Pub Date : 2024-07-12DOI: 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.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 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.
{"title":"Alphacoronaviruses from bats captured in European Russia in 2015 and 2021 are closely related to those of Northern Europe","authors":"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","doi":"10.3389/fevo.2024.1324605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1324605","url":null,"abstract":"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: <jats:italic>P. nathusii, P. kuhlii, M. brandtii, M. daubentonii, N. noctula, V. murinus, M. dasycneme</jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>P. auritus</jats:italic> were taken to study.Results and discussionWe detected Alpha-CoV <jats:italic>RdRp</jats:italic> gene fragments in 30% (13/43) of samples examined in 75% (6/8) of species sampled. Phylogenetic analysis of <jats:italic>RdRp</jats:italic> showed that most of the identified Alpha-CoV sequences fall into clades within the <jats:italic>Pedacovirus</jats:italic> 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 <jats:italic>Pipistrellus</jats:italic> 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 <jats:italic>P. kuhlii</jats:italic> 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 <jats:italic>P. nathusii</jats:italic> 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 <jats:italic>P. nathusii</jats:italic> captured in the Netherlands. We propose that the insertion encodes a previously undescribed domain of unknown function, probably related to the SEA domain superfamily.","PeriodicalId":12367,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 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.
{"title":"Review of forest ecosystem services evaluation studies in East Africa","authors":"Erick O. Osewe, Bogdan Popa, Harald Vacik, Ibrahim Osewe, Ioan Vasile Abrudan","doi":"10.3389/fevo.2024.1385351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1385351","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":12367,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-08DOI: 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.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-08DOI: 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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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 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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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 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.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 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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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.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 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.
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