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Mechanism of Terrestrial Plant Community Assembly under Different Intensities of Anthropogenic Disturbance in Dianchi Lakeside
A lakeside is a functional transition zone that connects the lake aquatic ecosystem and the land ecosystem. Understanding the community assembly mechanism is crucial for regional ecological restoration, habitat management, and biodiversity conservation. However, research on the terrestrial plant community assembly in lakesides under anthropogenic disturbance is still lacking. The present study used phylogeny and functional traits to assess the community assembly of three habitat types with different anthropogenic disturbances in Dianchi lakeside. The factors that influenced the community assembly were also explored. Results indicated that the phylogenetic signals of all the examined functional traits of the dominant species were weak, suggesting that the traits were convergent. The community phylogenetic and functional structures of the different habitat types showed random patterns. Thus, the assembly of terrestrial plant communities in the three habitat types was driven by competitive exclusion and neutral processes in Dianchi lakeside. The trait trade-off strategies of species in the different habitats varied with the different habitat types. Anthropogenic disturbance played an important role in the process of community assembly. The present study provides a scientific basis for the assessment and management of ecological restoration in Dianchi lakeside and other plateau lakes and enriches the knowledge on the community assembly mechanism of disturbed plant communities.
Mechanism of Terrestrial Plant Community Assembly under Different Intensities of Anthropogenic Disturbance in Dianchi Lakeside
A lakeside is a functional transition zone that connects the lake aquatic ecosystem and the land ecosystem. Understanding the community assembly mechanism is crucial for regional ecological restoration, habitat management, and biodiversity conservation. However, research on the terrestrial plant community assembly in lakesides under anthropogenic disturbance is still lacking. The present study used phylogeny and functional traits to assess the community assembly of three habitat types with different anthropogenic disturbances in Dianchi lakeside. The factors that influenced the community assembly were also explored. Results indicated that the phylogenetic signals of all the examined functional traits of the dominant species were weak, suggesting that the traits were convergent. The community phylogenetic and functional structures of the different habitat types showed random patterns. Thus, the assembly of terrestrial plant communities in the three habitat types was driven by competitive exclusion and neutral processes in Dianchi lakeside. The trait trade-off strategies of species in the different habitats varied with the different habitat types. Anthropogenic disturbance played an important role in the process of community assembly. The present study provides a scientific basis for the assessment and management of ecological restoration in Dianchi lakeside and other plateau lakes and enriches the knowledge on the community assembly mechanism of disturbed plant communities.
Mechanism of Terrestrial Plant Community Assembly under Different Intensities of Anthropogenic Disturbance in Dianchi Lakeside
Zhen-Dian Liu (author) / Xiong-Li Zhou (author) / Jian-Juan Tian (author) / Liu Yang (author) / Yue-Hua Wang (author) / Shi-Kang Shen (author)
2023
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