Drivers of Collembola assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in northeast China.

ABSTRACT: 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 chang

SUBMITTER: Xie Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8840876 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature