Soil fauna diversity at different stages of reed restoration in a lakeshore wetland at Lake Taihu, China

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

Zhiguo Dou¹  Lijuan Cui¹  Xu Pan¹  Wei Li¹  Xinsheng Zhao¹  Changjun Gao¹  Manyin Zhang¹  Yan Zhang¹  Yinru Lei¹  Zheng Yang² 

[1]Chinese Academy of Forestry

[2]University of Bristol

关键词: environmental factors;    lake taihu;    lakeshore wetland;    reed;    soil fauna;    wetland restoration;   

DOI  :  10.1080/20964129.2020.1722034

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Wetland soil fauna support material cycling and restoration processes in wetland ecosystems. In our study, we observed variations in wetland soil fauna on the shores of Lake Taihu, China. We examined the relationships between fauna and major environmental factors, and looked at the short-and long-term changes in reed wetlands under restoration and in the natural reed lakeshore. Outcomes: We identified 93 groups of soil fauna in different wetlands and found significant differences in the lakeshore wetlands’ soil fauna assemblages, depending on the length of the restoration period. By analyzing the soil fauna community evenness, dominance, number of taxa, and diversity, we found minimal seasonal variation in the soil fauna community diversity and abundance. The abundance of soil fauna in the sites under restoration decreased with depth below the soil surface. The reed restoration was obvious in the succession of the soil fauna groups in the long-term site. Although the restoration had an overall positive long-term effect on the soil fauna communities, there were no obvious short-term changes in the number of individuals. Conclusion: The study explored various potential measures to restore soil fauna in the Lake Taihu wetland and developed a theoretical basis for restoring the lakeshore wetland ecosystem.

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