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Changes in Soil Bacterial and Nematode Communities during Long-term Continuous Cotton Cropping in an Arid Region. 干旱地区长期连作棉花期间土壤细菌和线虫群落的变化
IF 1.5 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-14 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-05
Hong Chen, Fenghua Zhang, Lei Yang, Zaixin Li, Jiajie Liu
{"title":"Changes in Soil Bacterial and Nematode Communities during Long-term Continuous Cotton Cropping in an Arid Region.","authors":"Hong Chen, Fenghua Zhang, Lei Yang, Zaixin Li, Jiajie Liu","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-05","DOIUrl":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>larifying the effects of continuous cotton cropping (CC) on soil biological communities is essential for maintaining agricultural productivity. In this study, high-throughput sequencing was used to study the effects of different CC durations (0-yr, 5-yr, 10-yr, 15-yr, 20-yr, and 25-yr CC treatments) on soil microbial and nematode communities. The results showed that the dominant bacterial phyla were Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, and the dominant nematode genus was <i>Helicotylenchus</i> in all CC treatments. The richness indexes (ACE and Chao1 index) and diversity index (Shannon index) of bacterial and nematode communities were the highest in the 15-yr and 10-yr CC treatments, respectively. Bacterial community was significantly correlated with soil pH and available potassium (AK), and nematode abundance was significantly correlated with microbial biomass carbon (MBC). Soil bacterial PICRUSt analysis results showed that carbon metabolism and amino acid metabolism were the main metabolic functions of bacteria in the CC treatments. The composition and diversity of soil nematode communities were significantly related to the structure of soil bacterial communities, and the niche breadth of soil bacteria was negatively correlated with that of nematodes. <i>Panagrolaimus</i> and <i>Acrobeles</i> were the main genera of bacterialfeeding nematodes affecting bacterial communities, and their relative abundances were significantly positively correlated with the relative abundance of bacterial communities. Overall, long-term (10-15 years) continuous cotton cropping negatively impacts soil biota and the microecological environment of cotton fields in arid regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443426/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142362410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Description and Phylogenetic Position of a New Genus and Species of Deep-Water Alpheid Shrimp Associated with Glass Sponges off New Caledonia (Decapoda: Caridea). 与新喀里多尼亚近海玻璃海绵有关的深水阿尔卑斯虾新属和新种的描述及系统发育位置(十足目:鲤形目)。
IF 1.5 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-15 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-03
Hossein Ashrafi, Zdeněk Ďuriš, Arthur Anker
{"title":"Description and Phylogenetic Position of a New Genus and Species of Deep-Water Alpheid Shrimp Associated with Glass Sponges off New Caledonia (Decapoda: Caridea).","authors":"Hossein Ashrafi, Zdeněk Ďuriš, Arthur Anker","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2024.63-03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Batellopsis paula</i> gen. et sp. nov., a new hexactinellid-associated alpheid shrimp, is described based on a single specimen collected at a depth of 477-503 m north of Île des Pins, New Caledonia. <i>Batellopsis</i> gen. nov. is part of a clade of four genera all containing hexactinellid-associated species, for which a molecular phylogeny is presented. The evolution of several morphological characters, including orbital teeth, a bulgefossa system on the fingers of the first pereiopod chela, and groups of microserrulate setae on the second pereiopod chela, is discussed in light of phylogenetic results.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11381507/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142299403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Morphology and Phylogenetic Position of the Sargassum Nudibranch Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Nudibranchia: Scyllaeidae): First Record in Hong Kong. 马尾藻裸鳃纲 Scyllaea fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1824(裸鳃纲:Scyllaeidae)的形态学和系统发育位置:香港首次记录。
IF 1.5 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-15 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-04
Sam King Fung Yiu, Thomas Ka Leung, Gabriel Yeung Lee, Meng Yan
{"title":"Morphology and Phylogenetic Position of the Sargassum Nudibranch <i>Scyllaea fulva</i> Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Nudibranchia: Scyllaeidae): First Record in Hong Kong.","authors":"Sam King Fung Yiu, Thomas Ka Leung, Gabriel Yeung Lee, Meng Yan","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-04","DOIUrl":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scyllaeidae is a small group of nudibranchs comprising three genera (<i>Scyllaea</i>, <i>Notobryon</i>, and <i>Crosslandia</i>) with striking morphological similarities, making their identification challenging based on external features alone. Previous studies have highlighted the significance of central radular teeth in distinguishing <i>Notobryon</i> from <i>Scyllaea</i> and <i>Crosslandia</i>. The genus <i>Scyllaea</i>, commonly known as the sargassum nudibranch, currently consists of only two valid species, <i>Scyllaea pelagica</i> and <i>Scyllaea fulva</i>. These species inhabit seaweed <i>Sargassum</i> spp., feeding on hydroids. During a biodiversity survey conducted in April 2023, seven sargassum nudibranch individuals were collected from the seaweed <i>Sargassum</i> spp. at a depth