Diversity of springtails (Hexapoda) according to a altitudinal gradient

García-Gómez, Arturo; Castaño-Meneses, Gabriela; Palacios‐Vargas, José G.

doi:10.1590/s0100-204x2009000800016

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“…P . notabilis is the most abundant Collembola species in Europe [ 10 ] and together with Isotomiella minor (Schäffer, 1896) it often represents more than 50% of the total individuals in Collembola communities [ 2 , 4 ]. It is morphologically well defined [ 11 – 14 ], but exhibits inter-population differences in tolerance to low pH, mechanical disturbances and metal pollution [ 1 , 6 ].…”

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Genetic structure and distribution of Parisotoma notabilis (Collembola) in Europe: Cryptic diversity, split of lineages and colonization patterns

2017

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Climatic and biome changes of the past million years influenced the population structure and genetic diversity of soil-living arthropods in Europe. However, their effects on the genetic structure of widespread and abundant soil animal species such as the Collembola Parisotoma notabilis remain virtually unknown. This generalist and parthenogenetic species is an early colonizer of disturbed habitats and often occurs in human modified environments. To investigate ancient climatic influence and recent distributions on the genetic structure of P. notabilis we analyzed populations on a pan-European scale using three genetic markers differing in substitution rates. The results showed that P. notabilis comprises several genetic lineages with distinct distribution ranges that diverged in the Miocene. Genetic distances of COI between lineages ranged between 15% and 18% and molecular clock estimates suggest Late Miocene divergences considering the standard arthropod rate of 2.3% per my. Compared to other soil-living arthropods like oribatid mites, European lineages of P. notabilis are rather young and genetically uniform. The close association with anthropogenic habitats presumably contributed to rapid spread in Europe.

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Genetic structure and distribution of Parisotoma notabilis (Collembola) in Europe: Cryptic diversity, split of lineages and colonization patterns

2017

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“…En el caso del piso IV, se presenta una vegetación alpina, es decir los pinos ya se encuentran más dispersos y los zacatonales comienzan a dominar el paisaje, y la diversidad es menor en este sitio, por consiguiente, las especies que se adaptaran favorablemente a un clima más agreste serán pocas y sólo algunas presentarán grandes densidades poblacionales, como es el caso de Desoria ca. flora (García-Gómez et al 2009).…”

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“…Hopkin (1997) menciona, que los colémbolos presentan patrones de dispersión restringido, principalmente por no presentar alas y por su tamaño pequeño (0.25mm-2mm); sin embargo, se ha visto que por presentar un tamaño y una masa mínima, se han distribuido por todos los ecosistemas alrededor del mundo, ya sea por medios aéreos o acuáticos (Hawes et al 2007). Así mismo se ha encontrado que factores como la humedad ambiental (Christiansen 1992), temperatura, pH (Schowalter 2006) y CO 2 (García-Gómez et al 2009), entre otros, son determinantes para el establecimiento de las comunidades de colémbolos.…”

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Distribución y diversidad de colémbolos (Hexapoda: Collembola) en el gradiente altitudinal de un bosque templado en México

García-Gómez¹,

Castaño-Meneses²,

Palacios‐Vargas³

2010

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Distribution and diversity of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) on the altitudinal gradient of a temperate forest in Mexico. Mountain ecosystems have shown slow mineralization activity due to weather conditions, and to some groups with arthropods with special roles. The Collembola is an important group for litter fragmentation, showing different distribution patterns. The objective of the present study was to determine the diversity of Collembola along a volcano altitudinal gradient. For this, four sampling expeditions evaluated four altitudinal levels (I=2 753, II=3 015, III=3 250 and IV=3 687 masl) in Iztaccihuatl Volcano, from November 2003, and March, June and August 2004. Shannon diversity (H'), Pielou evenness (J') and Simpson dominance (1/λ) indices were calculated. The similarity between the associations of springtails between the sampling sites was evaluated by a cluster analysis using the Pearson correlation coefficient, as distance and the unpaired arithmetic averages (UPGMA) as amalgamation method. A total of 24 075 springtails, distributed in 12 families, 46 genera and 86 species was collected. The higher species abundance was found at the altitudinal area II. The lowest diversity value was recorded in IV, while the higher diversity values were found in III. Significant differences between Shannon indices were found between zones II-III (t 0.01, 187 =4.11, p<0.05) and between III-IV (t 0.01, 187 =3.8, p<0.05) according to modified t-test. When considering sampling dates, no significant differences were found. The dendrogram showed that in composition the level I is more homogeneous throughout the year. In conclusion, a statistically significant seasonal variation in springtail abundances was not found, but it was observed that, the lower altitude (I) resulted more homogeneous along the studied period, followed by level II and III. There is a particular assemblage of springtails community in each altitudinal area studied; in general, the sites with low slope resulted more diverse in Collembola communities. These results show that there are important factors such as altitude, vegetation type and microhabitat heterogeneity that may affect the distribution of springtails communities along an altitudinal gradient.

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“…By contrast, Illig et al ( 2010 ) observed decreasing Collembola density with increasing altitude, probably due to low resource quality at high altitude tropical montane rainforests. In addition to local habitat‐related factors, Collembola are affected by climatic variables that change with altitude, such as temperature and precipitation (Bokhorst et al, 2018 ; García‐Gómez et al, 2009 ). Increasing temperature may reduce the life span of Collembola by affecting their physiological and reproductive activities (Mertens et al, 1983 ; Snider & Butcher, 1972 ).…”

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Drivers of Collembola assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in northeast China

Xie

Sun

Lux

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Ecology and Evolution

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Altitudinal changes in the diversity of plants and animals have been well documented; however, soil animals received little attention in this context and it is unclear whether their diversity follows general altitudinal distribution patterns. Changbai Mountain is one of few well‐conserved mountain regions comprising natural ecosystems on the Eurasian continent. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of the diversity and community composition of Collembola along ten altitudinal sites representing five vegetation types from forest to alpine tundra. Among 7834 Collembola individuals, 84 morphospecies were identified. Species richness varied marginally significant with altitude and generally followed a unimodal relationship with altitude. By contrast, the density of Collembola did not change in a consistent way with altitude. Collembola communities changed gradually with altitude, with local habitat‐related factors (soil and litter carbon‐to‐nitrogen ratio, litter carbon content, and soil pH) and climatic variables (precipitation seasonality) identified as major drivers of changes in Collembola community composition. Notably, local habitat‐related factors explained more variation in Collembola assemblages than climatic variables. The results suggest that local habitat‐related factors including precipitation and temperature are the main drivers of changes in Collembola communities with altitude. Specifically, soil and litter carbon‐to‐nitrogen ratio correlated positively with Collembola communities at high altitudes, whereas soil pH correlated positively at low altitudes. This documents that altitudinal gradients provide unique opportunities for identifying factors driving the community composition of not only above‐ but also belowground invertebrates.

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Diversity of springtails (Hexapoda) according to a altitudinal gradient

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Genetic structure and distribution of Parisotoma notabilis (Collembola) in Europe: Cryptic diversity, split of lineages and colonization patterns

Genetic structure and distribution of Parisotoma notabilis (Collembola) in Europe: Cryptic diversity, split of lineages and colonization patterns

Distribución y diversidad de colémbolos (Hexapoda: Collembola) en el gradiente altitudinal de un bosque templado en México

Drivers of Collembola assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in northeast China

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