Biodiv Sci ›› 2022, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (12): 22282. DOI: 10.17520/biods.2022282
Special Issue: 土壤生物与土壤健康; 昆虫多样性与生态功能
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Yilin Feng1,2, Yongzhen Wang3, Yongyi Lin3, Wenzhi Zhao2,3, Junwei Gao4, Jiliang Liu3,*()
Received:
2022-05-23
Accepted:
2022-09-06
Online:
2022-12-20
Published:
2022-10-24
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*E-mail: liujl707@lzb.ac.cn
Yilin Feng, Yongzhen Wang, Yongyi Lin, Wenzhi Zhao, Junwei Gao, Jiliang Liu. Effects of ant nest microhabitats on the diversity of soil macrofauna in gobi ecosystems[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2022, 30(12): 22282.
Fig. 1 The plants and animals around the Messor desertus ant nests. (a) Reaumuria songarica seedlings and herbs; (b) Phrynocephalus przewalskii; (c) Vulpes corsac; (d) Hemiechinus auritus.
环境变量 Environmental variables | 蚁穴 Ant nest microhabitats | 裸地 Bare ground microhabitats |
---|---|---|
pH | 8.19 ± 0.03 | 8.34 ± 0.10 |
电导率 Electrical conductivity (us/cm) | 760.34 ± 54.95 | 3,485.71 ± 991.06* |
有机碳 Soil organic carbon (g/kg) | 3.67 ± 0.24 | 3.40 ± 0.17 |
全氮 Total nitrogen (g/kg) | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01+ |
全磷 Total phosphorus (g/kg) | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.45 ± 0.02* |
全钾 Total potassium (g/kg) | 22.62 ± 0.30 | 24.25 ± 0.33* |
黏粒 Clay content (%) | 2.44 ± 0.18 | 6.63 ± 1.27* |
粉粒 Silt content (%) | 27.24 ± 2.76 | 37.21 ± 3.62* |
砂粒 Sand content (%) | 70.33 ± 2.93 | 56.16 ± 4.80* |
Table 1 Soil physical and chemical properties in ant nest and adjacent bare ground microhabitats
环境变量 Environmental variables | 蚁穴 Ant nest microhabitats | 裸地 Bare ground microhabitats |
---|---|---|
pH | 8.19 ± 0.03 | 8.34 ± 0.10 |
电导率 Electrical conductivity (us/cm) | 760.34 ± 54.95 | 3,485.71 ± 991.06* |
有机碳 Soil organic carbon (g/kg) | 3.67 ± 0.24 | 3.40 ± 0.17 |
全氮 Total nitrogen (g/kg) | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01+ |
全磷 Total phosphorus (g/kg) | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.45 ± 0.02* |
全钾 Total potassium (g/kg) | 22.62 ± 0.30 | 24.25 ± 0.33* |
黏粒 Clay content (%) | 2.44 ± 0.18 | 6.63 ± 1.27* |
粉粒 Silt content (%) | 27.24 ± 2.76 | 37.21 ± 3.62* |
砂粒 Sand content (%) | 70.33 ± 2.93 | 56.16 ± 4.80* |
采样期 Sampling periods (S) | 微生境 Microhabitats (M) | S × M | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | P | F | P | F | P | |
活动密度 Activity density | 91.80 | < 0.001 | 5.15 | 0.028 | 0.34 | 0.714 |
类群丰富度 Groups richness | 5.94 | 0.005 | 14.56 | < 0.001 | 0.72 | 0.493 |
多样性指数 Diversity index | 12.37 | < 0.001 | 2.59 | 0.115 | 2.17 | 0.126 |
均匀度指数 Evenness index | 60.47 | < 0.001 | 1.86 | 0.180 | 1.43 | 0.251 |
Table 2 The results of two-way ANOVA analysis of sampling periods and microhabitats effected on the variance of the activity density, groups richness, diversity index and evenness index of soil macrofauna community
采样期 Sampling periods (S) | 微生境 Microhabitats (M) | S × M | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | P | F | P | F | P | |
活动密度 Activity density | 91.80 | < 0.001 | 5.15 | 0.028 | 0.34 | 0.714 |
类群丰富度 Groups richness | 5.94 | 0.005 | 14.56 | < 0.001 | 0.72 | 0.493 |
多样性指数 Diversity index | 12.37 | < 0.001 | 2.59 | 0.115 | 2.17 | 0.126 |
均匀度指数 Evenness index | 60.47 | < 0.001 | 1.86 | 0.180 | 1.43 | 0.251 |
