了评估。与未强化("对照")处理相比,在表土和矿山废料上使用闪焰或酸解处理的材料往往能产生相似的最大出苗率(第 3 周)、最终出苗率(第 14 周)和地上生物量(第 14 周)。挤压颗粒提高了两种土壤的出苗率(最高出苗率和最终出苗率),但对生物量没有影响。含有表土的挤压颗粒和/或与闪蒸或酸性消化小花结合使用时,对出苗有最显著的益处,尤其是在矿山废土上。然而,SET 无法减轻矿山废料基质对幼苗生物量的不利影响。这项研究表明,使用 SET 有希望改善矿山开采后和旱地环境中以种子为基础的恢复,但也强调了 SET 应用的潜在局限性以及了解长期(即出苗后)植物恢复结果的重要性。
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Frontiers | Cleaner gobies can solve a biological market task when the correct cue is larger 前沿|当正确线索较大时,清洁虾虎鱼能解决生物市场任务
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1375835
Maddalena Ranucci, Melanie Court, Beatriz P. Pereira, Daniele Romeo, José Ricardo Paula
Animal cognition is deeply influenced by interactions with the environment. A notable example of sophisticated cognition in the animal kingdom is described by the mutualistic relationship between cleaner fish and clients, where decision-making processes play a pivotal role in partner choice and fish survival. In this context, while extensive research has explored the cognition of the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus, it is important to note that studies on the cognition of other wrasse species and on its Caribbean counterparts, Elacatinus spp., are limited. Therefore, to extend our comprehension of cognition in cleaner fish with different evolutionary backgrounds, it is important to focus our attention on the genus Elacatinus spp. In this study, we used plexiglass plates as surrogates for clients and assessed the ability of cleaner gobies, Elacatinus oceanops, to solve a biological market task where prioritizing an ephemeral food plate over a permanent one would double the food reward. We varied cue-based decision-making using both ecologically relevant cues (plate, size, and color) and non-relevant ones (presentation side). Additionally, we tested their capacity for reversal learning, an indicator of complex cognitive abilities. Notably, cleaner gobies were able to solve the biological markets task when the distinguishing cue was a larger plate size. Given that these gobies tend to prioritize larger predatory clients in nature, our results align with their natural inclination. Consequently, further research, including studies involving wild individuals, is essential to elucidate the cognitive abilities of the studied species and their implications in the ecological context and evolutionary history.
动物的认知深受与环境互动的影响。清洁鱼与客户之间的互惠关系是动物界复杂认知的一个显著例子,在这种关系中,决策过程在伙伴选择和鱼类生存方面发挥着关键作用。在这种情况下,虽然大量研究已经探索了清洁濑鱼(Labroides dimidiatus)的认知能力,但必须指出的是,对其他濑鱼物种及其加勒比海同类物种(Elacatinus spp.)认知能力的研究非常有限。因此,为了扩展我们对具有不同进化背景的清洁鱼认知的理解,我们有必要将注意力集中在Elacatinus属。 在这项研究中,我们使用有机玻璃板作为客户的替代物,并评估了清洁虾虎鱼(Elacatinus oceanops)解决生物市场任务的能力,在这个任务中,优先选择短暂的食物板而不是永久的食物板会使食物奖励翻倍。我们使用生态相关线索(盘子、大小和颜色)和非相关线索(展示面)来改变基于线索的决策。此外,我们还测试了它们的逆向学习能力,这是复杂认知能力的一个指标。值得注意的是,当区分线索是较大的盘子尺寸时,较洁净的虾虎鱼能够解决生物市场任务。鉴于这些虾虎鱼在自然界中倾向于优先选择较大的捕食对象,我们的结果与它们的自然倾向一致。因此,进一步的研究,包括涉及野生个体的研究,对于阐明所研究物种的认知能力及其在生态环境和进化史中的意义至关重要。
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Biodiversity and potential functionality of biofilm-sediment biotope in La Muerte lagoon, Monegros Desert, Spain 西班牙莫内格罗斯沙漠 La Muerte 泻湖生物膜-沉积物生物群落的生物多样性和潜在功能
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1412124
Mercedes Berlanga, Pere Picart, Arnau Blasco, Robert Benaiges-Fernandez, Ricardo Guerrero, Andrea Butturini, Jordi Urmeneta
La Muerte lagoon is an ephemeral endorheic water body located in the Monegros desert, Zaragoza, Spain. Amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was performed to analyze the bacterial and archaeal communities in biofilm-sediment samples over three years, to understand the dynamic changes in the microbial community. PICRUSt and shotgun metagenomics were used to examine energy production and carbohydrate metabolism pathways. The dominant bacterial phyla were Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidota, Cyanobacteriota, and Pseudomonadota, while Halobacteriota was the predominant archaeal phylum. Despite seasonal environmental fluctuations, the biofilm community remained stable over time, suggesting resilience. The Calvin-Benson cycle was the main carbon fixation pathway, carried out by Cyanobacteria and purple non-sulfur bacteria. Nitrogen fixation by diazotrophs supplied an important nitrogen source. Organic carbon was derived primarily from autotrophs, with little use of allochthonous plant material. The comparison of biofilm-sediment and water column biotopes showed distinct but related prokaryote communities. Biofilm-sediments showed higher taxonomic diversity and different proportions of microbial phyla compared to the water column. This study provides initial insights into the complex microbial life in endorheic lagoons and underscores the importance of protecting these globally threatened habitats. The limited sample size in this study warrants further investigation with a more comprehensive sampling strategy to fully characterize the microbial communities and their functional roles in the different biotopes of La Muerte lagoon.