of 2 meters in Tai She Wan through SCUBA diving. Initially, the specimens were misidentified based on their resemblance to <i>Notobryon wardi</i> and previous local records. However, thorough morphological and molecular examinations confirmed them to be <i>Scyllaea fulva</i>, representing the first record of this species in Hong Kong. Notably, our specimens lacked the blue spots observed in specimens from Thailand and the West Pacific Ocean, as reported in previous studies. Internally, a pineapple-like structure formed a honeycomb pattern on the surface of the masticatory edge of the jaw flap, with the presence of central radular teeth. A Maximum Likelihood tree analysis revealed <i>Crosslandia</i> to be the sister group of <i>Scyllaea</i>. Comparative analysis of intra-specific distances between individuals from the Philippines, French Polynesia, and Hong Kong indicated a close relationship between the Hong Kong specimens and those from the Philippines. Furthermore, we provide a detailed description of the external and internal morphology of <i>Scyllaea fulva</i> in this paper, integrating valuable morphological information for future species identification purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11443427/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142362411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Fauna of Parasitic Barnacles (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) in Korea. 韩国寄生藤壶(Cirripedia: Rhizocephala)动物群。
IF 1.5 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-15 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-01
Jibom Jung, Joong-Ki Park
{"title":"The Fauna of Parasitic Barnacles (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) in Korea.","authors":"Jibom Jung, Joong-Ki Park","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-01","DOIUrl":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rhizocephala is a group of endoparasitic barnacles, the morphological characteristics of which are degenerated, and which has recently undergone active molecular identification. Despite several recent studies of Korean rhizocephalans, a comprehensive analysis of rhizocephalan fauna has not yet been conducted. In this study, we analyzed morphological and molecular characteristics of 64 rhizocephalan samples from 15 decapod hosts sampled across the Korean coast. We found 16 Rhizocephala species of six genera from four Rhizocephala families, <i>i.e.</i>, Peltogasterellidae, Peltogastridae, Polyascidae, and Sacculinidae. Combining morphological examination and molecular analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase I revealed three new species candidates, <i>i.e.</i>, <i>Peltogasterella</i> sp., <i>Peltogaster</i> sp., and <i>Parasacculina</i> sp. 1, and three rhizocephalans that have expanded their distribution range to the Korean coast, <i>i.e.</i>, <i>Parasacculina oblonga</i>, <i>Sacculina angulata</i>, and <i>Sacculina gracilis</i>, whose expanded their distribution range to Korean coast. A synthetic update of Korean Rhizocephala fauna including a species checklist and remarks regarding distribution and taxonomy is also presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11377270/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Optical Properties of Body Mucus Secreted from Coral Reef Sea Slugs: Measurement of Refractive Indices and Relative Absorption Spectra. 珊瑚礁海蛞蝓分泌的体粘液的光学特性:折射率和相对吸收光谱的测量。
IF 1.5 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-15 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-02
Ryogo Takano, Euichi Hirose
{"title":"Optical Properties of Body Mucus Secreted from Coral Reef Sea Slugs: Measurement of Refractive Indices and Relative Absorption Spectra.","authors":"Ryogo Takano, Euichi Hirose","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-02","DOIUrl":"10.6620/ZS.2024.63-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sea slugs are always covered in a mucus layer that has various functions including chemical defense that often involves aposematism and mimicry. Therefore, it is necessary for sea slugs to exhibit their body colors and patterns exactly, and the optical properties of mucus should support this requirement. We examined body mucus from heterobranch sea slugs collected in the Okinawan coral reefs. The refractive indices of mucus from 32 species ranged from 1.3371 to 1.3854 and were similar or slightly greater than the refractive index of seawater (ca. 1.34), indicating that light reflectance on the mucus layer is generally small. Moreover, dissolution of mucus into seawater would form a gradient of refractive indices and enhance the reduction of reflectance. We also obtained relative absorption spectra of the mucus from 32 species. In the range of visible light, absorption spectra of mucus suggest that the mucus layer is almost transparent and is not likely to interfere with the body colors. The presence of absorption peaks and/or shoulders in the UV (ultraviolet) range (280-400 nm) indicates that the mucus layer potentially serves as a sunscreen that absorbs UV radiation in 23 species, whereas prominent UV absorption was not found in the other 9 species. In a kleptoplasty sacoglossan <i>Plakobranchus ocellatus</i>, the refractive indices and presence or absence of UV-absorption showed that the optical properties of the mucus varied to some extent but did not show seasonal fluctuation. The UV-absorption in the mucus may also protect kleptoplasts in kleptoplasty sacoglossans. The present results support the importance of mucus as a functional optical layer for the shell-less life of sea slugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11377269/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effects of Tropical Cyclone Passage on Plankton Community Respiration in a Phosphate-Limited Freshwater Ecosystem. 热带气旋过境对磷酸盐有限淡水生态系统浮游生物群落呼吸作用的影响
