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DOI | 10.1007/s10531-012-0320-4 |
Influences of shrub vegetation on distribution and diversity of a ground beetle community in a Gobi desert ecosystem | |
Liu, Ji-Liang; Li, Feng-Rui; Liu, Chang-An; Liu, Qi-Jun | |
通讯作者 | Li, Feng-Rui |
来源期刊 | BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION |
ISSN | 0960-3115 |
出版年 | 2012 |
卷号 | 21期号:10页码:2601-2619 |
英文摘要 | In shrubland ecosystems, shrubs as ecosystem engineers play an important role in structuring ground beetle communities. However, the influence of shrub vegetation on the distribution and diversity of ground beetles remains unknown in Gobi desert, northwest China, where shrubland is a major biome type. Using Gobi shrubland dominated by shrub species Nitraria sphaerocarpa and Reaumuria soongorica as a model system, we sampled ground beetle communities using a pitfall trapping method under canopies of both shrubs and in intershrub bare areas during spring, summer and autumn corresponding to the main period of beetle activity. Simultaneously, physical environment of the three microhabitats and plant characteristics of both shrubs were measured. We determined whether shrubs and species identity influence ground beetle distribution and diversity patterns and whether the response of beetles to the presence and species of shrubs is consistent across species. At the community level, total beetle abundance and species richness were significantly greater under shrubs than in intershrub bare areas, whereas more beetles were captured under N. sphaerocarpa than under R. soongorica. At the population level, eight dominant beetle species responded differently to the presence and species of shrubs. The abundance of Anatolica sp., Carabus sp., Cyphogenia chinensis, Microdera sp. and Sternoplax setosa was consistently much greater under shrubs than in intershrub bare areas, whereas the abundance of Blaps gobiensis, Lethrus apterus and Pterocoma reitteri under shrubs was similar to that in intershrub bare areas. The shrub N. sphaerocarpa was commonly preferred by Anatolica sp., C. chinensis and S. setosa, whereas the shrub R. soongorica was commonly preferred by L. apterus, but the abundance of B. gobiensis, Carabus sp., Microdera sp. and P. reitteri was unaffected by shrub species. Differences in the abundance, species richness and composition of ground beetles among microhabitat types were largely related to among-microhabitat differences in the physical environment and resource availability. Our results suggest that shrubs and species identity play key roles in structuring ground beetle communities, but their influence differed between species. This study emphasizes the importance of protecting shrub habitats for the maintenances of beetle biodiversity in this Gobi desert ecosystem. |
英文关键词 | Beetle diversity Microhabitat preferences Nitraria sphaerocarpa Reaumuria soongorica Shrub communities Shrub-beetle relationship |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000307533100013 |
WOS关键词 | ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS ; RESOURCE HETEROGENEITY ; SEMIARID ENVIRONMENT ; RETAMA-SPHAEROCARPA ; SOIL ; PATTERNS ; TENEBRIONIDAE ; MICROHABITAT ; UNDERSTOREY ; COLEOPTERA |
WOS类目 | Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
来源机构 | 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院 |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/171536 |
作者单位 | Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, Linze Inland River Basin Res Stn, Chinese Ecosyst Res Network, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Liu, Ji-Liang,Li, Feng-Rui,Liu, Chang-An,et al. Influences of shrub vegetation on distribution and diversity of a ground beetle community in a Gobi desert ecosystem[J]. 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院,2012,21(10):2601-2619. |
APA | Liu, Ji-Liang,Li, Feng-Rui,Liu, Chang-An,&Liu, Qi-Jun.(2012).Influences of shrub vegetation on distribution and diversity of a ground beetle community in a Gobi desert ecosystem.BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION,21(10),2601-2619. |
MLA | Liu, Ji-Liang,et al."Influences of shrub vegetation on distribution and diversity of a ground beetle community in a Gobi desert ecosystem".BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 21.10(2012):2601-2619. |
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