La Muerte泻湖位于西班牙萨拉戈萨的莫内格罗斯沙漠,是一个短暂的内流水体。为了了解微生物群落的动态变化,对生物膜沉积物样本中的细菌和古细菌群落进行了 16S rRNA 基因扩增子测序分析。利用 PICRUSt 和枪式元基因组学研究了能量生产和碳水化合物代谢途径。主要的细菌门为放线菌门、类杆菌门、蓝藻菌门和假单胞菌门,而卤杆菌门是主要的古细菌门。尽管存在季节性环境波动,但生物膜群落在一段时间内保持稳定,这表明生物膜群落具有恢复能力。卡尔文-本森循环是主要的碳固定途径,由蓝细菌和紫色非硫细菌进行。重氮菌的固氮作用提供了重要的氮源。有机碳主要来自自养菌,很少利用同源植物材料。生物膜-沉积物和水柱生物群落的比较显示了不同但相关的原核生物群落。与水柱相比,生物膜沉积物显示出更高的分类多样性和不同的微生物门类比例。这项研究初步揭示了内河泻湖中复杂的微生物生命,并强调了保护这些受到全球威胁的栖息地的重要性。这项研究的样本量有限,需要采用更全面的取样策略进行进一步调查,以全面了解拉穆埃尔特泻湖不同生物群落的微生物群落特征及其功能作用。
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The impact mechanism of human activities on the evolution of coastal wetlands in the Liaohe River Delta 人类活动对辽河三角洲滨海湿地演变的影响机制
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1423234
Qinghai Deng, Xinming Zhang, Liping Zhang, Xin Shao, Tianshuo Gu
IntroductionThis study aims to investigate the impact of human activities on the evolution of coastal wetlands in the Liaohe River Delta. Understanding these impacts is crucial for the management, protection, and sustainable development of the ecological environment in the region.MethodsQuantitative analysis of the evolution of coastal wetlands along the Liaohe River from 1995 to 2020 using Landsat series remote sensing images. This study examines the changes in different landscapes and explores the impact of human activities on wetlands through methods such as land transfer matrix, landscape pattern index, and human activity hotspots.ResultsThe results show that the area of coastal wetlands in the Liaohe River Delta exhibited a fluctuating downward trend from 1995 to 2020. The eastern and western parts of the delta experienced greater disturbance to wetland landscapes due to human activities, while the northern and southern parts were mostly waters and reed lands with a smaller degree of human disturbance. Human activities have led to significant changes in farmland, ponds, rice paddies, construction land, and reed fields, thereby promoting the evolution of coastal wetlands.DiscussionThis article discusses the characteristics of landscape pattern evolution in the study area, as well as the impact of human interference, economy, policies, and other factors on it, and compares it with the evolution patterns of other coastal wetlands in China. The changes in the landscape pattern of the study area are mainly reflected in the reduction and fragmentation of natural wetland areas, which are closely related to human activities, especially the development of construction and agriculture. The main economic manifestation is that the increase in land demand due to economic and urban development has led to the transformation of natural wetlands into construction land and other artificial landscapes. The implementation of regulations such as the Wetland Protection Law has contributed to the rational use and ecological restoration of wetlands, and also reflects the influence of policy factors. Compared with other studies, coastal wetlands in China generally face issues of degradation and loss, mainly caused by human activities, but also affected by natural factors such as rising sea levels, changes in coastlines, and climate change.