IF 1.6 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-29 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-58
Erica Silk P Dela Paz, Chao-Chen Lai, Fuh-Kwo Shiah, Chih-Hao Hsieh, Chia-Ying Ko
{"title":"Effects of Tropical Cyclone Passage on Plankton Community Respiration in a Phosphate-Limited Freshwater Ecosystem.","authors":"Erica Silk P Dela Paz, Chao-Chen Lai, Fuh-Kwo Shiah, Chih-Hao Hsieh, Chia-Ying Ko","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2023.62-58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-58","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plankton community respiration (CR) in aquatic ecosystems varies with environmental factors, which could be altered during tropical cyclones (TCs). A potential increase in CR resulting from the effects of TCs is generally understudied. Here, we examined the relationship between plankton CR and environmental factors, including during TC-affected periods, in a phosphate-limited freshwater ecosystem. We conducted an intensive <i>in situ</i> sampling in Fei-Tsui Reservoir (FTR) from January 2010 to December 2015 during TC periods and non-TC periods. Our results showed a consistent temporal pattern that plankton CR increased between March to October and declined between November to February. These changes in plankton CR, primarily supported by bacterial biomass, were positively influenced by euphotic depth-averaged temperature. The CR also significantly increased with euphotic depth-averaged NO<sub>2</sub>-concentrations and decreased with euphotic depth-averaged NO<sub>3</sub>-concentrations. These results indicated that these factors typically influenced CR dynamics in the FTR. During TC periods, plankton CR was increased further due to a higher and ideal euphotic depth-averaged temperature (23-27°C) and increased supply of limiting nutrient resources via stream runoff. Overall, this study showed that a TC positively influences plankton CR by creating favorable water conditions. Notably, with a higher frequency of intense TCs projected for the Western North Pacific in most climate change scenarios, the impact of TCs on CR may increase in the near future.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11019429/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Native Fauna of Tardigrades from Two Natural Areas of the Argentina Republic. 阿根廷共和国两个自然区域的土生迟发型动物群。
IF 1.6 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-29 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-57
Belen Rocío Ostertag, Andrea Ximena González-Reyes, Alfonsina Grabosky, Florencia Meier, Irene Luisa Doma, José Corronca, Alejandra Mariana Rocha
{"title":"Native Fauna of Tardigrades from Two Natural Areas of the Argentina Republic.","authors":"Belen Rocío Ostertag, Andrea Ximena González-Reyes, Alfonsina Grabosky, Florencia Meier, Irene Luisa Doma, José Corronca, Alejandra Mariana Rocha","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2023.62-57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-57","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding and preserving biodiversity in natural habitats is crucial due to their rapid degradation and destruction. The meiofauna of natural areas is less well known than the macroscopic life. Tardigrades are common in limno-terrestrial meiofauna and can indicate environmental conditions. In this study, we expand our understanding of the taxonomy and ecology of tardigrade communities in two natural reserves in Argentina by examining the environmental factors that can affect them and the species that could be used as indicators. In 2018, sampling occurred in the Parque Luro Provincial Reserve (province of La Pampa) and the Poligono A Municipal Ecological Reserve (province of Salta). Samples were taken from epiphytic communities that grow on the bark of trees. Various environmental and microhabitat factors were taken into account. In the province of La Pampa, there were 1326 specimens of five species, and in the province of Salta, there were 212 specimens of nine species. The tardigrade communities in Salta exhibited statistically higher diversity than those in La Pampa. Temperature and moisture affected the tardigrade community of Parque Luro Provincial Reserve, while the microhabitat thickness affected those of Poligono A Municipal Ecological Reserve. The species turnover shaped the community of Salta, while nesting shaped the community of La Pampa.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11019430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Life History Traits and Metabolic Pool Variation in Neotropical Species of Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae). 新热带果蝇(双翅目,果蝇科)的生活史特征和代谢池变异。
IF 1.6 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-27 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-56
Camila Heloise Dos Santos, Karoline Aparecida Vieira Dos Santos, Luciana Paes de Barros Machado, Rogério Pincela Mateus
