Shifts in soil and plant functional diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps

BMC Research Notes

Fabien Anthelme¹  Awaz Mohamed¹  Lavinia Selli¹  Daniel Hernández-Cáceres¹  Hervé Rey¹  Nereyda Cruz-Maldonado¹  Zhun Mao¹  Stéphane Fourtier¹  Manon Bounous¹  Alexia Stokes¹  Monique Weemstra²  Luis Merino-Martín³  Catherine Roumet⁴  Hans Reijnen⁴  Quentin Gabriac⁴  Thibaud Decaëns⁴  Katrin Sieron⁵  Beatriz Eugenia Marín-Castro⁶  Christina Desireé Siebe-Grabach⁶  Jing Ma⁷  Guillermo Angeles⁸  Carlos Pimentel-Reyes⁸  Isabelle Barois⁸  Leonor Jiménez⁸  Frédérique Reverchon⁹  Grégoire T. Freschet^1,10  Eduardo Aranda-Delgado^1,11  Christian Piedallu^1,12 

[1] AMAP, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, 34000, Montpellier, France;AMAP, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, 34000, Montpellier, France;CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France;AMAP, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, 34000, Montpellier, France;CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France;Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química inorg´anica, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulip´an s/n, M´ostoles, 28933, Madrid, Spain;CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France;Centro de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Veracruzana, 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico;Laboratorio de Edafología Ambiental, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico;Low Carbon Energy Institute, China University of Mining and Technology, 221008, Xuzhou, China;Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico;Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico;Station d’Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale, CNRS, 09200, Moulis, France;Terranova Lombricultores, Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico;Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR Silva, Nancy, France;

关键词: Aggregate stability;    Alpine ecosystems;    Carbon;    Community;    Elevation;    Environmental gradient;    Infiltration;    Macroinvertebrates;    Microorganisms;    Plant community traits;    Soil biophysical properties;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-021-05468-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesAltitude integrates changes in environmental conditions that determine shifts in vegetation, including temperature, precipitation, solar radiation and edaphogenetic processes. In turn, vegetation alters soil biophysical properties through litter input, root growth, microbial and macrofaunal interactions. The belowground traits of plant communities modify soil processes in different ways, but it is not known how root traits influence soil biota at the community level. We collected data to investigate how elevation affects belowground community traits and soil microbial and faunal communities. This dataset comprises data from a temperate climate in France and a twin study was performed in a tropical zone in Mexico.Data descriptionThe paper describes soil physical and chemical properties, climatic variables, plant community composition and species abundance, plant community traits, soil microbial functional diversity and macrofaunal abundance and diversity. Data are provided for six elevations (1400–2400 m) ranging from montane forest to alpine prairie. We focused on soil biophysical properties beneath three dominant plant species that structure local vegetation. These data are useful for understanding how shifts in vegetation communities affect belowground processes, such as water infiltration, soil aggregation and carbon storage. Data will also help researchers understand how plant communities adjust to a changing climate/environment.

【 授权许可】

CC BY