引言 本研究旨在探讨人类活动对辽河三角洲沿岸湿地演变的影响。方法利用 Landsat 系列遥感影像对 1995-2020 年辽河沿岸湿地的演变进行定量分析。结果研究结果表明,1995-2020 年辽河三角洲沿岸湿地面积呈波动下降趋势。三角洲的东部和西部由于人类活动对湿地景观的干扰较大,而北部和南部主要是水域和芦苇地,人类活动干扰程度较小。人类活动使农田、池塘、水稻田、建设用地、芦苇地等发生了显著变化,从而促进了滨海湿地的演化。讨论本文讨论了研究区景观格局演化的特点,以及人为干扰、经济、政策等因素对其的影响,并与中国其他滨海湿地的演化格局进行了比较。研究区景观格局的变化主要体现在自然湿地面积的减少和破碎化,这与人类活动,尤其是建筑业和农业的发展密切相关。主要表现在经济方面,由于经济和城市发展对土地需求的增加,导致自然湿地转变为建设用地和其他人工景观。湿地保护法》等法规的实施,促进了湿地的合理利用和生态恢复,也体现了政策因素的影响。与其他研究相比,中国滨海湿地普遍面临退化和流失问题,主要由人类活动造成,但也受到海平面上升、海岸线变化、气候变化等自然因素的影响。
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Cyclic dynamics drive summer movement ecology of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) 雪兔夏季运动生态的周期动态驱动力
IF 3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1419245
Hannah A. Miller, Jenilee Gobin, Melanie R. Boudreau, Liam G. Horne, Lee E. Scholl, Jacob L. Seguin, Samuel Sonnega, Charles J. Krebs, Rudy Boonstra, Alice J. Kenney, Thomas S. Jung, Stan Boutin, Dennis L. Murray
Animals exhibit dynamic movement and activity in response to environmental variation including changes in reproductive opportunities, predation risk, or food availability. Yet, it remains unclear which factors are primary in affecting animal movement, and whether the relative importance of these factors are consistent through time. We tracked snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) using GPS telemetry during eight summers spanning a hare population cycle (2015–2022) in southwestern Yukon, Canada, to determine associations between environmental variation and hare movement and home range size. Hare density varied 25-fold during the study and home range size increased markedly during low hare density, especially for males. Both sexes retained similar core space use and linearity of movements, but at low densities males had greater and more variable movement rates and time spent travelling. Trail cameras revealed that annual changes in hare movement were also correlated with relative abundance of lynx (Lynx canadensis) and coyotes (Canis latrans). However, hare detection rates within a season were not closely associated with seasonal variation in predator detection. Observed differences between male and female hares in some metrics highlighted that different life histories and reproductive behavior are likely the main drivers of hare movement dynamics. Therefore, fitness rewards associated with successful mate search and reproduction appear to outweigh risks associated with increased movement, even in highly variable environments where costs of prioritizing reproduction-related activities are notably high and variable.
动物会根据环境变化(包括繁殖机会、捕食风险或食物供应的变化)而表现出动态的运动和活动。然而,目前仍不清楚哪些因素是影响动物运动的主要因素,也不清楚这些因素的相对重要性是否随着时间的推移而一致。我们在加拿大育空西南部的一个野兔种群周期(2015-2022年)内的8个夏季使用GPS遥测技术对雪兔(Lepus americanus)进行了追踪,以确定环境变化与野兔运动和家园范围大小之间的关联。在研究期间,野兔密度变化了25倍,野兔密度低时,家园范围的大小明显增加,尤其是雄性野兔。雌雄野兔对核心空间的利用和运动的线性度相似,但在低密度时,雄性野兔的运动速率和旅行时间更大、更多变。跟踪相机显示,野兔运动的年度变化也与猞猁(Lynx canadensis)和郊狼(Canis latrans)的相对丰度相关。然而,野兔在一个季节内的发现率与捕食者发现率的季节性变化并无密切联系。观察到的雌雄野兔在某些指标上的差异突出表明,不同的生活史和繁殖行为可能是野兔运动动态的主要驱动力。因此,即使在高度多变的环境中,优先考虑与繁殖有关的活动的成本明显较高且多变,与成功寻找配偶和繁殖相关的体能回报似乎大于与增加运动相关的风险。
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