{"title":"Life History Traits and Metabolic Pool Variation in Neotropical Species of <i>Drosophila</i> (Diptera, Drosophilidae).","authors":"Camila Heloise Dos Santos, Karoline Aparecida Vieira Dos Santos, Luciana Paes de Barros Machado, Rogério Pincela Mateus","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2023.62-56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-56","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The differential exploration of natural resources by <i>Drosophila</i> species has effects on fitness, with changes in life history and metabolic traits. There is a lack of research on the variation in these characters in different environments in Neotropical species of <i>Drosophila</i>. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the profile of life history traits, including viability, development time, and dry weight (as a measure of size), as well as the metabolic pools of triglyceride, glycogen, and protein, in populations from the southern and southeastern regions of Brazil of four Neotropical <i>Drosophila</i> species: <i>D. willistoni</i>, of the <i>Sophophora</i> subgenus, and <i>D. mercatorum</i>, <i>D. maculifrons</i>, and <i>D. ornatifrons</i>, which belong to the <i>Drosophila</i> subgenus. Life history and metabolic traits showed interpopulational variation in at least one species. When significant differences in life history parameters occurred, species of the same subgenus presented similar profiles, <i>i.e.</i>, southern populations were larger, less viable, and showed longer development time. This was also observed for triglyceride. However, for the other two metabolic pools (glycogen and total proteins), <i>D. maculifrons</i> and <i>D. ornatifrons</i> presented inverse patterns to the other two species, with the highest values in southeastern populations and the lowest in southern populations. These populational variations indicate plasticity of the examined life history traits, which allows distinctive responses to different environmental conditions shared by speciesof the same subgenus. Nevertheless, interspecific comparisons did not reflect phylogenetic relationships, with the highest viability being found for <i>D. willistoni</i> and <i>D. mercatorum</i>, which is probably correlated to the ability of these species to explore a broader variety of habitats. On the other hand, the storage capability of metabolic pools seems to be species specific, determined by the adaptive history to the quality and availability of resources, with <i>D. mercatorum</i> (low) and <i>D. ornatifrons</i> (high) having opposing capacities to store metabolites from their diets.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11019369/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Bird Fauna Composition in a Protected Area in Southern Brazil. 巴西南部一个保护区的鸟类组成
IF 1.6 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-13 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-55
Camila F M F Betiol, Marilia T Hartmann, Paulo Afonso Hartmann
{"title":"Bird Fauna Composition in a Protected Area in Southern Brazil.","authors":"Camila F M F Betiol, Marilia T Hartmann, Paulo Afonso Hartmann","doi":"10.6620/ZS.2023.62-55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-55","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The integrity of natural landscapes is affected by human actions, mainly by the intensification and expansion of agriculture. Factors such as fragment size and the structure of the environment can determine changes in the structure and composition of bird assemblages. In this study we evaluated the bird species composition in three structurally different forest environments, defined as the Core areas, Edge areas, and Buffer areas. The surveys were performed in the Natural Park of Sertão (NPS) and its surroundings in the southern limit of the Atlantic Forest, southern Brazil. To record species composition of birds, the point count method was used. The bird species were categorized according to feeding habits, habitat use, and sensitivity to forest fragmentation. A total of 131 species of birds distributed in 18 orders and 38 families were recorded. The species composition varied between the three areas and there was a significant difference in diversity between the Core and Edge areas and the Core and Buffer areas. Omnivorous species were found more in the Buffer areas than in the Core areas. Species that use the Broad habitat were more frequent in the Buffer and Edge areas than in the Core areas. Species that use the Forest habitat were found more in the Core areas than in the Buffer areas. Most recorded species (66%) have low sensitivity to forest fragmentation. The assemblage patterns found in this study, notably the differences among the three areas in diversity and species composition, can be explained by the ecological traits and the sensitivity levels of birds to forest fragmentation, which in turn seem to reflect different forest structures in the NPS and its surroundings. Although the Edge and Buffer areas have greater diversity, the Core areas showed great importance in maintaining species that are more sensitive to forest fragmentation. Even the largest fragments (such as the NPS), considering the regional context, may have bird species that are widely distributed and less sensitive to forest fragmentation. Forested habitat species may no longer occur or be restricted to the core area of the fragments. For conservation of bird fauna in the NPS, the maintenance of the core areas is essential, especially for those species that require a structurally preserved environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":49331,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11019366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140867911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Revision of Salmoneus cristatus (Coutière, 1897) and Allied Forms (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae). Revision of Salmoneus cristatus (Coutière, 1897) and Allied Forms (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae).
IF 1.6 3区 生物学
Zoological Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-13 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-53
Hossein Ashrafi, Arthur Anker, Zdeněk Ďuriš
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