Fig. 2 The activity density, groups richness, diversity index and evenness index of soil macrofauna community between ant nest and adjacent bare ground microhabitats in May, June and October
Fig. 3 The activity density, groups richness, and relative abundance of predatory, herbivorous, and other groups in soil macrofauna community between ant nest and adjacent bare ground microhabitats
Fig. 5 The RDA two-dimensional ordination diagram of soil macrofauna community and three soil factors in ant nest and adjacent bare ground microhabitats. ○ represents ant nests, □ represents bare ground microhabitats. The solid arrows represent environmental factors. EC, Electrical conductivity; TN, Total nitrogen; SC, Silt content. Dotted arrows represent soil macrofauna communities. Kar, Karschiidae; But, Buthidae; Scl, Sclerosomatidae; Lyc, Lycosidae; Gna, Gnaphosidae; Sal, Salticidae; Phi, Philodromidae; The, Theridiidae; Eri, Erigoninae; Tho, Thomisidae; Oni, Oniscidae; Chr, Chrysopidae; Phl, Phlaeothripidae; Acr, Acrididae; Lyg, Lygaeidae; Cic, Cicadellidae; Mar, Margarodidae; Aphi, Aphididae; Car, Carabidae; His, Histeridae; Sta, Staphylinidae; Coc, Coccinellidae; Geo, Geotrupidae; Cur, Curculionidae; Apho, Aphodiidae; Sio, Siovanidae; Cet, Cetoniidae; Ten, Tenebrionidae; Asi, Asilidae; Syr, Syrphidae; Noc, Noctuidae larvae; Sph, Sphecidae; Cha, Chalcididae; Ves, Vespidae; Sce, Scelionidae; For, Formicidae.
蚁穴 Ant nest microhabitats | 裸地 Bare ground microhabitats | |||
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r | P | r | P | |
大型土壤动物 Soil macrofauna | ||||
活动密度 Activity density | -0.16 | 0.459 | -0.12 | 0.576 |
类群丰富度 Groups richness | -0.16 | 0.452 | -0.16 | 0.448 |
多样性指数 Diversity index | -0.01 | 0.992 | -0.16 | 0.460 |
均匀度指数 Evenness index | 0.11 | 0.627 | -0.02 | 0.944 |
主要类群 Dominant groups | ||||
平腹蛛科 Gnaphosidae | -0.04 | 0.854 | -0.22 | 0.309 |
球蛛科 Theridiidae | -0.11 | 0.604 | -0.17 | 0.429 |
长蝽科 Lygaeidae | -0.24 | 0.264 | -0.05 | 0.830 |
叶蝉科 Cicadellidae | 0.12 | 0.584 | 0.48 | 0.018 |
蚜科 Aphididae | 0.39 | 0.061 | 0.52 | 0.009 |
隐翅虫科 Staphylinidae | -0.30 | 0.158 | -0.13 | 0.545 |
粪金龟科 Geotrupidae | 0.06 | 0.786 | -0.46 | 0.025 |
象甲科 Curculionidae | 0.42 | 0.041 | -0.16 | 0.449 |
拟步甲科 Tenebrionidae | -0.05 | 0.816 | -0.37 | 0.075 |
蚁科 Formicidae | -0.44 | 0.033 | -0.21 | 0.337 |
Table 3 Spearman’s correlation coefficient of the activity density in Messor desertus and community structure parameters of soil macrofauna community, the activity density of dominant groups at ant nest and bare ground microhabitats
蚁穴 Ant nest microhabitats | 裸地 Bare ground microhabitats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
r | P | r | P | |
大型土壤动物 Soil macrofauna | ||||
活动密度 Activity density | -0.16 | 0.459 | -0.12 | 0.576 |
类群丰富度 Groups richness | -0.16 | 0.452 | -0.16 | 0.448 |
多样性指数 Diversity index | -0.01 | 0.992 | -0.16 | 0.460 |
均匀度指数 Evenness index | 0.11 | 0.627 | -0.02 | 0.944 |
主要类群 Dominant groups | ||||
平腹蛛科 Gnaphosidae | -0.04 | 0.854 | -0.22 | 0.309 |
球蛛科 Theridiidae | -0.11 | 0.604 | -0.17 | 0.429 |
长蝽科 Lygaeidae | -0.24 | 0.264 | -0.05 | 0.830 |
叶蝉科 Cicadellidae | 0.12 | 0.584 | 0.48 | 0.018 |
蚜科 Aphididae | 0.39 | 0.061 | 0.52 | 0.009 |
隐翅虫科 Staphylinidae | -0.30 | 0.158 | -0.13 | 0.545 |
粪金龟科 Geotrupidae | 0.06 | 0.786 | -0.46 | 0.025 |
象甲科 Curculionidae | 0.42 | 0.041 | -0.16 | 0.449 |
拟步甲科 Tenebrionidae | -0.05 | 0.816 | -0.37 | 0.075 |
蚁科 Formicidae | -0.44 | 0.033 | -0.21 | 0.337 |
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