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Response of Soil Fauna to the Shift in a Riparian Landscape along an Urban–Rural Habitat Gradient

Urbanization is accelerating worldwide, resulting in drastic alterations of natural riverbanks, which seriously affects the ecological functions and services of riparian landscapes. Our understanding of how anthropogenic activities influence soil animal communities within riparian zones is scarce. T...

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Autores principales: Huang, Yumei, Zeng, Qian, Luo, Chunlan, Zhang, Danju, Xie, Wenfeng, Xiao, Jiujin, Liu, Yang, Liu, Yushi, Du, Juan
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886541
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148690
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author Huang, Yumei
Zeng, Qian
Luo, Chunlan
Zhang, Danju
Xie, Wenfeng
Xiao, Jiujin
Liu, Yang
Liu, Yushi
Du, Juan
author_facet Huang, Yumei
Zeng, Qian
Luo, Chunlan
Zhang, Danju
Xie, Wenfeng
Xiao, Jiujin
Liu, Yang
Liu, Yushi
Du, Juan
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description Urbanization is accelerating worldwide, resulting in drastic alterations of natural riverbanks, which seriously affects the ecological functions and services of riparian landscapes. Our understanding of how anthropogenic activities influence soil animal communities within riparian zones is scarce. The soil fauna represents an important biotic component of the soil ecosystem and greatly contributes to soil structure and fertility formation. We investigated the richness, abundance, diversity, and distribution of soil animal groups, including macro- and mesofauna, in different riparian landscapes along an urban–rural habitat gradient. In natural riparian zones with permeable revetments, the soil fauna was richest and most abundant, mainly because of the low levels of human disturbance and the more suitable habitat conditions. Different soil animal groups responded differently to revetment type and distance from the water flow. The hygrophilous soil mesofauna, requiring a more humid environment, was more sensitive to shifts in revetment types, the location on the riverbank, and the seasons. In summer, when precipitation in the study area was highest, the abundance of the hygrophilous soil mesofauna was significantly higher than in autumn. Distance from the water flow significantly affected the abundance of the hygrophilous soil mesofauna. Our results demonstrated that hygrophilous soil mesofauna can serve as a good indicator in riparian zones, reflecting the hydrological conditions. We also observed interactions between revetment type and distance from the water flow; the distance effect was stronger in the natural riparian zone with a permeable revetment type. Our results highlight the importance of anthropogenic effects on soil ecosystem processes and functions in riparian landscapes, and the necessity of protecting and retaining the natural riverbank and native vegetation patches in riparian landscape planning and construction.
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spelling pubmed-93162432022-07-27 Response of Soil Fauna to the Shift in a Riparian Landscape along an Urban–Rural Habitat Gradient Huang, Yumei Zeng, Qian Luo, Chunlan Zhang, Danju Xie, Wenfeng Xiao, Jiujin Liu, Yang Liu, Yushi Du, Juan Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Urbanization is accelerating worldwide, resulting in drastic alterations of natural riverbanks, which seriously affects the ecological functions and services of riparian landscapes. Our understanding of how anthropogenic activities influence soil animal communities within riparian zones is scarce. The soil fauna represents an important biotic component of the soil ecosystem and greatly contributes to soil structure and fertility formation. We investigated the richness, abundance, diversity, and distribution of soil animal groups, including macro- and mesofauna, in different riparian landscapes along an urban–rural habitat gradient. In natural riparian zones with permeable revetments, the soil fauna was richest and most abundant, mainly because of the low levels of human disturbance and the more suitable habitat conditions. Different soil animal groups responded differently to revetment type and distance from the water flow. The hygrophilous soil mesofauna, requiring a more humid environment, was more sensitive to shifts in revetment types, the location on the riverbank, and the seasons. In summer, when precipitation in the study area was highest, the abundance of the hygrophilous soil mesofauna was significantly higher than in autumn. Distance from the water flow significantly affected the abundance of the hygrophilous soil mesofauna. Our results demonstrated that hygrophilous soil mesofauna can serve as a good indicator in riparian zones, reflecting the hydrological conditions. We also observed interactions between revetment type and distance from the water flow; the distance effect was stronger in the natural riparian zone with a permeable revetment type. Our results highlight the importance of anthropogenic effects on soil ecosystem processes and functions in riparian landscapes, and the necessity of protecting and retaining the natural riverbank and native vegetation patches in riparian landscape planning and construction. MDPI 2022-07-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9316243/ /pubmed/35886541 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148690 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Response of Soil Fauna to the Shift in a Riparian Landscape along an Urban–Rural Habitat Gradient
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title_full Response of Soil Fauna to the Shift in a Riparian Landscape along an Urban–Rural Habitat Gradient
title_fullStr Response of Soil Fauna to the Shift in a Riparian Landscape along an Urban–Rural Habitat Gradient
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title_short Response of Soil Fauna to the Shift in a Riparian Landscape along an Urban–Rural Habitat Gradient
title_sort response of soil fauna to the shift in a riparian landscape along an urban–rural habitat gradient
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886541
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148690
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