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DOI	10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121697
	Unveiling soil animal community dynamics beneath dominant shrub species in natural desert environment: Implications for ecosystem management and conservation
	Islam, Waqar; Zeng, Fanjiang; Almoallim, Hesham S.; Ansari, Mohammad Javed
通讯作者	Islam, W ; Zeng, FJ
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ISSN	0301-4797
EISSN	1095-8630
出版年	2024
卷号	366
英文摘要	The Taklimakan Desert, known for extreme aridity and unique ecological challenges, maintains a delicate life balance beneath its harsh surface. This study investigates intricate dynamics of soil animal communities within this desert ecosystem, with a particular focus on vertical profile variations beneath four dominant shrub species (AS- Alhagi sparsifolia , KC- Karelinia caspia , TR- Tamarix ramosissima , CC- Calligonum caput-medusae ). Utilizing comprehensive soil sampling and metagenomics techniques, we reveal the diversity and distribution patterns of soil animal communities from the soil surface down to deeper layers (0 -100 cm). Our research outcomes have unveiled that Nematoda and Arthropoda emerge as the most predominant classes of soil animals across all studied shrubs. Specifically, Nematoda exhibited notably high abundance in the KC area, while Arthropoda thrived predominantly in the TR region. We also observed a linear decrease in Nematoda populations as soil depth increased, consistent among all shrub species. Moreover, the highest Shannon diversity within soil animal communities was recorded in the KC area, underscoring a trend of declining alpha diversity in the AS region and an increase in other shrub areas as soil depth increased. Notably, the zones dominated by CC and TR displayed the highest levels of beta diversity. Our correlation analysis of soil animals and environmental factors has pinpointed soil water content, available phosphorus, and available potassium as the most influential drivers of variations in the top-classified soil animal communities. This study provides insights into soil animals in deserts, supporting future research to preserve these fragile deserts and enhance our understanding of life below the surface in challenging ecosystems.
英文关键词	Soil animals Nematodes Soil microfauna Desert ecology Community dynamics
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001267657200001
WOS关键词	PERENNIAL PLANTS ; TRANSITION ZONE ; NEMATODE ; VEGETATION ; HETEROGENEITY ; OASIS ; SAND
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404488
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Islam, Waqar,Zeng, Fanjiang,Almoallim, Hesham S.,et al. Unveiling soil animal community dynamics beneath dominant shrub species in natural desert environment: Implications for ecosystem management and conservation[J],2024,366.
APA	Islam, Waqar,Zeng, Fanjiang,Almoallim, Hesham S.,&Ansari, Mohammad Javed.(2024).Unveiling soil animal community dynamics beneath dominant shrub species in natural desert environment: Implications for ecosystem management and conservation.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,366.
MLA	Islam, Waqar,et al."Unveiling soil animal community dynamics beneath dominant shrub species in natural desert environment: Implications for ecosystem management and conservation".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 366(2024).